Johnny must live up to the hero status Hamish presents him as while the outback locals try to rescue a kidnapped koala from Bog (Alan Cumming), a giant crocodile and his dingo lackeys.

Locals tell me this is a must-visit, but a trip during August – Aussie winter – was not the best time to go, with bare vines and drizzle. It was the stops in the deepest depths of the outback ...