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Bordertown

Bordertown

Where dreams begin - and sometimes end.

19954.01 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Bordertown is a 1995 Australian TV miniseries. It takes place in a post World War II refugee camp in Australia.

Created by John Alsop
Written by John Alsop, Sue Smith
Produced by Steve Knapman
NetworksABC TV

Top Cast

Mitchell Butel

Mitchell Butel

Nino Della Vergine

Linda Cropper

Linda Cropper

Bev Stafford

Melita Jurišić

Melita Jurišić

Adrianna Leeuwen

Alex Menglet

Alex Menglet

Mihaly Bassa

Joe Petruzzi

Joe Petruzzi

Joe Della Vergine

Christine Tremarco

Christine Tremarco

Louise Pearson

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Kenneth Pearson

Themes & Keywords

refugee campimmigrationaustralia1950simmigrants

About Bordertown

Bordertown is a drama series that first aired in 1995 exploring themes of refugee camp, immigration, australia, 1950s, immigrants. Created by John Alsop, it stars Mitchell Butel, Linda Cropper, Melita Jurišić. Bordertown is a 1995 Australian TV miniseries. It takes place in a post World War II refugee camp in Australia.

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