Law of the Land (TV series)
| Law of the Land | |
|---|---|
Title card from Season 1 | |
| Created by | Ro Hume Sue Masters |
| Starring | Lisa Hensley David Roberts Wynn Roberts Richard Moir Tamblyn Lord |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production companies | Roadshow, Coote and Carroll[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 20 April 1993 – 22 January 1999 |
Law of the Land is an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network from 1993 to 1999.
The series was set in the fictional country town of Merringanee and centred on the unique way that locals dealt with and enforced the law.[1][2] Storylines in Law of the Land were serialised, with one larger plot covering the season.[3]
The series was created by Ro Hume and Sue Masters and produced by Bruce Best, Matt Carroll, Richard Clendinnen and Terrie Vincent.
Cast
Main / regular
- Lisa Hensley as Kate Chalmers[4]
- David Roberts as Peter Lawrence
- Wyn Roberts as Hamilton Chalmers
- Richard Moir as Sergeant Clive O'Connor
- David Walters as Sean O'Connor
- Angelo D'Angelo as Sergeant Marc Rosetti
- Debbie Byrne as Jean Jardine
- Tamblyn Lord as David Jardine
- Lindy Wallis as Trish Miles
- Shane Connor as Harry Miles
- Radha Mitchell as Alicia Miles
- Abbie Holmes as Audrey O'Connor
- Peter O'Brien as Andy Cochrane
- Frances O'Connor as Marissa Green
- Alexandra Fowler as Jacqui Rushcutter
- Fiona Spence as Magistrate Maggie Mulcahy
- Rebecca Frith as Alex Lentini
- Tessa Humphries as Hannah Scott
- Mike Bishop as Ray Richmond
- Michael O'Neill as Michael Delaney
- Sapidah Kian as Shirin Rasidi
- Bruce Hughes as Nick Rogers
- Karmen Raspovic as Heather Coleman
Guests
- Alan Hopgood as Reg Bates (1 episode)
- Andrew Blackman as James Forster (3 episodes)
- Angela Punch McGregor as Angela Goodman (1 episode)
- Beth Buchanan as Danni Cairns (1 episode)
- Cameron Nugent as Todd Rankin (1 episode)
- Christopher Milne as Minister (1 episode)
- Diane Craig (2 episodes)
- Gemma Bishop as Gabby Richmond (1 episode)
- Jack Finsterer as Bobby Webster (1 episode)
- Louise Siversen as Lynne Raynor (1 episode)
- Marnie Reece-Wilmore as Serena Goodman (1 episode)
- Mike Bishop as Ray Richmond (1 episode)
- Nick Carrafa as Neil (1 episode)
- Norman Kaye as Charlie Carmody (1 episode)
- Olivia Hamnett as Blanche Avery (1 episode)
- Petra Yared as Caroline Rodwell (1 episode)
- Reg Gorman as Gary Jarvis (1 episode)
- Sarah Chadwick as Loretta (1 episode)
Episodes
Season One
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | TBA | Julian Pringle | Unknown | 20 April 1993[2] |
| 2 | 2 | TBA | Julian Pringle | Unknown | 27 April 1993 |
| 3 | 3 | TBA | Richard Sarell | Unknown | 4 May 1993 |
| 4 | 4 | TBA | Richard Sarell | Unknown | 11 May 1993 |
| 5 | 5 | TBA | Michael Offer | Unknown | 18 May 1993 |
| 6 | 6 | TBA | Michael Offer | Unknown | 25 May 1993 |
| 7 | 7 | TBA | Michael Offer | Unknown | 1 June 1993 |
| 8 | 8 | TBA | Julian Pringle | Unknown | 8 June 1993 |
| 9 | 9 | TBA | Julian Pringle | Unknown | 15 June 1993 |
| 10 | 10 | TBA | Richard Sarell | Unknown | 22 June 1993 |
| 11 | 11 | TBA | Richard Sarell | Unknown | 29 June 1993 |
| 12 | 12 | TBA | Ian Watson | Unknown | 6 July 1993 |
| 13 | 13 | TBA | Ian Watson | Unknown | 13 July 1993 |
Season Two
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | TBA | Steve Jodrell | Unknown | 11 July 1994[5] |
| 15 | 2 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | 12 July 1994[1] |
| 16 | 3 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 17 | 4 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 18 | 5 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 19 | 6 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 20 | 7 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 21 | 8 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 22 | 9 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 23 | 10 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 24 | 11 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 25 | 12 | TBA | TBD | TBD | 1994 |
| 26 | 13 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | 20 September 1994 |
Season Three
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Nothing's Forever" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 September 1994 |
| 28 | 2 | "Death Before Dying" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 October 1994 |
| 29 | 3 | "The Last Run Mixed Messages" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 October 1994 |
| 30 | 4 | "And Baby Makes Two" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 October 1994 |
| 31 | 5 | "Mixed Messages" | Unknown | Unknown | 25 October 1994 |
| 32 | 6 | "Autumn Harvest" | Unknown | Unknown | 1 November 1994 |
| 33 | 7 | "Whispers" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 November 1994 |
| 34 | 8 | "Fear and Loathing" | Steve Jodrell | Emma J. Steele | 15 November 1994 |
| 35 | 9 | "Death or Glory" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 November 1994 |
| 36 | 10 | "A Matter of Inches" | Unknown | Unknown | 6 December 1994 |
| 37 | 11 | "Games People Play" | Steve Jodrell | Unknown | 13 December 1994 |
| 38 | 12 | "Line of Duty" | Unknown | Unknown | 20 December 1994 |
| 39 | 13 | "Win, Lose and Draw" | Unknown | Unknown | 27 December 1994 |
Season Four
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Glory Road" | Unknown | Unknown | 28 December 1995 |
| 41 | 2 | "Leader of the Pack" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 January 1996 |
| 42 | 3 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 January 1996 |
| 43 | 4 | "Mother and Child" | Unknown | Unknown | 11 January 1996 |
| 44 | 5 | "First Do No Harm" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 January 1996 |
| 45 | 6 | "Mice and Men" | Unknown | Unknown | 18 January 1996 |
| 46 | 7 | "Broken by the Drought" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 January 1996 |
| 47 | 8 | "Late Kill" | Unknown | Unknown | 4 October 1997 |
| 48 | 9 | "Pandora's Box" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 49 | 10 | "Winner Take All" | Unknown | Unknown | 8 January 1999 |
| 50 | 11 | "Spotlight" | Unknown | Unknown | 22 January 1999 |
| 51 | 12 | "Up in Smoke" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 52 | 13 | "The More Things Change" | TBA | TBA | TBA |
See also
- Lex loci – the Legal Latin phrase for conflicts of law
- List of Australian television series
References
- ^ a b c Plunkett, Richard (7 July 1994). "Less courting in second 'Law'". The Age. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Morris, Katelin (12 April 1993). "Law of the Land". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Oliver, Robin (28 June 1993). "The bush never looked so glossy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tubb, Rochelle (7 August 1994). "Lisa Hensley Lays Down the Law". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Devlyn, Darren (9 July 1994). "Law's appealing new cast". TV Week. pp. 22–23.