Golden Soak
| Golden Soak | |
|---|---|
| Based on | |
| Written by | Peter Yeldham |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Starring | Ray Barrett Elizabeth Alexander Bill Hunter |
| Countries of origin | Australia United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 x 1 hour |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC BBC 1 |
| Release | 13 March â 17 April 1979 |
Golden Soak is a 1979 Australian-British mini-series about an English mining engineer who travels to Australia. It was based on the 1973 book of the same title written by Hammond Innes.[1]
In the Netherlands, the series was broadcast under the title De Verlaten Mijn ("The abandoned mine"). Its theme music, The Lonely Shepherd by the James Last Orchestra and soloist Gheorghe Zamfir, reached the top 5 in the Dutch Top 40 in 1979.
Cast
[edit]- Ray Barrett as Alec Hamilton
- Elizabeth Alexander as Janet Garrety
- Bill Hunter as Chris Culpin
- Christiane Kruger as Rosa Hamilton
- David Cameron as Johnny Culpin
- Ruth Cracknell as Prophesy
- Les Foxcroft as Jacko
- Ken Blackburn as Sergeant Reynolds
References
[edit]- â Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p200
External links
[edit]- Golden Soak at IMDb
- Golden Soak at AustLit
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Categories:
- 1970s Australian television miniseries
- 1979 Australian television series debuts
- 1979 English-language television series debuts
- 1979 Australian television series endings
- 1979 English-language television series endings
- Films directed by Henri Safran
- English-language Australian television shows
- 1970s British television miniseries
- Works by Peter Yeldham
- Australian television film stubs
