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
Ann (Angela Punch-McGregor) and Richard (Richard Moir) are a contemporary couple with two young children. They live on the outskirts of Canberra, in a newish suburb that has yet to encroach on the bare hills behind the house they are now extending. Richard travels a lot on business. Ann is studying for a degree. The passion of true love has gone. Part I describes Ann's affair with her husband's best friend, Michael (Steven Jacobs); Part II describes Richard's affair with another woman, Eleanor (Kim Krejus).