Big Sky (Australian TV series)
{{Unreferenced|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = Drama
| creator =
| starring = Gary Sweet
Ally Fowler
Rhys Muldoon
Martin Henderson
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 53
| executive_producer =
| producer = John Edwards
| runtime = 50 mins x 43 episodes
| company = Southern Star Xanadu
| network = Network Ten
| first_aired = {{start date|1997|2|17|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1999|5|1|df=y}}
}}
Big Sky was an Australian television drama series produced by John Edwards that ran for two seasons on Network Ten from 1997 to 1999.
The show centred on the adventures of the pilots of a small aviation company in Australia called "Big Sky Aviation" and the battles of the owner to keep the company running. Chief pilot Chris Manning (Gary Sweet) is determined to look after his team, even if that conflicts with the new boss, Lauren Allen (Ally Fowler), who has inherited the company following the death of her father.
Cast
=Main / recurring=
- Gary Sweet as Chris Manning
- Ally Fowler as Lauren Allen
- Rhys Muldoon as Jimbo James
- Martin Henderson as Scotty Gibbs
- Lisa Baumwol as Lexie Ciani (season 1)
- Robyn Cruze as Shay McWilliam
- Bille Brown as Lightfoot (season 2)
- Danielle Nuss as Paula Niessen (season 2)
- Tim Campbell as Blake Wallace (season 2)
- Peta Brady as Rosie Day (season 2)
- Sheila Kennelly as Betty (season 1)
- John Clayton as Roland 'Riley' Watson (16 episodes)
- Roxane Wilson as Robbie Manning (season 1, 13 episodes)
- Sharyn Hodgson as Jodie Turner (season 1-2, 6 episodes)
=Guests=
Locations
Episodes
=Season One (1997)=
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Principal
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Navstar
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The McCourt Family
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = It Only Takes One
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Growing Pains
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Good Luck Baby
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = No Turning Back
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Lost & Found
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|1|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Coming to Terms
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|1|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Balloon Girl
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Great Expectations
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Sweet Revenge
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| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Mortal Stakes
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|29|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = The Sky is Calling
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| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = The Duke of Yarrigul
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Simple Twist of Fate
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Mile Low Club
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|27|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Triskadelaphobia
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|3|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Mac's Time
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|10|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Boxed In
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|17|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Paradise
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|6|24|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = It's No Secret
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|1|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = The Return of Jimbo Jones
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|8|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = Fly Me to the Moon
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|15|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 25
| Title = Future, Past & Present
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|22|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 26
| Title = The Ticking Croc
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|7|29|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 27
| Title = Down the Slot
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|5|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 28
| Title = Have a Little Faith
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|12|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 29
| Title =You Must Remember This
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|8|19|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 30
| Title = The Right Thing
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|26|df=y}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 31
| Title = Fade to Black
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|2|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 32
| Title = Blind Spot
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|9|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 33
| Title = Getting Warmer
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|16|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 34
| Title = Searching for You
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|23|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 35
| Title = Wishing & Hoping
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|30|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 36
| Title = The Choice
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|7|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 37
| Title = Dark Horses
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|14|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = 38
| Title = Edge of Reality
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|21|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber2 = 39
| Title = Just Between Us
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|4|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber2 = 40
| Title = Phase Five
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|4|df=y}}
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= Season Two (1998) =
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 41
| Title = Lightfoot
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|2|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 42
| Title = The Price of Freedom
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|9|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 43
| Title = Stand by Your Man
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|16|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 44
| Title = The Things We Do for Love
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|23|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 45
| Title = A Family Affair
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|30|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 46
| Title = The Wrong Box
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|6|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 47
| Title = Friends in High Places
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|13|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 48
| Title = Shadow Chasers
| DirectedBy =
| WrittenBy =
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|20|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 49
| Title = The Heart of the Matter
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|27|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 50
| Title = Secrets and Lies
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|6|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 51
| Title = Desperate Measures
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|20|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 52
| Title = Missing in Action
| DirectedBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|24|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 53
| Title = Ultimate Commitments
| DirectedBy = Tony Tilse
| WrittenBy = Alexa Wyatt
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|1|df=y}}
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Home media
It was announced by Via Vision Entertainment in March 2019 that they would be releasing the complete collection of Big Sky on DVD in three Collections.
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
! Format ! Ep # ! Discs ! Region 4 (Australia) ! Special Features ! Distributors |
|---|
| Big Sky Collection 01
| DVD | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | 4 | 22 May 2019 | None | Via Vision Entertainment |
| Big Sky Collection 02
| DVD | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | 5 | 7 August 2019 | None | Via Vision Entertainment |
| Big Sky Collection 03
| DVD | style="text-align:center;" | 20 | 5 | 9 October 2019 | None | Via Vision Entertainment |
| Big Sky Complete Collection
| DVD | style="text-align:center;" | 53 | 14 | 7 October 2020 | None | Via Vision Entertainment |
See also
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0118270|title=Big Sky}}
- [http://www.australiantelevision.net/bigsky.html Australian Television Information Archive]
Category:1990s Australian drama television series
Category:Network 10 original programming
Category:1997 Australian television series debuts
Category:1999 Australian television series endings
Category:Aviation television series
Category:Australian English-language television shows