Luke's Kingdom Explained

Runtime:60 minutes
Country:Australia / United Kingdom
First Aired: (31 March – 23 June in the UK)
Num Episodes:13
Num Seasons:1

Luke's Kingdom is a 1976 Australian TV series set in colonial Australia. Directors included Peter Weir and writers included Elisabeth Kata and Tony Morphett.[1] It was co-produced with Trident Television, the then owners of Yorkshire and Tyne Tees Television, and aired in 1976 on Nine Network in Australia and ITV in the United Kingdom.

In 1975, Trident Television acquired the series co-producer, Australia Pty Ltd. Filming completed in 1974.

The series starred Oliver Tobias as an Englishman who, in 1829, emigrates to Australia with his father and siblings to settle on a land grant in New South Wales. It was based on the novel Pages From A Squatter's Diary, by E. V. Timms.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: "LUKE'S KINGDOM". . . 22 May 1974 . 10 December 2013 . 24 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Luke's Kingdom (A Titles & Air Dates Guide).