Director Eric Tayler had made the mini series Dead Men Running for the ABC the year before.
Shooting of the six-episode series took place in Bandaleer Downs, Tarana, Sofala, Vittoria, Mullion Creek Orange and Bathurst, and at the ABC's Gore Hill studios.
[4][5] A new version of the series (sometimes broadcast as a TV film) was produced in 1986 with the actor Michael York playing the character of Carl Zinter.
Eric Tayler shepherds the show's actors, and animals, with laconic skill... performances... attest to a growing expertise in Australian teledrama."
"[7] Another critic for the same paper thought it "has plenty of good outdoor shots and fresh air, yet somehow lacks robustness and enough zing to hold the interest.