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Rain Shadow

Rain Shadow was shot in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia and is set in the fictional district of Paringa, a dry land farming area in a rain shadow. It tells the story of two characters who become the means of each other's future. It stars Rachel Ward as district vet Kate McDonald and Victoria Thaine as new veterinary assistant Jill Blake.

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Cast & Crew See All

Rachel Ward
Kate McDonald
Victoria Thaine
Jill Blake
Tom O'Sullivan
Tom Huppatz

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

The Long Paddock

55 mins

Enthusiastic young vet Jill Blake (Victoria Thaine) arrives in the dusty one-horse town of Paringa to find only a curt note directing her to her spartan new home. When her new boss, the notoriously "difficult" Kate McDonald (Rachel Ward), turns up, her attitude is as dry as the drought-stricken landscape - Set to work immediately, Jill encounters many of the problems of dry-land farming in stark relief: a farmer who can cope with neither the drought nor his mounting debts; another forced off his land by the bank; and a third confronting the vexed issues of succession and future planning. Then there's the spectre of a notifiable sheep disease, the mere mention of which turns Kate's prickly attitude to open hostility. It's clear that Kate has a stronger connection to the land and the people on it than just treating their animals. Kate tells Jill that she either accepts her way of working or she needn't bother unpacking her bags. If that weren't enough to scare Jill off, there's the mysterious locked room in Kate's house, and the light from its window in the middle of the night.

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Rain Shadow: You Don't Stick Around For Too Long
Rain Shadow: You Don't Stick Around For Too Long
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Awards

  • 2008 - Silver Logie - Most Outstanding Actress - nominated
  • 2008 - AFI Award - Best Telemovie, Mini-Series or Short Run Series - nominated

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