The Dirtwater Dynasty

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The Dirtwater Dynasty is an Australian television miniseries that chronicles the struggles and ambitions of a pioneering family across several generations.

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instanceOf television miniseries
basedOn original screenplay
countryOfOrigin Australia
depicts economic hardship
family conflict
rural Australian life
social change in Australia
distributor Network Ten NERFINISHED
filmingLocation New South Wales NERFINISHED
firstBroadcastYear 1988
format miniseries
genre drama
hasFictionalFamilyName Starkey family NERFINISHED
hasSetting outback Australia
mainCharacter Richard Eastwick Starkey NERFINISHED
medium television
narrativeFocus multi‑generational saga
pioneering family
numberOfEpisodes 5
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Network Ten NERFINISHED
periodCovered late 19th century to 20th century
portrays aspiration for wealth and status
inter‑generational conflict
land ownership struggles
producer Kennedy Miller Productions NERFINISHED
productionType television production
runtimePerEpisode approximately 50 minutes
setInCountry Australia NERFINISHED
stars Anne Phelan NERFINISHED
Bruce Spence NERFINISHED
Ernie Dingo NERFINISHED
Harold Hopkins NERFINISHED
Hugo Weaving NERFINISHED
John Jarratt NERFINISHED
Kris McQuade NERFINISHED
Noni Hazlehurst NERFINISHED
Peter Phelps NERFINISHED
Ray Meagher NERFINISHED
Steve Jacobs NERFINISHED
Victoria Longley NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult viewers
theme struggles and ambitions of a family
timeSpanOfStory several generations

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Geoff Burton notableWork The Dirtwater Dynasty
Kennedy Miller Mitchell notableWork The Dirtwater Dynasty