The Man from Snowy River (TV series)

The Man from Snowy River is an Australian adventure drama television series based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River".^[1] Released in Australia as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River, the series was subsequently released in both the United States and the United Kingdom as Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.

The Man from Snowy River
Cover of DVD Box Set – Season 4
Also known as	Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
Starring	Andrew Clarke Wendy Hughes Brett Climo Hugh Jackman Guy Pearce Joelene Crnogorac Sheryl Munks Kristie Raymond Josh Lucas Amanda Douge James Sherry
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	65
Production
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	1993 (1993) – 1996 (1996)

The series follows the adventures of Matt McGregor (Andrew Clarke), a successful Australian rancher, and his family. Matt is the hero immortalized in Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River", and the series is set 25 years after his famous ride.^[2] Patterson's poem was also the basis for two films The Man from Snowy River, and The Man from Snowy River II.^[1]

Synopsis

During the late 1800s widower Matt McGregor, his adult sons Collin and Rob, plus adolescent daughter Danni, live and work on their cattle ranch named Langara. Widow Kathleen O'Neil and her young son Michael live on a nearby smaller property. To earn needed money Kathleen teaches school and runs the local newspaper. Matt and Kathleen eventually wed.^[1]

Wealthy and unscrupulous Oliver Blackwood, along with Matt's bitter nephew Luke, habitually cause trouble for the McGregors.^[1]

Cast

Stars and guest stars of the series included notable and future notable actors.

Main

• Andrew Clarke as Matt McGregor
• Brett Climo as Colin McGregor
• Wendy Hughes as Kathleen O'Neill/McGregor
• Guy Pearce as Rob McGregor
• Sheryl Munks as Emily McGregor
• Josh Lucas as Luke McGregor
• Ben Geurens as Michael O'Neil
• Jon Finlayson as James Gleeson

Recurring/guests

Aaron Blabey as Jimmy Wilks (1 episode) Alan Hopgood as Gil Tyson Amanda Douge as Victoria Blackwood Ben Mendelsohn as Dale Banks (1 episode) Brett Swain as Surveyor 1 (1 episode) Brett Tucker as Ted (1 episode) Broderick Smith (1 episode) Bud Tingwell as Governor (1 episode) Chad Lowe as Sam Taylor (2 episodes) Damien Bodie as Dennis Andrews (1 episode) Danny Adcock as Jarrod Banks (1 episode) David Field as Dave Turner (1 episode) Dean Stockwell as Professor Julius Waugh (2 episodes) Dieter Brummer as Nathan (1 episode) Frances O'Connor as Rachel McAlister (2 episodes) Frank Gallacher as Grady Hocking (1 episode) Greg Stone as Dr Cameron (1 episode) Hélène Joy as Agnes Windsor (1 episode) Hugh Jackman as Duncan Jones (5 episodes) Jane Badler as Yvonne Waugh (2 episodes) John Stanton as Oliver Blackwood

Jonathan Hardy (1 episode) Julie Nihill as Nora O'Reilly (1 episode) Lee Horsley as Seamus O'Neil (3 episodes) Libby Tanner as Brodie (1 episode) Marshall Napier as Charlie Dunn (1 episode) Matt Day as Pete Reilly Matthew Newton as Private Horsefall (1 episode) Nell Feeney as Elsie Morgan (2 episodes) Nigel Bradshaw as Thomas Pascoe Nique Needles as PIke (1 episode) Olivia Newton-John as Joanna Walker (3 episodes) Reg Gorman as Mr Fowler (6 episodes) Shane Connor as Tyler Morgan (2 episodes) Simon Palomares as Prince Alfredo Perez (1 episode) Tim Robertson as Trooper John Clarke (1 episode) Tony Bonner as Dave Turner (1 episode) Tracy Nelson as Ruth Whitney (5 episodes) Victoria Tennant as Anita Hargraves (5 episodes) Wynn Roberts as Sir Harry Garfield (1 episode) Zbych Trofimiuk (1 episode)

Nomination

The Man from Snowy River was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Popular Series in 1995.^[3]

International distribution

When the series was distributed to some countries, the title was changed for various reasons.

Country	Title
Australia	Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River
United States & Canada	Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
United Kingdom
Ireland
Gibraltar	Snowy River
Iran

The series was aired on Family Channel in the US, BBC Two in the UK, and WIC-owned and independent stations in Canada.

