Big Sky (Australian TV series)

Big Sky
Genre	Drama
Starring	Gary Sweet; Ally Fowler; Rhys Muldoon; Martin Henderson
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	53
Production
Producer(s)	John Edwards
Running time	50 mins x 53 episodes
Production company(s)	Southern Star Xanadu
Release
Original network	Network Ten
Original release	17 February 1997 –; 1 May 1999

Big Sky was an Australian television drama series produced by John Edwards that ran for two seasons on Network Ten from 1997 to 1999.

The show centred on the adventures of the pilots of a small aviation company in Australia called "Big Sky Aviation" and the battles of the owner to keep the company running. Chief pilot Chris Manning is determined to look after his team, even if that conflicts with the new boss, Lauren Allen, who has inherited the company following the death of her father.

Cast

Gary Sweet as Chris Manning
Ally Fowler as Lauren Allen
Rhys Muldoon as Jimbo James
Martin Henderson as Scotty Gibbs
Lisa Baumwol as Lexie Ciani (series 1)
Robyn Cruze as Shay McWilliam
Bille Brown as Lightfoot (series 2)
Danielle Nuss as Paula Niessen (series 2)
Tim Campbell as Blake Wallace (series 2)
Peta Brady as Rosie Day (series 2)

Locations

Sydney Airport

Episode list

Season One (1997)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Principal"	TBA	TBA	17 February 1997 (1997-02-17)
2	2	"Navstar"	TBA	TBA	17 February 1997 (1997-02-17)
3	3	"The McCourt Family"	TBA	TBA	24 February 1997 (1997-02-24)
4	4	"It Only Takes One"	TBA	TBA	3 March 1997 (1997-03-03)
5	5	"Growing Pains"	TBA	TBA	10 March 1997 (1997-03-10)
6	6	"Good Luck Baby"	TBA	TBA	17 March 1997 (1997-03-17)
7	7	"No Turning Back"	TBA	TBA	24 March 1997 (1997-03-24)
8	8	"Lost & Found"	TBA	TBA	1 April 1997 (1997-04-01)
9	9	"Coming to Terms"	TBA	TBA	1 April 1997 (1997-04-01)
10	10	"Balloon Girl"	TBA	TBA	8 April 1997 (1997-04-08)
11	11	"Great Expectations"	TBA	TBA	13 April 1997 (1997-04-13)
12	12	"Sweet Revenge"	TBA	TBA	22 April 1997 (1997-04-22)
13	13	"Mortal Stakes"	TBA	TBA	29 April 1997 (1997-04-29)
14	14	"The Sky is Calling"	TBA	TBA	29 April 1997 (1997-04-29)
15	15	"The Duke of Yarrigul"	TBA	TBA	1997 (1997)
16	16	"Simple Twist of Fate"	TBA	TBA	20 May 1997 (1997-05-20)
17	17	"Mile Low Club"	TBA	TBA	27 June 1997 (1997-06-27)
18	18	"Triskadelaphobia"	TBA	TBA	3 June 1997 (1997-06-03)
19	19	"Mac's Time"	TBA	TBA	10 June 1997 (1997-06-10)
20	20	"Boxed In"	TBA	TBA	17 June 1997 (1997-06-17)
21	21	"Paradise"	TBA	TBA	24 June 1997 (1997-06-24)
22	22	"It's No Secret"	TBA	TBA	1 July 1997 (1997-07-01)
23	23	"The Return of Jimbo Jones"	TBA	TBA	8 July 1997 (1997-07-08)
24	24	"Fly Me to the Moon"	TBA	TBA	15 July 1997 (1997-07-15)
25	25	"Future, Past & Present"	TBA	TBA	22 July 1997 (1997-07-22)
26	26	"The Ticking Croc"	TBA	TBA	29 July 1997 (1997-07-29)
27	27	"Down the Slot"	TBA	TBA	5 August 1997 (1997-08-05)
28	28	"Have a Little Faith"	TBA	TBA	12 August 1997 (1997-08-12)
29	29	"You Must Remember This"	TBA	TBA	19 August 1997 (1997-08-19)
30	30	"The Right Thing"	TBA	TBA	26 September 1997 (1997-09-26)
31	31	"Fade to Black"	TBA	TBA	2 September 1997 (1997-09-02)
32	32	"Blind Spot"	TBA	TBA	9 September 1997 (1997-09-09)
33	33	"Getting Warmer"	TBA	TBA	16 September 1997 (1997-09-16)
34	34	"Searching for You"	TBA	TBA	23 September 1997 (1997-09-23)
35	35	"Wishing & Hoping"	TBA	TBA	30 September 1997 (1997-09-30)
36	36	"The Choice"	TBA	TBA	7 October 1997 (1997-10-07)
37	37	"Dark Horses"	TBA	TBA	14 October 1997 (1997-10-14)
38	38	"Edge of Reality"	TBA	TBA	21 October 1997 (1997-10-21)
39	39	"Just Between Us"	TBA	TBA	4 November 1997 (1997-11-04)
40	40	"Phase Five"	TBA	TBA	4 November 1997 (1997-11-04)

Season Two (1998)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	41	"Lightfoot"	TBA	TBA	2 January 1999 (1999-01-02)
2	42	"The Price of Freedom"	TBA	TBA	9 January 1999 (1999-01-09)
3	43	"Stand by Your Man"	TBA	TBA	16 January 1999 (1999-01-16)
4	44	"The Things We Do for Love"	TBA	TBA	23 January 1999 (1999-01-23)
5	45	"A Family Affair"	TBA	TBA	30 January 1999 (1999-01-30)
6	46	"The Wrong Box"	TBA	TBA	6 February 1999 (1999-02-06)
7	47	"Friends in High Places"	TBA	TBA	13 February 1999 (1999-02-13)
8	48	"Shadow Chasers"	TBA	TBA	20 February 1999 (1999-02-20)
9	49	"The Heart of the Matter"	TBA	TBA	27 February 1999 (1999-02-27)
10	50	"Secrets and Lies"	TBA	TBA	6 March 1999 (1999-03-06)
11	51	"Desperate Measures"	TBA	TBA	20 March 1999 (1999-03-20)
12	52	"Missing in Action"	TBA	TBA	24 April 1999 (1999-04-24)
13	53	"Ultimate Commitments"	TBA	TBA	1 May 1999 (1999-05-01)

Home media

It was announced by Via Vision Entertainment in March 2019 that they would be releasing the complete collection of Big Sky on DVD in three Collections.

Title	Format	Ep #	Discs	Region 4 (Australia)	Special Features	Distributors
Big Sky Collection 01	DVD	16	4	22 May 2019	None	Via Vision Entertainment
Big Sky Collection 02	DVD	17	5	7 August 2019	None	Via Vision Entertainment
Big Sky Collection 03	DVD	20	5	9 October 2019	None	Via Vision Entertainment
Big Sky Complete Collection	DVD	53	14	7 October 2020	None	Via Vision Entertainment

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