Stark is a 1993 British-Australian television miniseries, based on the bestselling novel Stark by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international coproduction between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The budget for the series was AUD $7 million, with most of the money coming from the BBC. Elton wrote the script adapted from his own novel, as well as taking...
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Stark is a 1993 British-Australian television miniseries, based on the bestselling novel Stark by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international coproduction between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The budget for the series was AUD $7 million, with most of the money coming from the BBC. Elton wrote the script adapted from his own novel, as well as taking the starring role as "whinging Pom" CD.
Although Stark is primarily set in Western Australia, the series was filmed in two other Australian states: Victoria and South Australia. Desert scenes, which make up much of the later episodes, were filmed in and around Coober Pedy.
Stark was first aired by the ABC in Australia over two nights on 11 and 12 August (the second and third episodes were edited together into one movie-length episode). The series did not air in the United Kingdom until it appeared on BBC1 on Wednesday nights from 8–22...
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