The Straits
Seen it?2012 | 1 seasons | 55 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a small audience and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Shetland, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 9 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Set among the turquoise waters and lethal wildlife of Australia’s Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, The Straits is an exotic, darkly humorous crime drama. The Montebellos are not your average Australian family. Modern day smugglers, their family business is transporting drugs into Australia and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Brian CoxHarry Montebello
- Rena OwenKitty Montebello
- Aaron Fa'aosoNoel Montebello
- Jimi BaniMarou Montebello
- Firass DiraniGary Montebello
- Susannah Bayes-MortonSissi Montebello
- Emma LungLola
- Andy AndersonVince