TV series

The Shiralee

1988 · 1 season

A slow, heartfelt journey through dusty Australian roads, anchored by a gruff father's reluctant tenderness and a child's fierce loyalty.

Tagline: A Special Kind Of Love Story...
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, family, redemption, love
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
redemption
love
survival
Places: countryside
small town
road trip
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild