Under the Milky Way is an Australian television comedy series which first screened on community television in 2016. The series was also released as a movie in 2017.

Plot

Helene McKenzie is an avid astronomer in the observatory that overlooks the New South Wales regional town of Coonabarabran. Helene and her team of misfit colleagues actively fights its closure when a nearby and much newer observatory threatens its funding and research grant.

Under the Milky Way (TV series)

Cast

Lee McClenaghan as Helene McKenzie

Matt Stewart as Steven Eggbird

Tom McCathie as William 'Wild Bill' Sadie

Marty Rhone as Harry Rosenfeldt

Kirsty Snowden as Leslie Browning

Mark Gambino as Simon Redding

Bryce Hardy as Mike Finch

Rowan Francis as Mayor Darryl Barnham

Sophie Cusworth as Halle Smith

Davini Malcolm as Ronny McKenzie

Kate Dehnert as Aileen

Rob Sitch as Sam McKenzie

Awards

Antenna Awards

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| Lee McClenaghan

| Best Actor in a Narrative Drama, Comedy or Sketch

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| Outstanding Theme Song in a Program

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| Outstanding Creative Achievement in a Program

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| Best Narrative and/or Fictional Program

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See also

Leongatha

References

External links

Official Website

Australian Television Information Archive

Australian community access television shows

Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming

2016 Australian television series debuts

Australian television sitcoms

Under the Milky Way (TV series)