The Magistrate (miniseries)

1989 Australian TV series or program

The Magistrate

Written by| Chris Warner
Directed by| Kathy Mueller
Starring| Franco Nero
Catherine Wilkin
Julia Blake
Steve Bastoni
Country of origin| Australia
Italy
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 6 x 1 hour
Production
Producers| Kim Dalton
Chris Warner
Original release
Release| 15 November (1989-11-15) –
17 November 1989 (1989-11-17)

The Magistrate is a 1989 mini series about an Italian investigative magistrate fighting the Mafia.[1] His search causes the death of his wife and the disappearance of his son. The crimes lead him to Australia, where he discovers a landscape of political and police corruption, business fraud, media intrigue, drugs smuggling and illegal arms dealing which stretches all the way from Italy to Australia and into the Pacific.

## Cast

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* Franco Nero as Paolo Pizzi
* Catherine Wilkin as Claire Boyd
* Dennis Miller as Roger Davies
* Julia Blake as Jean Shaw
* Steve Bastoni as Robbie Shaw
* Victoria Rowland as Nicole Davidson
* Joe Petruzzi as Leonardo Pizzi
* Paul Sonkkila as Hannaford
* Andy Anderson as Tony
* Caroline Gillmer as Sandy
* Rod Mullinar as Ian Walters
* Anthony Hawkins as Douglas Shaw
* Jon Fabian as Francesco Pinneri
* Steve Jacobs as Wetherby
* Bud Tingwell as Prologue narrator

## References

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1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p213

## External links

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* The Magistrate at IMDb

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