''Luke's Kingdom'' is a 1976 Australian TV series set in colonial Australia. Directors included

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and writers included Elisabeth Kata and

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. It was co-produced with

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, the then owners of

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and

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, and aired in 1976 on Nine Network in Australia and ITV in the United Kingdom. In 1975,

acquired the series co-producer, Australia Pty Ltd. Filming completed in 1974. The series starred

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as an Englishman who, in 1829, emigrates to Australia with his father and siblings to settle on a

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. It was based on the novel "Pages From A Squatter's Diary", by E.V. Timms.https://www.epguides.com/LukesKingdom/

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''Luke's Kingdom''
at Australian Television * Nine Network original programming Australian drama television series 1976 Australian television series debuts Television shows set in colonial Australia English-language television shows {{Australia-tv-prog-stub