Luke's Kingdom - The Complete Series [DVD]

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Light reading creases, some shelf and edge wear, small sticker tear to front cover, light foxing to inside covers and endpapers. Starring Oliver Tobias, James Condon, Helen Morse and Elizabeth Crosby, and produced by Tony Essex ( Follyfoot ), Luke's Kingdom is an epic adventure series set in Australia during the early nineteenth century. He seems to enjoy the freedom, too much, and does anything he wants - floggings, murder, and incest are all included - but seems to be totally inept at fighting unless it is bullying others.

His father and brother appear totally spineless, although the line adopted for the series is that they are fish out of water and good Christians. Filmed entirely on location, it is a tale of pioneering and achievement against bitter odds, in which a family struggles to carve out an existence in a land more dangerous and more brutal than the West at its wildest. The site carries no advertising, and I rely on donations to help with running costs and to keep the site running for your entertainment and education.Amid red-coated soldiery, yellow-jacketed convicts and a tanned peasantry governed by a wealthy elite, the Fir becks equip themselves with arms and supplies, and set off across the sweltering plains; the hardships and hazards they face confirm Luke's resolve to become the leader of his family of pioneers. Amid redcoated soldiery, yellow-jacketed convicts and a tanned peasantry governed by a wealthy elite, the Firbecks equip themselves with arms and supplies, and set off across the sweltering plains; the hardships and hazards they face confirm Luke's resolve to become the leader of his family of pioneers. then this fits in well with the other Network DVD releases of 'Arthur of the Briton's', 'Smuggler' and 'The Adventurer'. When the Disney Channel contracted the UK ITV broadcaster HTV Wales to bring to the screen this major drama series, it realised a legacy left by Robert Louis Stevenson when he wrote his classic thriller more than a hundred years ago.

Genteel Jason, kind-hearted Samuel (Gerard Maguire), fiery Luke (former Arthur of the Britonsstar Oliver Tobias) and their sister Jassy (Elisabeth Crosby) are to establish a sheep farm on land which has been bequeathed to Jason. Any sales or other uses of this document are expressly forbidden, without the specific consent of the author(s).It's all tightly directed, including some episodes directed by none other than Peter Weir (Picnic at Hanging Rock) and fan favourite Peter Hammond (The Avengers). Luke’s illegal activities in establishing a squatter’s ranch allow plenty of opportunity for conflict with the penal colony’s governing body who refuse to recognise his claim to the land. Though this may have more in common with 'Rawhide' than 'Pride and Prejudice', the show is clearly historical drama nonetheless, and there is much to be learned about the early colonisation of Oz. Show more Show less Starring Oliver Tobias, James Condon, Helen Morse and Elizabeth Crosby, and produced by Tony Essex, 'Luke's Kingdom' is an epic adventure series set in Australia during the early nineteenth century.