The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw is a 1980 Australian four-part television miniseries based on the life of Ned Kelly. It was shot from February to May 1980 and the end of its original broadcast, in October–November 1980, coincided with the centenary of Ned Kelly's death. The complete miniseries has been released on region 4 DVD in Australia by Umbrella Entertainment. Cast John Jarratt – Ned Kelly Steve Bisley – Joe Byrne Elaine Cusick – Mrs. Kelly Lewis Fitz-Gerald – Tom Lloyd John Ley – Dan Kelly Ric Herbert – Steve Hart Peter Hehir – Aaron Sherritt Debra Lawrance – Maggie Kelly Sigrid Thornton – Kate Kelly Tim Eliott – Steele Leslie Dayman as Jack Lloyd Anthony Hawkins Production The mini-series was made by Pegasus Productions, the company of Ian Jones and Browyn Binns. They had made the hugely popular mini-series Against the Wind. Jones had long been interested in the story of Ned Kelly and did extensive research. "I recognised the impossibility of his situation in a frontier society," said Jones. "He was the centre of a tragedy which could have been avoided." Jones wanted to make the series in part to make amends for his dissatisfaction with the 1970 film Ned Kelly.