The Straits is an Australian television drama series for ABC1[2] filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations.
The series is based on an idea by actor Aaron Fa'aoso and produced by Penny Chapman and Helen Panckhurst from Matchbox Pictures. It is directed by Peter Andrikidis, Rachel Ward, and Rowan Woods. It is written by Louis Nowra, Blake Ayshford, Nick Parsons, Kristen Dunphy, and Jaime Browne. On 19 October 2012, it was announced that a second series will not be produced.[3]
In December 2012, the show began airing exclusively on Hulu.[4]
Synopsis
The series follows the Montebello family, whose business involves smuggling drugs into Australia, and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands. When Harry Montebello, the head of the family, starts to plan his succession, he sparks a vicious family power struggle. While under attack from ambitious bikers and mercurial Papua New Guinea Raskol gangs, the family must hold together through torture, assassination, and imprisonment.[2]
Cast
- Brian Cox as Harry Montebello
- Rena Owen as Kitty Montebello
- Aaron Fa'aoso as Noel Montebello
- Firass Dirani as Gary Montebello
- Jimi Bani as Marou Montebello
- Suzannah Bayes-Morton as Sissi Montebello
- Emma Lung as Lola
- Kate Jenkinson as Antoinette
- Cramer Cain as Eddie
- Andy Anderson as Vince
- Kim Gyngell as Paddy
- Rachael Blake as Natasha
- James Mackay as Joel Thomson
- Jasper Bagg as Two Stroke
- Dan Wyllie as Jojo
- Malcolm Kennard as Inspector Sutherland
- Mark Hembrow as Ambrose
Episodes
(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).[5]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Proposition" | Peter Andrikidis | Nick Parsons | 2 February 2012 |
| 2 | "The Trouble With Raskols" | Peter Andrikidis | Nick Parsons, Jaime Browne | 2 February 2012 |
| 3 | "Yawor My Lovely" | Peter Andrikidis | Blake Ayshford | 9 February 2012 |
| 4 | "The Hunt For Vlad" | Rachel Ward | Blake Ayshford | 16 February 2012 |
| 5 | "Epiphanies" | Rachel Ward | Nick Parsons | 23 February 2012 |
| 6 | "The Price" | Rachel Ward | Blake Ayshford | 1 March 2012 |
| 7 | "Poison" | Rowan Woods | Kristen Dunphy | 8 March 2012 |
| 8 | "The Big Mistake" | Peter Andrikidis | Nick Parsons | 15 March 2012 |
| 9 | "Dead Reckoning" | Rowan Woods | Nick Parsons | 22 March 2012 |
| 10 | "Fatherhood" | Rowan Woods | Blake Ayshford | 29 March 2012 |
References
- ^ "DCD Rights to launch major drama The Straits at MIPCOM 2011" (Press release). DCD Media Newsroom. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ a b "IF Magazine".
- ^ "The Straits on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ Hale, Mike (14 December 2012), "Mobster Clan Down Under", The New York Times
- ^ "Episode Guide: The Straits". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
