Set in s NSW at the frontier - where gold has lured the opportunistic away from the still fledgling main colonies, - Wild Boys follows four men on the outside of the law as they come up against authority, the rich and greedy and the foibles of their own hearts. Jack wants enough gold to head west, buy land and settle down with Mary, Hopetoun's publican, butcher and brothel owner.
Dan wants enough gold to head west and buy women any women, really. Captain Gunpowder just wants to have fun with Jack, Dan and his cache of explosives and maybe win the heart of a certain school teacher. And Conrad doesn't really care about money; he just wants to elope with the mayor's daughter Emilia. The Wild Boys are making plans for the future, but for now they will have to make do with each other - staging hold-ups and keeping one step ahead of traps, trackers, and other outlaws.
The question is: Are they smart enough to stay ahead of Fuller, Fife and Scanlon each of whom has a very good reason to want the Wild Boys dead? Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. User reviews 3 Review. Top review. Fun and Entertaining Australian Bushranger Drama.
Colonial Dramas in Australia are such a rarity, where did they all go? Its seen a lot in film, rarely on TV. I sometime like to call it the 'Bush Western' because to many this time period feels analogous to the 'Old American West', while it may be similar Its still a very different cultural context, especially when it comes to historical settings. These boys are planning their future and make living as thieves avoiding the traps police troops.
At times Jack wants to care more for his love interest Mary Zoe Ventoura along with her only child. But in the nearest town of Hopetown; the gang may have to look out a lot for the new cunning and devious Superintendent Francis Fuller Jeremy Sims Who'll do anything to lock up a thief when he gets one. Being a Colonial Australia history Buff, I became excited when this series came out. It really likes to capture the heart of what adventure and romance is in Old Australia, All the characters have a lot of colour and likable personalities, there's a lot of action and humour, and its a lot of fun.
The show likes to take a sort of Robin Hood Archetype an put it in a conventional 'Bushranger' age setting in Australia, its good to see the gang as the lovable criminal archetype, a lot of it may also remind you of 'Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid'.
My only complaints about the series are in Historical Authenticity. Particularly the use of modern day Australian Accents; You wouldn't think our accents developed that early, especially when other colonial dramas and films had English, Irish or mixed accents in the early days especially during the Gold Rush era to reflect more authenticity. A lot more effort could have been done on some of the production designs and some of the underwritten episodes.
There's also a bit of an inclusion of some real life Australian Bushrangers like Captain Moonlite whose real name was Andrew George Scott; a preacher turned outlaw. And Mad Dog Morgan; Which is a fictional name of Mad Dan Morganand only came in the film 'Mad Dog Morgan' based on the Bushranger's life and starred Dennis Hopper, its hard to believe how many people used it or missed the real name.
Despite some lack of Authenticity or cultural accuracy, I really liked the series, it was a lot of fun. I guess the producers were targeting a more family oriented audience than an older audience who favoured accuracy.
Its a big shame it didn't get enough ratings for a second run, I guess it should be included with other Colonial Dramas collection. Details Edit. Release date September 4, Australia. Southern Star Entertainment. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1h. Mary's bar is burnt down as a result of foul play, and Jack decides to rob the Hopetoun Bank to try to help her. But after the boys take the manager and his wife hostage, they discover the bank's vault is empty.
While they wait for the gold transport to arrive, the plan goes from bad to worse. Conrad comes to question his role in the gang, the manager's wife seduces Dan, the armed transport loses a wheel on the bush highway, and Jack discovers the murderous Joey Butler has been let free.
Sunday, September 25, Ratings: 1. With the Hopetoun Cup being run in town, Jack is determined to ride and win the event — and make a nice score by stealing the favourite, painting it up, and entering it as their own.
With Frank Butler in town to look for the killer of his brother, Fuller determined to fill his jail with criminals, and a dangerous detective hired by the bank to find the culprits, the boys are in the midst of a very deadly enterprise.
But Scanlon is riding in the race, and Jack is going to do anything it takes to stop him winning. Sunday, October 02, Ratings: 0. Dan's past comes back to haunt him when an old girlfriend convinces him to marry her — the gun pointed at his head is very convincing. The Wild Boys are also being threatened by a new bushranger in town, Captain Moonlite, who's dangerous, eccentric and rather elusive.
Emilia's new suitor, Rupert Wentworth, chosen by her father, turns out to be more charming than Emilia imagined, if not a little flamboyant. Meanwhile, in an effort to protect Tommy, Jack puts his life on the line at the miner's court.
Sunday, October 09, Ratings: 0. With body parts turning up in the bush around Hopetoun, there are rumours that a cannibal is on the loose. When Scanlon pulls a dead woman from the river, he comes to realise that a villain from the days he was a cattle duffer with Jack has returned. Sunday, October 16, Ratings: 0.
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