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Remote Area Nurse - R.A.N.

Year of completion
2005
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
MiniSeries
Genre
Drama
Duration
6 x 52 minute episodes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Set in the Torres Strait Islands, this tells the story of a talented, bloody-minded and committed white woman and a people who love her but want her gone.
Completion Year
2005
Genres
Drama
Format
MiniSeries
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Writer

John Alsop, Sue Smith, Alice Addison

Producer

Penny Chapman

Director

David Caesar, Catriona McKenzie

Cast

Susie Porter, Charles Passi, Billy Mitchell, Luke Carroll, Bruce Spence

Awards

2006 — Australasian Performing Right Association Limited – Best Soundtrack Album - David Bridie, Albert David, Kadu and key Torres Strait Island composers

2005 — QLD Premier's Literary Awards – Television Script Award - Sue Smith

2005 — AWGIE Awards – Best Original Television Mini Series - John Alsop

2006 — Australian Film Institute – AFI Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series

2006 — Australian Film Institute – AFI Award for Best Screenplay in Television - Sue Smith

2006 — Australian Film Institute – AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in Television Drama - Susie Porter

2007 — TV Week Logie Awards – Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Susie Porter)

Series

Series Listing

Remote Area Nurse – R.A.N.

Sales

Australian Sales

Chapman Pictures Pty Ltd

International Sales

SBS International

Production Company

Chapman Pictures Pty Ltd

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