The Shiralee: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: The Shiralee
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1987-10-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 1987-10-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Seven Network
• Network country: Australia
• TVMaze ID: 58102
• TVDB ID: 361175

Cast and credited roles

• Bryan Brown — Macauley
• Rebecca Smart — Buster

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-10-21; final listed air date 1987-10-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Shiralee on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.