Catching Milat

First Air Date: 2015-05-17

Status: Ended

Rating: ⭐ 7.156/10 (16 votes)

Genres: Crime

Overview: A psychological thriller based on the investigation into the 1990s backpacker murders leading to the arrest and conviction of serial killer Ivan Milat. NSW police are on the search for a murderer after the bodies of backpackers are found in Belanglo State Forest. Catching Milat is the story of the men who brought the killer to justice.

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 2

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Top Cast

Malcolm Kennard

as Ivan Milat

Geoff Morrell

as Superintendent Clive Small

Richard Cawthorne

as Detective Paul Gordon

David Field

as Detective Neil Birse

User Reviews

Gimly

⭐ 5/10

Aug 25, 2019

As soon as I'd finished _Catching Milat_ I was thinking about one pretty massive issue that it had, and it made me think that it's a problem shared by a lot of Australian True Crime stuff - we spend **so much** time with the villain, but basically learn **nothing** about them beyond the superficial. We get a look into some of his home life, but zero information about his motivation. We don't even know if parts of this version of Milat's crimes are incidental in the carrying out of the crimes he actually cares about, or if the whole thing is planned, or none of it. It also takes some pretty massive liberties with the actual history of Ivan Milat, especially in the second part.

It was pretty neat to see a some things and go "Hey, I recognise that!" (I used to camp in Belanglo State Forest) but I Can't imagine that experience will exactly translate to the world at large.

_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._