Catching Milat
Catching Milat is a two-part Australian television
Ivan Milat, who was responsible for the infamous backpacker murders
.
Critical response
Clive Small, a former
assistant police commissioner, retired detective and now author, served as the investigation team head of "Task Force Air". He has criticised the program as a marginally fictionalised account, especially for overstating the role of Detective Paul Gordon.[2][3]
Main cast
- Richard Cawthorne as Detective Paul Gordon
- Geoff Morrell as Superintendent Clive Small
- Malcolm Kennard as Ivan Milat
- David Field as Detective Neil Birse
- Craig Hall as Detective Rodney Lynch
- Leeanna Walsman as Shirley Soires
- Sacha Horler as Karen Milat
- Carole Skinner as Margaret Milat
- Fletcher Humphrys as Richard Milat
- Linda Ngo as Therese
- Alex Williams as Paul Onions
- Michael Denkha as Des Butler
- Helen Thomson as Dr Miriam Bentley
- Steve Le Marquand as Phil Polgasse
Production
The series was produced by Shine Productions (as
Shine Australia, a division of Shine Group), for Network Seven and directed by Peter Andrikidis and produced by Kerrie Mainwaring and Rory Callaghan in the pine forests of south-western Australia.[4] It was written by Dalton Dartmouth.[5]
Reception
The first episode aired on 17 May 2015 at 8:50 on the Seven Network.
| No. | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
Nightly rank |
Consolidated Viewers (millions) |
Adjusted rank |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, 17 May 2015 | 1,387 | #2 | 1,626 | #1 | [1][6] |
| 2 | Sunday, 24 May 2015 | 1,459 | #1 | 1,686 | #1 | [7][8] |
Home Media
Catching Milat was Released on DVD and Blu-ray on 25 May 2015 with no bonus content, but the two part series episodes on the DVD run longer than the original aired episodes.[citation needed]
| Title | Format | Ep # | Discs | Region 4/B (Australia) | Special Features | Distributors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catching Milat (Complete Series) | DVD/Blu-Ray | 2 | 2 | 25 May 2015 | None | Beyond Home Entertainment
|
References
- ^ a b "Sunday 17 May 2015". TV Tonight.
- ^ Former top cop Clive Small slams Channel 7's Catching Milat as an insult to the police who caught killer, The Daily Telegraph, 18 May 2015 (subscription required)
- ^ Small. Clive (25 May 2015) Catching Milat: Truth vs Fiction by Clive Small, head of the Taskforce, The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 September 2015
- ^ "Catching Milat – Shine Australia". shineaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Catching Milat to detail police investigation of infamous backpacker murders". News.com.au. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ "Timeshifted: Sunday 17 May 2015 | TV Tonight".
- ^ "Sunday 24 May 2015". TV Tonight.
- ^ "Timeshifted: Sunday 24 May 2015 | TV Tonight".
External links
- Catching Milat at IMDb
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