Anne Brooksbank

Writing

Anne Brooksbank

Anne Brooksbank (born 1943) is an Australian writer. She has written a number of novels as well as scripts for film and TV. Brooksbank was married to Australian writer, journalist and filmmaker Bob Ellis, with whom she occasionally collaborated, and has a son, writer, actor and singer Jack Ellis.

Known For

HeatstrokeHeatstroke · 2013
Heatstroke
5.12013
MovieThriller
On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.
...Maybe This Time...Maybe This Time · 1981
...Maybe This Time
4.21981
MovieDrama
Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in and has a fling with an old flame, Alan. She also begins sleeping with Paddy.
Archer's AdventureArcher's Adventure · 1985
Archer's Adventure
5.71985
MovieAdventureTV Movie
During the 1860s, Dave Powers, apprentice to a horse trainer, volunteers to ride Archer to the Melbourne Cup race. Their start is 600 miles from Melbourne, and the journey is anything but easy. Of course, the pair have numerous adventures along the way, and in the end Archer competes in the Melbourne Cup race.
Goodbye ParadiseGoodbye Paradise · 1983
Goodbye Paradise
5.41983
MovieDramaMystery
The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey writes a book exposing police corruption, does an investigation resulting in 2 murders, exposes a religious cult and watches the army begin a military coup.
The Winds of JarrahThe Winds of Jarrah · 1983
The Winds of Jarrah
7.01983
MovieRomance
Australia 1946. A young woman escapes from an unhappy affair to become tutor to three children who are being raised by their uncle.
Remember MeRemember Me · 1985
Remember Me
8.01985
MovieMysteryDrama
A woman recently returned to work is contacted by her former husband who has been in a mental institution. She is torn between her still strong desire for him, and her fear, which comes from events in their past. She cannot control his intrusion into both her current life and her second marriage, and tragedy ensues.
Army WivesArmy Wives · 1987
Army Wives
10.01987
MovieTV MovieDrama
Two childhood friends who marry brothers in the Army soon discover that their lives will take a different path from what they first expected.
Blue HeelersBlue Heelers · 1993
Blue Heelers
6.71993
SeriesDrama
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Wood), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops.

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