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1 1 form y separately published work icon The Tourist Harry Williams , Jack Williams , ( dir. Chris Sweeney et. al. )agent United States of America (USA) United Kingdom (UK) Australia : All3media International British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) HBO Highview Productions Stan Two Brothers Pictures WarnerMedia ZDF , 2022 23658013 2022 series - publisher film/TV thriller

'In the glowing red heart of the Australian outback, a man is pursued by a vast tank truck trying to run him off the road. Later, when he wakes up in hospital, hurt but somehow alive he realises he has no idea who he is. Helen Chambers, a local rookie cop is sent to check on The Man and as there are no immediate clues as to his identity, she promises to help him find the answers. With merciless figures from his past pursuing him, The Man’s search for answers propels him through the vast and unforgiving outback. Idiosyncratic characters including Luci Miller, a waitress in a sleepy one-horse town, are drawn to this curious new arrival. When somebody from his past contacts him out of the blue, The Man must race to find them before it’s too late.'

Source: Stan.

1 form y separately published work icon Surviving Summer Josh Mapleston , Marieke Hardy , Keir Wilkins , Gemma Crofts , Kirsty Fisher , ( dir. Ben Chessell et. al. )agent Australia : Werner Film Productions Netflix ZDF , 2022 23104745 2022 series - publisher film/TV children's

'Summer Torres is a fierce Brooklyn teen who’s just been sent Down Under to live with family friends the Gibsons, in a tiny coastal town on the Great Ocean Road. Ari Gibson is an introverted but ambitious young surfer returning to competitive surfing after a life-threatening injury. Summer’s about to spend the next three months falling in love with surfing, driving Ari crazy… and upending everyone’s lives.'

Source: Production blurb.

1 form y separately published work icon Festival of the Ancestors David Witt , Australia Germany : SLR Productions ZDF , 2014 9137120 2014 single work film/TV children's fantasy
1 form y separately published work icon The Skinner Boys : Guardians of the Lost Secrets David Witt , R. A. Spratt , Brendan Luno , David Evans , ( dir. Pablo De La Torre ) Australia Germany : SLR Productions ZDF Telegael , 2014 9137037 2014 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy

'World explorer Augustus Skinner has died! Now, his three young teen grandsons have inherited the big, old Skinner Mansion and its contents. But Grandfather Skinner also left them a big surprise… the Skinner Boys are now Guardians of the Lost Secrets… a collection of unique artefacts across the world that possess incredible powers.

'An even bigger surprise is in store! Grandpa Skinner also appointed a fourth Guardian a long lost cousin, the feisty teenage Tara. And as these boys know almost nothing about girls – she’s probably their biggest challenge of all. And vice-versa. As the anonymous Guardians of these artefacts, Tara and the boys must dedicate their lives to protecting them against the forces of evil that would corrupt their powers and endanger the planet. In the wrong hands, the fabled Skull of Medusa could turn a whole army to stone. The legendary philosopher’s stone, which turns any metal into gold, could make its owner wealthy and powerful beyond belief. This is the legacy of Grandpa Skinner.

'But these unsuspecting kids have a secret weapon – their youth. Nobody would ever guess that four goof-ball teens would be capable of outsmarting the powerfully evil Shadow League and protecting the world.

'It’s like handing the keys to the world to an erratic teenager. Times four.'

Source: SLR Productions (http://www.australiantelevision.net/skinner-boys/). (Sighted: 11/12/2015)

1 form y separately published work icon Sun on the Stubble The Valley Between Noel Robinson , ABC Television (publisher), ( dir. Robert Marchand ) Lindfield Australia Germany : Film Australia ABC Television ZDF , 1996 Z1057268 1996 series - publisher film/TV

Six-part drama series about a fourteen-year-old German immigrant, Bruno Gunther, growing up in a small wheat-farming community in Australia during the 1930s. Based on Colin Thiele's novels The Valley Between, Sun on the Stubble, Uncle Gustav's Ghosts, and The Shadow on the Hills.

1 form y separately published work icon Bony Howard Griffiths , Jan Sardi , Greg Haddrick , Ray Harding , Denis Whitburn , David Worthington , Shane Brennan , Alister Webb , ( dir. Paul Moloney et. al. )agent Australia Germany : Reg Grundy Enterprises ZDF Seven Network , 1992 6384258 1992 series - publisher film/TV crime detective

A television series ostensibly based on Arthur Upfield's series of detective novels, and stemming from a telemovie aired two years earlier.

After protests from Indigenous groups about the casting of a white actor as a descendant of Detective Napoleon Bonaparte, the production was altered to make the character a white man who had once lived with Indigenous Australians. As such, it bears little real connection to Upfield's novels.

The series was not a success, and was cancelled after the first thirteen episodes.

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