
10/11/1991
Filmed on South Australia's glorious River Murray, this television mini-series is set during the 1920s and tells of the story of a runaway who escapes to the river to work on a paddle-boat steamer and his friendship with an old salt captain played by Bill Kerr. Based on an original novel by Max Fatchen.

Bill Kerr
as Captain Elijah

Tamblyn Lord
as Shawn Hofner

Willie Fennell
as Praying Jack

Edward Hepple
as Angus

David Bradshaw
as Captain Snane

Kate Mulcahy
as Mary Thompson

Reg Evans
as Mallie Ned

Jacki Kerin
as Lottie Hofner

Cecil Parkee
as Charlee

Hamish Fletcher
as Michael Hofner

Grant Piro
as Spud

Henry Salter
as Major Dudley

Edmund Pegge
as Fred Thompson
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