The Straits is an Australian television drama series for ABC1 filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations.
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 would not be produced.
In December 2012, the show began airing exclusively on Hulu.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Brian Cox as Harry Montebello
Rena Owen as Kitty Montebello
Aaron Fa'aoso as Noel Montebello
Firass Dirani as Gary Montebello
Jimi Bani as Marou Montebello
Suzannah Bayes-Morton as Sissi Montebello
Emma Lung as Lola Montebello
Kate Jenkinson as Antoinette Montebello
Cramer Cain as Eddie
Andy Anderson as Vince
Kim Gyngell as Paddy
Rachael Blake as Natasha
James Mackay as Joel Thomson
Jasper Bagg as Two Stroke
Dan Wyllie as Jojo
Malcolm Kennard as Inspector Sutherland
Mark Hembrow as Ambrose
Episodes
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