Cleverman: First Contact

Humans discover the "Hairies" live among them, and seek to imprison and marginalize them. Meanwhile, half-brothers Koen and Waruu West discover that one of them is chosen as the Cleverman: the link between the Dreaming and the real world.

Episode Info
Episode number: 1x1 Airdate: Wednesday June 01st, 2016 Special Runtime: 65 Minutes Director: Wayne Blair Writer: Jon Bell, Michael Miller (4)

Guest Stars

Dylan Young As Nick	Rahel Romahn As Ludo (Ludo Abbiati)
Sam Parsonson As Taki	Miranda Tapsell As Lena (as Miranda Tapsall)
Leeanna Walsman As Belinda (Belinda Frosche)	Val Weldon As Jyra
Mansoor Noor As McIntyre's 2IC	Eric Grothe As CA Checkpoint Guard #1
Jason Stevens (2) As CA Checkpoint Guard #2	Jeremy Ambrum As Jake
Benson Jack Anthony As Gub	Nancy Denis As Eve
Mathew Wilkinson As Kennedy	Lynette Curran As Virgil
Isaac Drandic As Harry	Jack Charles As Uncle Jimmy
Adam Briggs As Maliyan	Trevor Jamieson As Uncle Max
Alexis Lane As Kora	Waverley Stanley Jr. As Kulya
Kamil Ellis As Mungo	Josh McConville As Dickson
Elijah Valadian As Young Waruu

Main Cast

Hunter Page-Lochard As Koen West	Rob Collins As Waruu West
Ryan Corr As Blair	Tasma Walton As Araluen
Stef Dawson As Ash	Tony Briggs As Boondee
Jada Alberts As Nerida West	Tamala Shelton As Alinta West
Rarriwuy Hick As Latani	Tysan Towney As Djukara
Andrew McFarlane (2) As Minister Geoff Matthews	Marcus Graham As McIntyre
Deborah Mailman As Aunty Linda	Frances O'Connor As Charlotte Slade
Iain Glen As Jarrod Slade

Recap

The Aboriginal people of Australia are the longest surviving culture on earth with over 60,000 years of stories known as The Dreaming. The Dreaming is the spiritual realm that bind the past, present and future together. It is inhabited by incredible creatures and spirits. At the head of this realm is the Cleverman, a powerful man who is the conduct between The Dreaming and the real world...

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Episode Quotes

Blair: We should have guns.
Koen: Since when do you know how to use a gun?
Blair: I know how to hold one.

Koen: Listen, Bundy.
Boondee: Boondee.
Koen: Boondee. Boondee.

Jarrod: Get Belinda reporting. Tell her I want a human angle. Irony always comes included, you know that.

Matthews: You're about to run a snuff movie. You know what embargo means?
Jarrod: I understand the headache it's gonna cause you, but the story happened and it makes great TV. And I run a TV network.

Jarrod: Thing about coffee, it's always coffee. Drink it black, it's coffee. Add a splash of milk, it's coffee. Add a lot of milk, it still tastes like coffee.
Matthews: I'm a flat white kind of guy myself.

Other Episode Crew

• Developer	Jono Gavin \| Drew Proffitt \| Ryan Griffen \| Jon Bell \| Michael Miller (4)
• Executive Producer	Irina Ignatiew \| Adam Fratto \| Martin Baynton \| Kylie Du Fresne \| Ben Grant \| Wayne Blair \| Amelie Kienlin \| Jan David Frouman \| Sally Riley
• Producer	Angela Littlejohn \| Rosemary Blight \| Lauren Edwards \| Ryan Griffen
• Production Designer	Jo Ford \| Jacob Nash
• Casting	Anousha Zarkesh \| Mele Nagler
• Line Producer	Louisa Kors
• Costume Designer	Emily Seresin
• Cinematographer	Mark Wareham
• Visual Effects Producer	Sharon Lark
• Composer	Dave Whitehead (1)
• Hair & Make - Up Designer	Kath Brown
• Based On An Original Idea	Ryan Griffen
• Picture Editor	Simon Price

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