Episodes

Season 1 (1994)

1 – The Race (1994) 2 – Pascoe's Principles (23 September 1994) 3 – Kathleen's Choice (23 September 1994) 4 – Partnerships (25 September 1994) 5 – Where There's Smoke (2 October 1994) 6 – Tracks of Gold (9 October 1994) 7 – Plans of Poison (16 October 1994)

8 – Stepping Out (23 October 1994) 9 – The Bushranger (30 October 1994) 10 – The Rustlers (6 November 1994) 11 – The Loneliness of Luke McGregor (13 November 1994) 12 – Love Finds a Way (20 November 1994) 13 – The Stampede (27 November 1994)

Season 2 (1995)

1 – The Hostage (13 August 1995) 2 – The Savage Land (20 August 1995) 3 – The Railroad (27 August 1995) 4 – Fathers and Sons (3 September 1995) 5 – The Manly Art (10 September 1995) 6 – The Dry Argument (17 September 1995) 7 – Servant of the People (1 October 1995) 8 – The Search (8 October 1995) 9 – The Lost Child (15 October 1995) 10 – The Foundling (22 October 1995)

11 – The Long Arm of the Law (29 October 1995) 12 – The Recruit (5 November 1995) 13 – The Reilly Gang (12 NOV 1995) 14 – The Choice (19 November 1995) 15 – Man and Boy (26 November 1995) 16 – Flight of Fancy (11 February 1996) 17 – Code of Ethics (18 February 1996) 18 – The Cutting Edge (25 February 1996) 19 – House of Worship (10 March 1996)

Season 3 (1995)

1 – A Sea of Troubles (1995) 2 – Rough Passage (1995) 3 – The Grand Wedding (1995) 4 – Montana Territory (1995) 5 – High Country Justice (1995) 6 – The Question of Danni (1995) 7 – The Prodigal Father: Part 1 (1995) 8 – The Prodigal Father: Part 2 (1995) 9 – Fire Boy 199 10 – Blind Faith (1995)

11 – Shoshoni Dreaming (1995) 12 – The Trial of Hetti Lewis (1995) 13 – Toy Soldiers (1995) 14 – A Mid-Winter Nights Dream (1995) 15 – In Duty Bound (1995) 16 – The Lion and the Lamb (1995) 17 – Broken Hearts (1995) 18 – Deliverance (1995) 19 – A New Life: Part 1 (1995) 20 – A New Life: Part 2 (1995)

Season 4 (1996)

1 – Comeback (1996) 2 – The Grand Opening (1996) 3 – Black Sheep (1996) 4 – Prince of Hearts (1996) 5 – The Grand Duke (1996) 6 – New Business (1996) 7 – Foundation Day (1996)

8 – The Lovers (1996) 9 – The Claimant (1996) 10 – The Loaded Deck (1996) 11 – Difficult Times (1996) 12 – A Son for a Son: Part 1 (1996) 13 – A Son for a Son: Part 2 (1996)

Video releases

On 27 June 1995, the pilot was released on VHS^[4]

On 5 March 2002, a number of single episode videos were released on VHS. These include episodes "New Business",^[5] "Grand Opening",^[6] "Black Sheep",^[7] "Comeback",^[8] "The Grand Duke",^[9] and "Prince of Hearts"^[10]

In 2003, a region 1 DVD of the series pilot was released.

DVD Name	Ep#	Release date
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race	1	18 November 2003[11]

In 2004, season 4 was released as a 3 disk set, this time in region 4. This was followed by season 1 (3 disks) and season 2 (4 disks) in 2005, and season 3 (4 disks) in 2006.^[12]

DVD Name	Ep#	Release date
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 1	13	July 2005
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 2	19	December 2005
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 3	20	January 2006
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 4	13	May 2004

On 25 January 2005, three 2-episode DVDs from the series were released in region 1. These episodes were the same as they had previously released on VHS.

