The Straits
Australian television series
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| genre | Drama |
| developer | Louis Nowra |
| starring | |
| country | Australia |
| language | English |
| num_seasons | 1 |
| num_episodes | 10 |
| company | Matchbox Pictures |
| director | |
| writer | |
| producer | |
| executive_producer | Tony Ayres |
| Carole Sklan | |
| David Ogilvy | |
| runtime | 60 minutes |
| channel | ABC1 |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
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The Straits is an Australian television drama series for ABC1 filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations.
The series is based on an idea by actor Aaron Fa'aoso and produced by Penny Chapman and Helen Panckhurst from Matchbox Pictures. It is directed by Peter Andrikidis, Rachel Ward, and Rowan Woods. It is written by Louis Nowra, Blake Ayshford, Nick Parsons, Kristen Dunphy, and Jaime Browne. On 19 October 2012, it was announced that a second series would not be produced.
In December 2012, the show began airing exclusively on Hulu.
Synopsis
The series follows the Montebello family, whose business involves smuggling drugs into Australia, and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands. When Harry Montebello, the head of the family, starts to plan his succession, he sparks a vicious family power struggle. While under attack from ambitious bikers and mercurial Papua New Guinea Raskol gangs, the family must hold together through torture, assassination, and imprisonment.
Cast
- Brian Cox as Harry Montebello
- Rena Owen as Kitty Montebello
- Aaron Fa'aoso as Noel Montebello
- Firass Dirani as Gary Montebello
- Jimi Bani as Marou Montebello
- Suzannah Bayes-Morton as Sissi Montebello
- Emma Lung as Lola Montebello
- Kate Jenkinson as Antoinette Montebello
- Cramer Cain as Eddie
- Andy Anderson as Vince
- Kim Gyngell as Paddy
- Rachael Blake as Natasha
- James Mackay as Joel Thomson
- Jasper Bagg as Two Stroke
- Dan Wyllie as Jojo
- Malcolm Kennard as Inspector Sutherland
- Mark Hembrow as Ambrose
Episodes
(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive). |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title=The Proposition |DirectedBy = Peter Andrikidis |WrittenBy = Nick Parsons |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title=The Trouble With Raskols |DirectedBy = Peter Andrikidis |WrittenBy = Nick Parsons, Jaime Browne |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title=Yawor My Lovely |DirectedBy = Peter Andrikidis |WrittenBy = Blake Ayshford |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title=The Hunt For Vlad |DirectedBy = Rachel Ward |WrittenBy = Blake Ayshford |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title=Epiphanies |DirectedBy = Rachel Ward |WrittenBy = Nick Parsons |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title=The Price |DirectedBy = Rachel Ward |WrittenBy = Blake Ayshford |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 7 |Title=Poison |DirectedBy = Rowan Woods |WrittenBy = Kristen Dunphy |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 8 |Title=The Big Mistake |DirectedBy = Peter Andrikidis |WrittenBy = Nick Parsons |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 9 |Title=Dead Reckoning |DirectedBy = Rowan Woods |WrittenBy = Nick Parsons |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF |EpisodeNumber = 10 |Title=Fatherhood |DirectedBy = Rowan Woods |WrittenBy = Blake Ayshford |OriginalAirDate = |ShortSummary = |LineColor = 3198FF
References
References
- (2011-09-14). "DCD Rights to launch major drama The Straits at MIPCOM 2011". [[DCD Media]] Newsroom.
- "IF Magazine".
- (March 2022). "The Straits on Facebook".
- Hale, Mike. (2012-12-14). "Mobster Clan Down Under". [[The New York Times]].
- "Episode Guide: The Straits". australiantelevision.net.
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