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Part 1

Sunday, August 10, 2003 (ABC)
Screenplay: Ian David
Director: Graeme Burfoot

In this premiere episode, six year-old Robert Drewe and his family move from Melbourne to Perth. The young boy thinks it's paradise — a world of simple coastal pleasures, clear skies, trusting faces and nothing to threaten an abundance of small town friendliness and tranquility.

In a nearby suburb, a man with a harelip begins working for Robert's father. His life is punctuated by petty crime, false bravado, and a need to be noticed.

As Robert's mother Dorothy lies alone in bed one night, a smirking and knowing eye looks in through the bedroom window.

Starring:

• Tim Draxl as Robert Drewe
• Andrew Hale as Prosecutor
• San Wyllie as Eric Cooke
• Andrew Warwick as Magistrate
• Michael Loney as Ken Hatfield
• Angus Edwards as Young Robert Drewe
• Angie Milliken as Dorothy Drewe
• Toby Edwards as Young Billy Drewe
• Tilly Ozsdolay as One Legged Man
• Richard Mellick as Passenger
• William McInnes as Roy Drewe
• Humphrey Bower as Jim Chute
• Natasha Mutch as Gladys Chute
• Ellen Cressey as School Teacher
• Summer Williams as Posh girl 1
• Caroline Duncan as Posh girl 2
• Sophie Guyonnet as Posh girl 3
• Caitlin Roberts as Posh girl 4
• Zac Richard as Robert Drewe junior
• Joshua Brennan as Nick Howell junior
• Joshua York as as Billy Drewe junior
• Liz Spencer as Mrs Howell
• Stacey Newlands as Rosalie
• David Press as Detective Jenkins
• Peter Docker as Detective Bunnings
• Geoff Miethe as Mr Palmer
• Holly Sheppard as Noelene
• Phil Bennett as Ants Man
• Claire Van Der Boom as Woman Bowler
• Melissa Cantwell as Sally Cooke
• Mark McAullay as 'Gelignite' Jack Murray
• Nick Sheppard as Sparrow Ranger
• Tiarna & Lindsay Johnson as Young Jan
• Bob Faggeter as Greengrocer
• Narelle Cuneen as Buxom Woman
• Marney Louise Commens as Woman on bike