True Colours

Very slow at times interesting story line about sadness in the indigenous people of Australia.

Pretty average acting by well worn stars with lots of plastic surgery.

Not the best we have produced.

This is a very interesting and satisfying show because it has a good script, wonderful performances by all and interesting character actors. Good photography, editing and production value. They speak in English and in different aboriginal languages:dialects with subtitles. The aboriginal culture is so interesting. And being a different culture, we couldn't second guess who-done-it or where the story was taking us. Nothing was predictable. This should have a second season starring Rarriwuy Hick and Luke Taylor (Long John silver in Black Sails). They have a strong screen presence and good chemistry together.

While it starts off slow and sometimes stays in the slow lane, I found it quiet interesting in the way the communities in the outback deal out their justices.

Rarriwuy Hick certainly held her own in her first lead role, and the cast are brilliant as well.

This being one of SBS & NITVs first commissions into the foray of Aussie drama, I believe whatever we see next from them will be just as good as their first offering.

Give it a go. You might just like it.

Found this series interesting and real. An indigenous detective walking the fine line between white laws and and confronted with the preferred law of her people. THe reference to skin and who could talk to who was also eye opening and the storyline was far from predictable which kept us watching. Many of the performers were not seasoned actors but carried themselves well , and though the pace was slow, it was more realistic of a police investigation and not at all like the crime being solved in an hour of television. And there was more than one crime happening here - a constant sadness that aboriginal works are treated so carelessly by white entrepreneurs looking exploit and to make a lot of money out of them . Kudos to all involved in bringing a new aspect of aboriginal life to our screens.

What a fantastic original show. Did not know what to expect with this series, and expecting a trend of black fella good and white fella bad, but this was a really good depiction of reality and issues faced by indigenous people living in an white fella world. Original story that was not predictable and nice to see a show where the landscape speaks for itself and the scenes don't have to be filled with incessant dialogue. Great show! Can't wait for the second and further series to follow. Good to see strong female leads with out patronising and 'preaching' messages. Excellent series!