“Darby and Joan”, a series starring Bryan Brown and Greta Scacchi, will premiere on Acorn TV next month.
Acorn TV is billed as “Netflix for the Anglophile” – a subscription video streaming service offering programming from the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries.
Two episodes of the new series, “Darby and Joan” will premiere weekly on the service on Mondays from Aug. 8 to 29.
The series follows retired Australian homicide detective Jack Darby (Brown), who has taken to the open road with his dog Diesel to flee his past. There, he collides with recently widowed English nurse Joan Kirkhope (Scacchi) who is on a reluctant pilgrimage to find answers about her husband’s mysterious death.
The show explores themes around “grey nomads” – retirees who leave behind their comfortable homes to set out for adventure – and people who are searching for, or escaping, something.
“Danger and secrets lurk for those who bother to look. The series asks: can you find yourself in the middle of nowhere?”, publicity for the show said.
It was filmed in Queensland across the Gold Coast, Scenic Rim, Redland City, North Stradbroke Island, Mount Isa and Cairns in a bid to shine a light on some of the unseen areas of the continent.
“Darby and Joan” was produced by CJZ and executive produced by Claire Tonkin (“My Life is Murder”), David Hannam (“Secret Bridesmaid’s Business”), Matt Campbell, Bea Tammer and Catherine Mackin, with series producer Pino Amenta (“Five Bedrooms” and “Wentworth”) and supervising producer Toni Malone (“My Life is Murder”).
It was created by Glenys Rowe and Phillip Gwynne with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Queensland.