Naked Under Capricorn

Australian TV series or program
Naked Under Capricorn
Based onnovel by Olaf Ruhen
Written byPeter Yeldham
Directed byRob Stewart
StarringNigel Havers
Noni Hazlehurst
David Gulpilil
John Jarratt
John Stanton
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2 x 2 hours
Production
ProducerRay Alchin
Budget$4.2 million[1]
Original release
NetworkNetwork Nine
Release17 September (1989-09-17) –
18 September 1989 (1989-09-18)

Naked Under Capricorn is a 1989 Australian mini series about a young man lost in the Australian desert.[1]

Cast

  • Nigel Havers - Davy Marriner
  • Noni Hazlehurst - Monica Marriner
  • David Gulpilil - Activity
  • John Jarratt - Bluey Dallas
  • John Stanton - Edrington
  • Alfred Bell - Mission Mo
  • Kym Van-Iersel - Trubbity
  • Penny Cook - Peggy Delaney
  • Mark Lee - Tim Roberts
  • Kylie Belling - Casey
  • Charles Tingwell - Wilson

Production

Lee Robinson tried to get the rights to the book in the 1950s but it was optioned by MGM.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p216
  2. ^ Robinson, Lee (15 August 1976). "Lee Robinson" (Oral history). Interviewed by Graham Shirley. National Film and Sound Archive.

External links

  • Naked Under Capricorn at IMDb
  • Naked Under Capricorn at AustLit


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