Safe Harbour (Australian TV series)

Safe Harbour
Written by Belinda Chayko
Directed by Glendyn Ivin
Starring
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s)
Cinematography Sam Chiplin
Running time 240 minutes
Distributor NBC Universal
Release
Original network SBS
Picture format
Audio format Stereo
Original release 7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

Safe Harbour is a 2018 Australian drama series screening on SBS. The four-part miniseries is a Matchbox Pictures production, directed by Glendyn Ivin and written by Belinda Chayko, Matt Cameron and Phil Enchelmaier. It is executive produced by Sue Masters and Stephen Corvini.[1]

Synopsis

A group of friends from Brisbane on a sailing holiday of a lifetime to Indonesia cross paths with a fishing boat overloaded with asylum seekers en route to Australia which alters their lives forever.[2][3]

Reception

Safe Harbour was critically acclaimed but did not perform that well in the ratings.[4] Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian called it "deeply compelling".[5] Mama Mia's entertainment editor Laura Brodnik praised the series and says it leaves viewers asking "one nagging question". "What would you do?"[6] Wenlei Ma of news. com.au calls it unmissable, writing "When Australian TV is seemingly filled, wall-to-wall, with one same-same reality franchise after another, it can be hard to find quality Australian stories that offer you something new. This is one, and you best not miss it."[7]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		Australian viewers
1"Episode 1"Belinda Chayko7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)299879-1167,000[8]
2"Episode 2"Matt Cameron14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)299879-2146,000[9]
3"Episode 3"Belinda Chayko & Phil Enchelmaier21 March 2018 (2018-03-21)299879-3138,000[10]
4"Episode 4"[11]Belinda Chayko28 March 2018 (2018-03-28)299879-4N/A

References

  1. ↑ "SBS announces Safe Harbour cast". TV Tonight. May 15, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ Cooper, Nathaneal (27 February 2018), "Compelling new SBS refugee drama, Safe Harbour, pointedly asks 'what would you do?'", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ↑ Cronin, Seanna (7 March 2018), "New SBS drama's murky morality on the high seas", The Queensland Times
  4. ↑ Groves, Don (5 April 2018), "Did the asylum seekers issue impact 'Safe Harbour's' ratings?", Inside Film
  5. ↑ Buckmaster, Luke (7 March 2018), "Safe Harbour review – tense, compelling asylum seeker drama offers no easy answers", The Guardian
  6. ↑ Brodnik, Laura (6 March 2018), "The gripping new Australian drama that will keep you up at night.", Mama Mia
  7. ↑ Ma, Wenlei (27 February 2018), "Safe Harbour: Unmissable Australian TV", news.com.au
  8. ↑ "Worrying sign for local drama as Safe Harbour struggles on SBS". TV Tonight. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Wednesday, we have a problem". TV Tonight. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ ".75m: Ratings gold for Married at First Sight finale". TV Tonight. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Safe Harbour - Ep 04 (2017 - 60 min)". ISAN. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
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