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Adaptation of
The Potato Factory
1995
single work
novel
Issue Details:
First known date:
2000...
2000
The Potato Factory
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Film Details - Screentime ; Golden Square Pictures , 2000
Producers:
Steve Matthews (script producer).
Anthony Buckley (producer).
Production Companies:
Golden Square Pictures.
Screentime.
Director of Photography:
Kim Batterham.
Editors:
Wayne LeClos.
Production Designers:
Nicholas McCallum.
Music:
Carl Vine.
Cast:
Including Ben Cross (Ikey Solomon), Lisa McCune (Mary Abacus), Sonia Todd (Hannah Solomon), Robert Grubb (Mr Emmett), David Ngoombujarra (Billy Gonequeer), Daniel Maynard (Flash Bob), Di Smith (Margaret Keating), Linal Haft (George Madden), Douglas Hedge (Reverend Smedley), Sandy Gutman (Abraham Van Esselyn), David Weatherley (Sir Jasper Waterlow), and Meaghan Yates (Australian Becky).
Release Dates:
Frist aired 17 July 2000.
Awards:
- Australian Cinematographers Society, Cinematographer of the Year (won), 2000.
- Australian Cinematographers Society, Golden Tripod (Telefeatures, TV Drama & Mini Series) (won), 2000.
- AFI Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama (nominated), 1999.
- AFI Award, Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama (nominated), 1999.
Settings:
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London,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- Van Diemen's Land (1803-1856), Tasmania,
- 1800-1899