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Outback Truckers

Outback Truckers is an Australian factual television series which looks at the Australian road-transport industry. It focuses on selected drivers and interesting personalities and shows the problems tackled by some sectors. The show is filmed mostly across Australia, but also takes detour in New Zealand (seasons 3–5) and Weno, Micronesia (season 4). It originally screened on the Seven Network in 2012 and currently airs on 7mate. It has aired around the world on networks such as Quest TV (UK) and Discovery Europe.[1] Season 8 aired in Australia in May 2020, which was also the last season before the conclusion of the TV series.[2]

Cast

Cast updates, losses and notes

In July 2017 one of the cast members, Sonya Wise, died. Sonya and her husband, Greg, featured in season 3 of Outback Truckers. Outback Truckers Noelene Turner died in 2014. She left behind her outback trucking husband Bluesy. In 2015, season 1 trucker Dougal Brett was killed when the helicopter he was piloting, crashed on his cattle station.

Jeff Elliot from Season 5 is also a well renowned airbrush and abstract artist as well as one of the founding members of the British and European Custom Truck Scene, and won many awards at major shows in the 1980s for his custom fabrication and airbrush skills. Later in the 1980s he concentrated on international truck driving and did many long trips, with destinations as far and wide as Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, and even did regular trips from Italy to the Chinese border at Corgos. In the late 1990s he moved to Australia and operated a very successful air brush business, but has now returned to full-time truck driving, as well as running Tasmanian Landscape Studio.com On his debut in season 5, he was a fresh seafood freighter.

Relation to other series

In season 5, government has released land to Coober Pedy (South Australia) for the mining of opals in 2017, and Mark Cromwell was seen sending mining machinery to the mines. In 2018, it spawned the spinoff series: Outback Opal Hunters.

Reception

Outback Truckers was favourably reviewed by the press. Melinda Houston from The Sydney Morning Herald's 'Critics Choice' noted that "they're great stories well told from a part of the country and a way of life most of us will never otherwise experience".[3] It was also praised in The West Australian for its various close ties with Western Australia.[4] News Limited's 'Switch On' gave it a 4/5 rating, one of the week's highest scores.[5]

Viewers

Season 1 (2014)

International broadcasting

The following table lists the countries in which Outback Truckers airs outside Australia.

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2012)

Season 2 (2014)

Season 3 (2015)

Season 4 (2016)

Season 5 (2017)

Season 6 (2018)

Season 7 (2019)

Season 8 (2020)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Returning: Outback Truckers, Ice Road Truckers | TV Tonight".
  2. ^ "Ratings | TV Tonight".
  3. ^ Houston, Melinda (14 October 2012). "Critic's choice: the week ahead in TV". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ^ Brown, Pat (19 October 2012). "Kings and Queens of the road". The West Australian. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  5. ^ Butler, Dianne (16 October 2012). "Television: The week ahead". News.com.au. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Saturday 20th October". MediaSpy. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Saturday 27th October". MediaSpy. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Saturday 3rd November". MediaSpy. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Saturday 10th November". MediaSpy. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Saturday 17th November". MediaSpy. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Outback Truckers – Season 5, Episode 6". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 1". JB Hi-Fi. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 2". JB Hi-Fi. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 3". JB Hi-Fi. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 4". JB Hi-Fi. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 5". JB Hi-Fi. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 6". Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 6". JB Hi-Fi. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  19. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 7". Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 7". JB Hi-Fi. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Outback Truckers – Series 8". Retrieved 15 May 2020.

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