The Outsiders (Australian TV series)
1976 television series from Australia
The Outsiders is the name of an Australian-West German co-production which was made in Australia in 1976. It starred Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole and West 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. (Hehn dubbed himself in the German version.)
Plot
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.
Cast
Main
Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole
Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett
Other
Andrew Harwood as dubbed voiceover for Sascha Hehn
Guests
Reception
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.
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