Catching Milat

Overview:

A psychological thriller based on the investigation into the 1990s backpacker murders leading to the arrest and conviction of serial killer Ivan Milat. NSW police are on the search for a murderer after the bodies of backpackers are found in Belanglo State Forest. Catching Milat is the story of the men who brought the killer to justice.

Created by:

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

5/17/2015

Last air date:

5/24/2015

Key words:

based on novel or book
australia
based on true story
murder
ivan milat

Seasons

Miniseries

2 Episodes

Cast

Malcolm Kennard

~ as ~

Ivan Milat

Geoff Morrell

~ as ~

Superintendent Clive Small

Richard Cawthorne

~ as ~

Detective Paul Gordon

David Field

~ as ~

Detective Neil Birse

Zoe Houghton

~ as ~

Joan Milat

Salvatore Coco

~ as ~

Detective Mark Camenzuli

Luke Ford

~ as ~

Detective Bob Godden

Craig Hall

~ as ~

Detective Rod Lynch

Alan Lovell

~ as ~

Detective O'Connor

Richard Sutherland

~ as ~

Detective Royce Gorman

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Reviews (1)

Gimly
Written 6 year(s) ago
5
As soon as I'd finished Catching Milat I was thinking about one pretty massive issue that it had, and it made me think that it's a problem shared by a lot of Australian True Crime stuff - we spend so much time with the villain, but basically learn nothing about them beyond the superficial. We get a look into some of his home life, but zero information about his motivation. We don't even know if parts of this version of Milat's crimes are incidental in the carrying out of the crimes he actually cares about, or if the whole thing is planned, or none of it. It also takes some pretty massive liberties with the actual history of Ivan Milat, especially in the second part.

It was pretty neat to see a some things and go "Hey, I recognise that!" (I used to camp in Belanglo State Forest) but I Can't imagine that experience will exactly translate to the world at large.

Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.