The Outsiders (Australian TV series)

The Outsiders was the name of an Australian-West German co-production which was made in Australia in 1976. It starred Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole and German actor Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett. It also featured other prominent Australian actors including John Jarratt, Wendy Hughes, Leonard Teale, Ray Barrett, Peter Cummins, John Meillon, Megan Williams, John Ewart, Judy Morris, Vincent Ball, Terence Donovan, Serge Lazareff, Peta Toppano, David Gulpilil and Roger Ward. The series was shot in English and Sascha Hehn was dubbed by Australian actor Andrew Harwood. (For the German TV version he dubbed himself.)

Plot
Charlie Cole and his grandson Pete Jarrett travel around outback Australia in a beaten-up ute, finding itinerant work along the way. In each place they befriend locals and become involved in an adventure, culminating in their solving a mystery, crime or local conflict.

Main

 * Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole
 * Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett

Other

 * Andrew Harwood - dubbed voiceover for Sascha Hehn
 * Brian Moll as Mertz
 * David Gulpilil as Billy Potter (1 episode)
 * Frank Gallacher as Sgt Peter Blakely (1 episode)
 * Hugh Keays-Byrne as Doyle
 * John Clayton as Reg McPherson (1 episode)
 * John Ewart as Frank Kennedy
 * John Jarratt
 * John Meillon
 * Judy Morris as Karen (1 episode)
 * Kevin Miles as Jack Flemming
 * Leonard Teale as Steve
 * Lorna Lesley as Candy (1 episode)
 * Megan Williams as Carol Canning (1 episode)
 * Melissa Jaffer as Betty Kurts (1 episode)
 * Michael Beecher
 * Peta Toppano as Sally Gower
 * Peter Cummins
 * Ray Barrett as Harry
 * Roger Ward as Dallas (1 episode)
 * Ron Blanchard as Hannon (1 episode)
 * Serge Lazareff as Brad Fraser
 * Terence Donovan a Stan Fraser
 * Vincent Ball as Jack Gower (1 episode)
 * Wendy Hughes as Susan Mayfield (1 episode)

Reception
The series had a merely mediocre success in Australia but inspired many German spectators because it portrayed Australia in a way that met their expectations at a time when a new wave of German immigrants was about to come. Their reasons were among others: many areas in Germany being relatively overcrowded, high housing costs  and Australia's beauty.

List of episodes

 * 1) "Drop Out"
 * 2) "Change of Image"
 * 3) "Ghost Town"
 * 4) "Roustabouts"
 * 5) "Golden Girl"
 * 6) "Rip Off"
 * 7) "Bush Boy"
 * 8) "Bad Dream Town"
 * 9) "Sophie's Mob"
 * 10) "Charlie Cole Esq."
 * 11) "Opal Strike"
 * 12) "Ambush"
 * 13) "Last Campaign"