Luke's Kingdom (1976)
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Australia
- Length
- 1 season, 13 episodes
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An Englishman and his family move to Australia in 1829 to start a new life on a land grant. The series shows their efforts to build a home and survive in the colonial wilderness.
periodearthyslow-pacedhistoricalfamily-focusedgrimstrugglingoutdoor
What happens
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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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