DVD Name	Ep#	Release date	Episodes
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep/Prince of Hearts	2	25 January 2005[13]
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Come Back/Grand Opening	2	25 January 2005[14]	"Come Back", "Grand Opening"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Grand Duke/New Business	2	25 January 2005[15]	"Grand Duke", "New Business"

In 2006, a 3-episode DVD was released in region 1, containing episodes previously released on VHS and DVD. In early 2007, a second DVD was released containing the remaining three previously released episodes. Later in 2007, a third DVD was released. Though the DVD case misreports two of the episodes as titles from the previous release, the actual contents are three never-before released episodes.

DVD Name	Ep#	Release date	Episodes
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – There was more than one wild west!	3	16 November 2006[16]	"Comeback", "The Grand Opening", "Black Sheep"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback	3	3 April 2007[17]	"Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – A Different Breed of Cowboy	3	21 August 2007[18]	"Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant" **

• The DVD case erroneously reports the episodes as "Foundation Day", "The Grand Duke", and "New Business".

In 2008, all three of their previous DVDs was released as a set. The package contained one DVD case for "There was more than one wild west!" and a new double DVD case for the other two. The erroneous episode information for the third volume was corrected on the box and the double DVD case.

DVD Name	Ep#	Release date	"Episodes"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Trilogy Volume 1 – 3	6	2008[19]	"Comeback", "The Grand Opening", "Black Sheep" "Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business" "Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant"

In 2010, a combined 2-DVD package was released containing the last two DVDs (Adventure in the Australian Outback and A Different Breed of Cowboy).

DVD Name	Ep#	Release date	"Episodes"
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback/A Different Breed of Cowboy	6	9 March 2010[20]	"Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business" "Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant"

In 2010, the entire series was released for region 4, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the poem.

DVD Name	Ep#	Release date
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – The Complete Series	65	2 April 2010[21]
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 1	13	4 April 2011[22]
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 2	19	4 April 2011[23]
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 3	20	4 April 2011[24]
Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 4	13	4 April 2011[25]

In 2011, season 1 was released for region 2 with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish subtitles.

Notes

Geoff Burrowes producer of the Snowy River films sued the producers of the series for using the title. The case settled out of court.^[26]

See also

• Snowy River
• Newbury, the town where the show was filmed.

References

1. Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 – Present (7th edition), page 939, Ballantine, 1999
2. The Australian Film and Television Companion – compiled by Tony Harrison – Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994
3. Warneke, Ross (27 April 1995). "And now... the envelopes please". The Age. Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race. ASIN 630322427X.
5. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – New Business (27 March 2000). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – New Business". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
6. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Grand Opening (27 March 2000). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Grand Opening". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
7. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep (5 March 2002). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
8. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Comeback (27 March 2000). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Comeback". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
9. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Grand Duke (27 March 2000). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Grand Duke". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
10. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Prince of Hearts (27 March 2000). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Prince of Hearts". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
11. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race (18 November 2003). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
12. Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series. "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013. The contributor writing this owns this set.
13. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep/Prince of Hearts. "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep/Prince of Hearts". Amazon.com | "Black Sheep", "Prince of Hearts".
14. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Come Back/Grand Opening. "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Come Back/Grand Opening". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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16. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – There was more than one wild west! (16 November 2006). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – There was more than one wild west!". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
17. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback) (3 April 2007). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
18. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – A Different Breed of Cowboy (21 August 2007). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – A Different Breed of Cowboy". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
19. The McGregor Saga Trilogy Volume 1 – 3 (January 2008). "The McGregor Saga Trilogy Volume 1 – 3". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
20. Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback/A Different Breed of Cowboy (9 March 2010). "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback/A Different Breed of Cowboy". Amazon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
21. Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – The Complete Series. "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – The Complete Series". EzyDVD. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
22. Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 1. "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 1". Fishpond. Retrieved 3 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
23. Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 2. "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 2". EzyDVD. Retrieved 3 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
24. Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 3. "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 3". EzyDVD. Retrieved 3 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
25. Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 4. "Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 4". EzyDVD. Retrieved 3 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
26. Jacqueline Lee Lewis, "Settlement reached in 'Snowy River' title suit", Hollywood Reporter, 28 September 1993 p 4

• The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia – Theatre . Film . Radio . Television – Volume 1 – Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee – Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996.

External links

• Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (The Man from Snowy River) – Australian Television Information Archive
• Snowy River: The McGregor Saga at IMDb
• Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Archived 23 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine – TV.com
• The Man From Snowy River – at the National Film and Sound Archive (Australian Government website)