Character Relationships in The Dish

Cliff Buxton - Dish Master (played by Sam Neill) is a protagonist in The Dish. Cliff Buxton is the dish team's boss and its experienced Dish Master, as well as the old man seen admiring the telescope in the present day. He explains why NASA's liaison is necessary, lies to protect the station after the power failure, and joins Al Burnett, Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell, and Glenn Latham in restoring the signal and risking the dish during the moonwalk. Al Burnett - From NASA (played by Patrick Warburton) is a protagonist in The Dish. Al Burnett is NASA's liaison assigned to the Parkes team, whose presence initially makes Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell feel distrusted and patronized. Although he reluctantly supports Cliff Buxton's false report to Houston, Al forgives Mitch's maintenance error and works with Cliff, Mitch, and Glenn Latham to recover the spacecraft signal. Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell - Maneuvers (played by Kevin Harrington) appears in The Dish. Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell is a dish technician responsible for maneuvers and one of Cliff Buxton's staff members. He resents Al Burnett's NASA oversight, but his attitude changes after he admits that his incorrect generator maintenance caused the crisis. He then works with Al, Cliff, and Glenn Latham to relocate the signal before the broadcast. Glenn Latham - Electronics (played by Tom Long) appears in The Dish. Glenn Latham is the electronics specialist on Cliff Buxton's Parkes dish team. He is part of the small technical group responsible for receiving the Apollo 11 transmission, helping Cliff Buxton, Ross 'Mitch' Mitchell, and Al Burnett recover the signal after the power cut and keep the dish aimed at the Moon despite dangerous winds. Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre (played by Roy Billing) appears in The Dish. Mayor Robert 'Bob' McIntyre is the mayor of Parkes and a political supporter of the telescope. He helped secure the dish's construction in Parkes, expects its role in the moon landing to benefit his career, and celebrates when he learns that the successful video feed is coming from the dish, alongside the Prime Minister and U.S. Ambassador Howard.

Character Relationship Map: The Dish

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Story Dynamics

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Story Analysis

A remote Australian telescope overcomes technical failure and extreme weather to transmit humanity's first televised moonwalk.

Plot Progression

  1. A Telescope Remembered
  2. A Historic Assignment
  3. The Lost Signal
  4. Against the Wind
  5. The World Watches

Directed by Rob Sitch

The Dish (2000) · 6.8/10 · comedy, drama, history

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