Action & Adventure

The Outsiders

Sometimes, something happens in a man's life that stops him in his tracks, shocks him, changes everything.

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First Aired:November 9, 1976

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:13

Status:Ended

Charlie Cole and his grandson Pete Jarrett travel around outback Australia in a beaten-up ute, finding itinerant work along the way. In each place they befriend locals and become involved in an adventure, culminating in their solving a mystery, crime or local conflict. THE OUTSIDERS was the name of an Australian-German co-production which was made in Australia in 1976. It starred Andrew Keir as Charlie Cole and German actor Sascha Hehn as Pete Jarrett. It also featured other prominent Australian actors including John Jarratt of Wolf Creek fame, Wendy Hughes, Leonard Teale, Ray Barrett, Peter Cummins of Sunday Too Far Away, John Meillon of "Crocodile" Dundee fame, Megan Williams of The Sullivans fame, John Ewart, Judy Morris, Vincent Ball of A Town Like Alice, Jason Donovan's father Terry, Serge Lazaraff of Cash and Company fame, Peta Toppano, and David Gulpilil. The series was shot in English and Sascha Hehn was dubbed by Australian actor Andrew Harwood .

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Cast

Andrew Keir

Charlie Cole

Sascha Hehn

Pete Jarrett

Ray Barrett

Harry Jarrett

Seasons & Episodes

E1Drop Out

60m

Nov 9, 1976

Pete Jarrett leaves his secure job in the city and joins his nomadic grandfather Charlie Cole in his search for freedom.

E2Change of Image

60m

Nov 16, 1976

Pete and Charlie become embroiled in a feud and sabotage between two Barossa Valley wineries.

E3Ghost Town

60m

Nov 23, 1976

Pete and Charlie spend a night in an old deserted gold mining town, and begin to suspect that they are not alone when they encounter a series of unusual events.

E4Roustabouts

60m

Nov 30, 1976

Pete and Charlie work on a sheep station as roustabouts. When the gun shearer takes an immediate dislike to Charlie, it causes trouble with the station owner.

E5Golden Girl

60m

Dec 7, 1976

Pete and Charlie take jobs at a seaside resort and become involved with a confidence trickster. Pete finds out that things are not always what they seem.

E6Rip Off

60m

Dec 14, 1976

Pete and Charlie arrive at Cripple Creek, a remote outback settlement, and find that the general store has been robbed and its owner bashed. Later, the youths responsible hold them captive.

E7Bad Dream Town

60m

Dec 21, 1976

Pete and Charlie become suspects in a murder in the small town of Karee. When Pete is found at the house of a second killing, the local police constable takes some unorthodox action.

E8Bush Boy

60m

Dec 28, 1976

Pete and Charlie get caught up in the affairs of a small town when they find a burning shack and a teenage pyromaniac.

E9Sophie's Mob

60m

Jan 4, 1977

Pete and Charlie stop at a small pub several kilometres off the beaten track and are greeted by a man lost in the bush, an attempted murder and the peculiar attitudes of locals who feel isolated from the outside world.

E10Charlie Cole Esq.

60m

Jan 11, 1977

While passing through Canberra, Pete and Charlie are caught up in political intrigue and shady dealings. When they uncover a plot that will lead to an innocent man's downfall, they have to race against time to stop the corruption.

E11Opal Strike

60m

Jan 18, 1977

Pete and Charlie get mixed up in an attempt to steal a prize opal from an eccentric miner in the small town of Baroola Tank.

E12Ambush

60m

Jan 25, 1977

When Pete and Charlie assist Chet Murdoch in transporting his wool to the railway, they get involved in a payroll robbery and a set-up for the crime.

E13Last Campaign

60m

Feb 1, 1977

The editor of Black Mountain's town newspaper bitterly opposes a wood-chip industry that the Japanese are financing, causing Pete and Charlie to become involved in some local town politics.