Dead Men Running

Dead Men Running is a 1971 Australian mini series based on the final novel by D'Arcy Niland about the effect in Australia of the political troubles in Ireland early in the twentieth century.^[2]

Dead Men Running
Based on	Dead Men Running by D'arcy Niland
Written by	Eric Tayler Harold Lander
Directed by	Eric Tayler
Starring	Ewen Solon Brendon Lunney Diane Craig Peter Gwynne
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Camera setup	Lloyd Shiels[1]
Running time	35 mins
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	10 February (1971-02-10) – 18 March 1971 (1971-03-18)

The Age said it was "cast in the mould of My Brother Jack."^[3]

Premise

The adventures of an Irish migrant in an Australian country town in World War One.

Cast

• Ewen Solon as Starkey Moore
• Brendon Lunney as Emmett
• Diane Craig as Tessa Doherty
• Stewart Ginn
• John Fegan as Martin Walsh
• Bernadette Hughson as Prostitute
• Peter Gwynne
• Peter Reynolds
• Irene Inescourt
• Michael Boddy
• Don Crosby
• Moya O’Sullivan
• Max Cullen
• Graham Rouse
• Tom Farley
• Harry Lawrence
• John Armstrong
• Robert McDarra
• Chips Rafferty
• Ruth Cracknell
• Slim de Grey
• Doreen Warburton

Production

Filming started in August 1970 in Gulgong, New South Wales.^[4]

Reception

The Sun Herald said "what a first class piece it turned out to be."^[5]