The Magistrate (miniseries)
The Magistrate is a 1989 mini series about an Italian investigative magistrate fighting the Mafia.[1] His search causes the death of his wife and the disappearance of his son. The crimes lead him to Australia, where he discovers a landscape of political and police corruption, business fraud, media intrigue, drugs smuggling and illegal arms dealing which stretches all the way from Italy to Australia and into the Pacific.
| The Magistrate | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Chris Warner |
| Directed by | Kathy Mueller |
| Starring | Franco Nero Catherine Wilkin Julia Blake Steve Bastoni |
| Country of origin | Australia Italy |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 x 1 hour |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kim Dalton Chris Warner |
| Release | |
| Original release | 15 November 1989 |
Cast
- Franco Nero as Paolo Pizzi
- Catherine Wilkin as Claire Boyd
- Dennis Miller as Roger Davies
- Julia Blake as Jean Shaw
- Steve Bastoni as Robbie Shaw
- Victoria Rowland as Nicole Davidson
- Joe Petruzzi as Leonardo Pizzi
- Paul Sonkkila as Hannaford
- Andy Anderson as Tony
- Caroline Gillmer as Sandy
- Rod Mullinar as Ian Walters
- Anthony Hawkins as Douglas Shaw
- Jon Fabian as Francesco Pinneri
gollark: As I said, some media is taxpayer-funded, but then it might get biased by the government itself.
gollark: In the UK we have the BBC, which is taxpayer-funded in some strange way, and tends to be pretty okay.
gollark: ... maybe, then? I mean, lots of media is somewhat biased, but generally doesn't tell *outright lies*.
gollark: Er, that's a statement.
gollark: Are you going to ask it?
References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p213
External links
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