The_Outsiders_(Australian_TV_series) Knowpia

*The Outsiders*
The Outsiders
Genre	Adventure
Starring	Andrew Keir; Sascha Hehn
Composer	Pat Aulton
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	James Gatward
Running time	30
Original release
Network	ABC Australia
Release	9 November 1976 –; 1 February 1977

The Outsiders was the name of an Australian-West German co-production which was made in Australia in 1976. It starred Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole and German actor Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett. It also featured other prominent Australian actors including John Jarratt, Wendy Hughes, Leonard Teale, Ray Barrett, Peter Cummins, John Meillon, Megan Williams, John Ewart, Judy Morris, Vincent Ball, Terence Donovan, Serge Lazareff, Peta Toppano, David Gulpilil and Roger Ward. The series was shot in English and Sascha Hehn was dubbed by Australian actor Andrew Harwood.^[1] (For the German TV version he dubbed himself.)

Plot edit

Charlie Cole and his grandson Pete Jarrett travel around outback Australia in a beaten-up ute, finding itinerant work along the way. In each place they befriend locals and become involved in an adventure, culminating in their solving a mystery, crime or local conflict.^[2]

Cast edit

Main edit

Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole
Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett

Other edit

Andrew Harwood - dubbed voiceover for Sascha Hehn
Brian Moll as Mertz
David Gulpilil as Billy Potter (1 episode)
Frank Gallacher as Sgt Peter Blakely (1 episode)
Hugh Keays-Byrne as Doyle
John Clayton as Reg McPherson (1 episode)
John Ewart as Frank Kennedy
John Jarratt
John Meillon
Judy Morris as Karen (1 episode)
Kevin Miles as Jack Flemming
Leonard Teale as Steve
Lorna Lesley as Candy (1 episode)
Megan Williams as Carol Canning (1 episode)
Melissa Jaffer as Betty Kurts (1 episode)
Michael Beecher
Peta Toppano as Sally Gower
Peter Cummins
Ray Barrett as Harry
Roger Ward as Dallas (1 episode)
Ron Blanchard as Hannon (1 episode)
Serge Lazareff as Brad Fraser
Terence Donovan a Stan Fraser
Vincent Ball as Jack Gower (1 episode)
Wendy Hughes as Susan Mayfield (1 episode)

Reception edit

The series had a merely mediocre success in Australia but inspired many German spectators because it portrayed Australia in a way that met their expectations at a time when a new wave of German immigrants was about to come. Their reasons were among others: many areas in Germany being relatively overcrowded, high housing costs and Australia's beauty.^[3]

List of episodes edit

"Drop Out"
"Change of Image"
"Ghost Town"
"Roustabouts"
"Golden Girl"
"Rip Off"
"Bush Boy"
"Bad Dream Town"
"Sophie's Mob"
"Charlie Cole Esq."
"Opal Strike"
"Ambush"
"Last Campaign"

References edit

^ "Hehn's voice was dubbed by Australian actor Andrew Harwood because his English was too heavily accented". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
^ "Outsiders eps".
^ "the main reasons for German emigrants' interest in Australia were: danger of war, growing unemployment, overcrowding in Germany's big cities, high housing costs and Australia's weather". Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.