Marking Time

Name: Marking Time
Released: 2003
Cast: Abe Forsythe, Geoff Morrell, Elena Carapetis, Bojana Novaković, Matthew Le Nevez

2003· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 6.3Ended

On ABC TV — From Southern Star · Australian Film Commission

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Synopsis

Marking Time was an Australian television mini-series, consisting of four one-hour episodes. It first aired on 9 and 10 November 2003 on ABC-TV. Directed by Cherie Nowlan and written by John Doyle, it was the first mainstream television/film project to address the issue of the Australian government's refugee policy, a topic it approaches by chronicling the emotional journey of one young man during his year off after graduation, in his fictional rural home-town of Brackley, Australia. The storyline of Marking Time was inspired by the real-life experiences of Afghan refugees and their hosts in the rural town of Young, New South Wales; however much of the outdoor scenes of the series were actually shot at Singleton, New South Wales, in the Hunter Region.

Themes

immigration

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upNov 9, 2003 · 60 min
Synopsis
A 19-year-old Australian has a fateful encounter with an Afghan refugee in his hometown in rural New South Wales.
Guest stars: Kerry Woods (Vicki), Lindsay Farris (Student 1), Natalie Murray (Girl at Party), Cecil Parkee (Billy Chan), Travis Chapman (Torch Bearer), Nizar Jabour (Afghani Man), Paul Pantano (Remus Migotto), Thea Gumbert (Katey)
E2 Episode 2Nov 9, 2003 · 60 min
Synopsis
Hal falls in love with Randa, but the world around them is about to get much more complicated.
Guest stars: Ian Bliss (Col Bryant), Paul Pantano (Remus Migotto), Thea Gumbert (Katey), James Saivanidis (Alceo), Andrew Harris (Salesman), Alex McGuigan (Randa's School Friend 1), Georgia Phillis (Randa's School Friend 2), Ben Tate (Troy)
E3 Episode 3Nov 10, 2003 · 60 min
Synopsis
Hal decides to introduce Randa to the Brackley crowd, but their reaction is not what he anticipated.
Guest stars: Anthony Simcoe (Scott Seaton), Eddie Arya (Joey), Miguel Diaz (Stan), Dave Rondo (Cos), Claudia Ventimiglia (Bethany), Natalia Murray (Loud Girl), Brian Meegan (Ross Ferguson), Matthew Lilley (Todd Paynter)
E4 Episode 4Nov 10, 2003 · 60 min
Synopsis
Hal and Randa are forbidden from seeing each other in the wake of 9/11. Hal devises a plan as Randa deals with the threat of deportation.
Guest stars: Ian Bliss (Col Bryant), Brian Meegan (Ross Ferguson), Matthew Lilley (Todd Paynter), Arianthe Galani (Mrs Spiro), Sharin Contini (Constable Welch), Barbara Morton (Marie Stockard), Greg Smith (Greg Bott), Rhonda Doyle (Aunt Holly)