''Rain Shadow'' is an Australian

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series which premiered on 7 October 2007 on ABC TV. It aired on Sundays at . The six-part series (6 × 1 hour) was produced by Southern Star. Music from

The Audreys The Audreys are an Australian blues and roots band which formed in Adelaide, in 2004 by founding mainstay, Taasha Coates on lead vocals, melodica, harmonica and ukulele. They have released four studio albums, '' Between Last Night and Us'' (F ...

features in the soundtrack for the show, including the main theme. ''Rain Shadow'' was shot in the

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and is set in the fictional district of Paringa, a dry land farming area in a

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. It tells the story of two characters who become the means of each other's future. It stars

Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward (born 12 September 1957) is an English-Australian actress,

as district vet Kate McDonald and

Victoria Thaine Victoria Thaine (born 4 January 1978) is an Australian television and film actress and former playwright. Filmography Film Television Other work Awards Thaine was nominated at the 2008 Logie Awards for the Most Outstanding Actress ...

as new veterinary assistant Jill Blake.

Cast

Rachel Ward Rachel Claire Ward (born 12 September 1957) is an English-Australian actress,

as Kate McDonald *

as Jill Blake *

Gary Sweet Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in ''Alexandra's Project'' (as Steve), ''Police Rescue'' (as Sergeant "Mickey" McClintock), ''Cody (TV series), Cody'' (as Cody), ''Big Sky (Australian ...

as Larry Riley *

Heather Mitchell Heather Lee Mitchell is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian stage, television, and film productions. She is best known for her leading role in the 1990s television show '' Spellbinder''. More recently, she appeared as Anita in ...

as Sarah Balfour * Kim Knuckey as Lachlan Balfour *

Shane Withington Shane Withington (born 22 August 1958) is an Australian actor, notable for roles in theatre, television, and film. Career Withington is best known for roles in TV serials, with two famous character portrayals. These include his role as Brenden ...

as Harry Greene * Tom O'Sullivan as Tom Huppatz * Carmel Johnson as Ginny Huppatz * Panda Likoudis as Achmed Aziz *

Grant Piro Grant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show '' Couch Potato'' on the ABC. He also appeared as Captain Schnepel in ''Escape From Pretoria''. Personal life He is married to Australian soprano a ...

as James Campbell * Edwin Hodgeman as Steve Willis *

Nathaniel Dean Nathaniel Dean (born 24 January 1975) is an Australian actor and voiceover artist. His most recent performances include Sergeant Hallett in Ridley Scott's '' Alien: Covenant'' (2017), as well as colonial Australian settler William Thornhill in ...

as Fred Klein * Michaela Cantwell as Gail Klein *

Brenton Whittle Brenton Whittle is an Australian actor, TV presenter and playwright. He won the 1983 Logie Award for Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Telemovie for his performance in ''Sara Dane ''Sara Dane'' is a 1982 Australian television miniseries ab ...

as Kenneth Blake *

Jamie Harding Jamie Harding (born 12 June 1979) is an English actor best known for his role as 9/11 hijacker Ahmed al-Nami in the 2006 film, '' United 93''. Early life and career Harding was born and brought up in London, England to an English father and a ...

as Andrew Blake *

Nathin Butler Nathin Art Butler is an Australian actor, writer and producer. His career has spanned over 300 episodes of television and 15 films in America and Australia, including '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''General Hospital'' and ''Westwo ...

as Shane Maguire * Mollie as Jock, Jill Blake's West Highland White Terrier * Lily Robinson as Debbie Garland * Amanda Barkley as Pam (the girl selling puppies) * Craig Behenna as Patrick * Alex Vickery-Howe as Ray * Jude Henshall as Stacey

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Awards

The show and cast have not won major awards, but have been nominated for several, which include: * 2008: Victoria Thaine was nominated for Most Outstanding Actress at the

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. * 2008: the show was nominated for 'Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series' at the AFI Awards.

References

External links

*
''Rain Shadow'' at the Australian Television Information Archive
2000s Australian drama television series Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Television shows set in South Australia Television series by Endemol Shine Australia 2007 Australian television series debuts 2007 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub

Cast

Episodes

Awards

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