Catching Milat
Catching Milat is a two-part Australian television miniseries that screened on the Seven Network, in collaboration with Screen Australia on 17 and 24 May 2015. It is based on the 1998 book "Sins of the Brother" by Mark Whittaker and Les Kennedy and is loosely based upon the true story of how New South Wales Police and detectives under "Task Force Air" tracked down and caught serial killer Ivan Milat, who was responsible for the infamous backpacker murders. Critical response. Clive Small, a former assistant police commissioner, retired detective and now author, served as the investigation team  head of "Task Force Air". He has criticised the program as a marginally fictionalised account, especially for overstating the role of Detective Paul Gordon. Production. The series was produced by Shine Productions (as Shine Australia, a division of Shine Group), for Network Seven and directed by Peter Andrikidis and produced by Kerrie Mainwaring and Rory Callaghan in the pine forests of south-western Australia. It was written by Dalton Dartmouth. Reception. The first episode aired on 17 May 2015 at 8:50 on the Seven Network. Home Media. Catching Milat was Released on DVD and Blu-ray on 25 May 2015  with no bonus content, but the two part series episodes on the DVD run longer than the original aired episodes.