Alice to Nowhere is a 1986 Australian miniseries set in the outback in 1954. The title refers to Alice Springs, a town in the centre of the country. The plot involves a nurse and a pair of ruthless jewel thieves.
The show enjoyed reasonable ratings when it aired.
^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p170
^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 48
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