The Shiralee 36 years old

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. But in the beginning he's all she's got, and at the end, she's all he's got.

Credits

Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown

Macauley

Ray Meagher
Ray Meagher

Polkadot

Rebecca Smart
Rebecca Smart

Buster

Cast

Name Character
Bryan Brown He was 41 , now 77 years old as Macauley
Ray Meagher He was 43 , now 80 years old as Polkadot
Rebecca Smart She was 12 , now 48 years old as Buster
Noni Hazlehurst She was 34 , now 71 years old as Lily

Crew

Name Job title
The Shiralee poster
The Shiralee (36 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1988-06-26
  • Runtime: [120] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 2