The Straits is an Australian television drama series for ABC1[2] filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations.
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| Genre | Drama |
| Developed by | Louis Nowra |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10[1] |
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| Executive producers | Tony Ayres Carole Sklan David Ogilvy |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Matchbox Pictures |
| Distributor | DCD Rights[1] |
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| Original network | ABC1 |
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| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 2 February (2012-02-02) – 29 March 2012 (2012-03-29) |
The series is based on an idea by actor Aaron Fa'aoso and produced by Penny Chapman and Helen Panckhurst from Matchbox Pictures. It is directed by Peter Andrikidis, Rachel Ward, and Rowan Woods. It is written by Louis Nowra, Blake Ayshford, Nick Parsons, Kristen Dunphy, and Jaime Browne. On 19 October 2012, it was announced that a second series will not be produced.[3]
In December 2012, the show began airing exclusively on Hulu.[4]
The series follows the Montebello family, whose business involves smuggling drugs into Australia, and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands. When Harry Montebello, the head of the family, starts to plan his succession, he sparks a vicious family power struggle. While under attack from ambitious bikers and mercurial Papua New Guinea Raskol gangs, the family must hold together through torture, assassination, and imprisonment.[2]
(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).[5]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "The Proposition" | Peter Andrikidis | Nick Parsons | 2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) |
| 2 | "The Trouble With Raskols" | Peter Andrikidis | Nick Parsons, Jaime Browne | 2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) |
| 3 | "Yawor My Lovely" | Peter Andrikidis | Blake Ayshford | 9 February 2012 (2012-02-09) |
| 4 | "The Hunt For Vlad" | Rachel Ward | Blake Ayshford | 16 February 2012 (2012-02-16) |
| 5 | "Epiphanies" | Rachel Ward | Nick Parsons | 23 February 2012 (2012-02-23) |
| 6 | "The Price" | Rachel Ward | Blake Ayshford | 1 March 2012 (2012-03-01) |
| 7 | "Poison" | Rowan Woods | Kristen Dunphy | 8 March 2012 (2012-03-08) |
| 8 | "The Big Mistake" | Peter Andrikidis | Nick Parsons | 15 March 2012 (2012-03-15) |
| 9 | "Dead Reckoning" | Rowan Woods | Nick Parsons | 22 March 2012 (2012-03-22) |
| 10 | "Fatherhood" | Rowan Woods | Blake Ayshford | 29 March 2012 (2012-03-29) |