The Colony (2005 TV series)
2005 Australian TV series or program
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The Colony is a reality television program in which two modern families from Britain and Ireland try to survive in the conditions of New South Wales, Australia, 200 years ago, when it was a penal colony (of the period 1795 to 1815). Together with an Australian family and Aboriginal Australians, they learn just how tough you needed to be to survive.[1]
GenreReality show
Created byChris Hilton
Directed byMalcolm Mcdonald
Narrated byJack Thompson
| The Colony | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality show |
| Created by | Chris Hilton |
| Directed by | Malcolm Mcdonald |
| Narrated by | Jack Thompson |
| Composer | James K. Lee |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chris Hilton |
| Production locations | New South Wales, Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS TV, RTÉ Ireland, History Channel UK |
| Release | 26 January 2005 |
The series was nominated for the "Most Outstanding Documentary or Documentary Series" in the Logie Awards of 2006.[2]
Cast
the English
- John Stephenson (41)
- Liz Stephenson (37)
- Carina Stephenson (16)
- Tyler Stephenson (12)
the Irish
- Maurice Hurley (48)
- Patricia Hurley (45)
- Susan Hurley (18)
- Declan Hurley (18)
- Deirdre Hurley (14)
- Kate Hurley (10)
the Australians
- Kerry Hohnke (42)
- Tracy Hohnke (37)
- Kashire Hohnke (15)
- Eli Hohnkes (9)
- Linkan Hohnke (5)
- Jakob Hohnke (12)
Aboriginal families
- Anto Donovan
- Lorna Donovan
- Amber Donovan (9)
- Sharon Costelloe
- Clayton Costelloe (30)
- Kim Costelloe (20)
- Luana Walker (16)
- Jahlow Walker (15)
