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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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