Rain Shadow

I loved Rachel Ward ever since Thornbirds. Enjoy Australian films and Australian actors. Kept my interest. A good wholesome series without bad language and sex. Would like to see more like this.

I enjoyed this short series very much. I only wish that it had more episodes, or a few more seasons.

It seems a little dull and low-key at first, but I like the way that they didn't overact the scenes and they didn't overwrite the characters. The drama is very natural and not excessively melodramatic.

The two lead actors, do a great job keeping their characters real.

This show seems like a slice of real life in a small town area suffering from an ongoing drought.

I don't know how realistic it is since I don't live in sheep country in Australia and I'm sure there are some clichés that I missed that someone who lives there would think are silly.

I enjoyed it overall.

Really good miniseries but I wanted more. Only six episodes of a show that could have been an Australian version of Siegfried Farnon et al., but more serious.

Perhaps I am a bit biased as my family participated in the filming of the series. I found it to be quite realistic as we live in the area the series was filmed in. Life is very slow here especially compared to the area in New York we originated from. It is also very different in comparison to Adelaide which is 50 km from here. Lack of rain in our area is very devastating for the farmers as I am sure it is through out Australia. It is about time someone shows the true impact that perhaps everyday people and corporations take it seriously enough to do their best to conserve water. Rachel Ward is a lovely woman that took the time to speak to my daughter Amanda who played Pam the "puppy girl" in episode 2. We may be from NY but we are naturalized and take quite seriously the issues facing this country. Keep watching and see what life is like for those that supply our crops and meat. Its a great series !!!

The drought-stricken landscape of South Australia is a basic element, almost a 'character', of this well-written series, which I'm watching again for its 2nd run. But the dramatic tension relies on the relationship between the female leads of Rachel Ward and Victoria Thaine - sometimes tense, usually respectful. Many scenes work for their unfinished or repressed words, and awkward silences of these actors, as their characters struggle to relate to each other. Lots of good Oz wine is consumed - South Australian, no doubt ! Rachel Ward looks as sexy as ever, albeit unaided by makeup or other enhancements - which she doesn't need !

With pedigreed writers like Tony Morphett involved, we expect and get fine results in this ABC TV production.