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The Shiralee: With Bryan Brown, Noni Hazlehurst, Rebecca Smart, Lewis Fitz-Gerald. Macauley is a swagman who finds himself in charge of his young daughter, Buster. The pair hike across the harsh outback landscape, in an attempt to repair their relationship and find a home.
Overview. Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of bloke but when he gets landed with his daughter after his drunken play-girl wife in Adelaide makes him face up to what she believes are his responsibilities, neither he nor his daughter are ready for each other.
Episode list. The Shiralee. Top-rated. 1987. S1.E1. Episode #1.1. Landing a job on a ranch in Southern Australia, "Mac" Macauley falls hard on his boss' daughter, Lily. But a wealthy rival conspires to have him run out of town. Mac finds work as a carnival boxer and weds fellow worker Marge, more out of despair over his lost Lily than out of love.
Family, Drama. Macauley is a swagman on the road in the 1940s looking for work. He's a laid back, laconic sort of bloke but when he gets landed with his daughter after his drunken play-girl wife in Adelaide makes him face up to what she believes are his responsibilities, neither he nor his daughter are ready for each other.
Synopsis. A swagman unexpectedly finds himself taking responsibility for his child, which neither he or his daughter are ready for.
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