# The Man from Snowy River (TV series)

The Man from Snowy River is an Australian adventure drama television series based on Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River". Released in Australia as Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River, the series was subsequently released in both the United States and the United Kingdom as Snowy River: The McGregor Saga.
The series follows the adventures of Matt McGregor (Andrew Clarke), a successful Australian rancher, and his family. Matt is the hero immortalized in Banjo Paterson's poem "The Man from Snowy River", and the series is set 25 years after his famous ride. Patterson's poem was also the basis for two films The Man from Snowy River, and The Man from Snowy River II.

## Synopsis

During the late 1800s widower Matt McGregor, his adult sons Collin and Rob, plus adolescent daughter Danni, live and work on their cattle ranch named Langara. Widow Kathleen O'Neil and her young son Michael live on a nearby smaller property. To earn needed money Kathleen teaches school and runs the local newspaper. Matt and Kathleen eventually wed.
Wealthy and unscrupulous Oliver Blackwood, along with Matt's bitter nephew Luke, habitually cause trouble for the McGregors.

## Cast

Stars and guest stars of the series included notable and future notable actors.

### Main

* Andrew Clarke as Matt McGregor
* Brett Climo as Colin McGregor
* Wendy Hughes as Kathleen O'Neill/McGregor
* Guy Pearce as Rob McGregor
* Sheryl Munks as Emily McGregor
* Josh Lucas as Luke McGregor
* Ben Geurens as Michael O'Neil
* Jon Finlayson as James Gleeson

### Recurring/guests
## Nomination

The Man from Snowy River was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Popular Series in 1995.

## International distribution

When the series was distributed to some countries, the title was changed for various reasons.
| Country | Title |
| Australia | Banjo Paterson's The Man from Snowy River |
| United States & Canada | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga |
| United Kingdom | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga |
| Ireland | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga |
| Gibraltar | Snowy River |
| Iran | Snowy River |
The series was aired on Family Channel in the US, BBC Two in the UK, and WIC-owned and independent stations in Canada.

## Video releases

On 27 June 1995, the pilot was released on VHS
On 5 March 2002, a number of single episode videos were released on VHS. These include episodes "New Business", "Grand Opening", "Black Sheep", "Comeback", "The Grand Duke", and "Prince of Hearts"
In 2003, a region 1 DVD of the series pilot was released.
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release date |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – The Race | 1 | 18 November 2003 |
In 2004, season 4 was released as a 3 disk set, this time in region 4. This was followed by season 1 (3 disks) and season 2 (4 disks) in 2005, and season 3 (4 disks) in 2006.
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release date |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 1 | 13 | July 2005 |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 2 | 19 | December 2005 |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 3 | 20 | January 2006 |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – TV Series Season 4 | 13 | May 2004 |
On 25 January 2005, three 2-episode DVDs from the series were released in region 1. These episodes were the same as they had previously released on VHS.
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release date | Episodes |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Black Sheep/Prince of Hearts | 2 | 25 January 2005 |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Come Back/Grand Opening | 2 | 25 January 2005 | "Come Back", "Grand Opening" |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Grand Duke/New Business | 2 | 25 January 2005 | "Grand Duke", "New Business" |
In 2006, a 3-episode DVD was released in region 1, containing episodes previously released on VHS and DVD. In early 2007, a second DVD was released containing the remaining three previously released episodes. Later in 2007, a third DVD was released. Though the DVD case misreports two of the episodes as titles from the previous release, the actual contents are three never-before released episodes.
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release date | Episodes |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – There was more than one wild west! | 3 | 16 November 2006 | "Comeback", "The Grand Opening", "Black Sheep" |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback | 3 | 3 April 2007 | "Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business" |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – A Different Breed of Cowboy | 3 | 21 August 2007 | "Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant" ** |
* The DVD case erroneously reports the episodes as "Foundation Day", "The Grand Duke", and "New Business".
In 2008, all three of their previous DVDs was released as a set. The package contained one DVD case for "There was more than one wild west!" and a new double DVD case for the other two. The erroneous episode information for the third volume was corrected on the box and the double DVD case.
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release date | "Episodes" |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga Trilogy Volume 1 – 3 | 6 | 2008 | "Comeback", "The Grand Opening", "Black Sheep" "Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business" "Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant" |
In 2010, a combined 2-DVD package was released containing the last two DVDs (Adventure in the Australian Outback and A Different Breed of Cowboy).
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release date | "Episodes" |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga – Adventure in the Australian Outback/A Different Breed of Cowboy | 6 | 9 March 2010 | "Prince of Hearts", "The Grand Duke", "New Business" "Foundation Day", "The Lovers", "The Claimant" |
In 2010, the entire series was released for region 4, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the poem.
| DVD Name | Ep# | Release date |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – The Complete Series | 65 | 2 April 2010 |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 1 | 13 | 4 April 2011 |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 2 | 19 | 4 April 2011 |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 3 | 20 | 4 April 2011 |
| Banjo Paterson's The Man From Snowy River – Season 4 | 13 | 4 April 2011 |
In 2011, season 1 was released for region 2 with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish subtitles.