Puberty Blues and Redfern Now lead the way in the 2nd annual AACTA Awards with the ABC landing the most nominations. The 2nd AACTA Awards will be held on Wednesday 30 January 2013 at The Star in Sydney.
AACTA AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ACTOR
• Brenna Harding. Puberty Blues. Network Ten
• Ed Oxenbould. Julian.
• Saskia Rosendahl. Lore.
• Lily Sullivan. Mental. Continue reading »
Sunday March 25th
TANGLE – showtime – Season 3
Season 3 of this revelatory drama will pull apart and look at just how the generations separate from one another and how the ties of family are stretched. Ally sheds some of love’s illusions and begins to see life possibilities beyond her family and Gabriel. Both Romeo and Gigi need her less than she’d imagined, but in different ways, as they build their own lives. When Max moves away, Christine flirts with a parallel life at odds with all previous certainties. Gabriel learns his love for Ally is founded in her unavailability and is finally set free. Nat’s chaos is the one constant. Ally has moved her family to a rambling old rental property by the sea. Her financial need to return to the workforce prompts a surprising offer from Joe, which brings to question what Ally wants from him and from Gabriel. Christine’s fear that her family is dissolving is confirmed when Max announces he’s moving in with Nat. Romeo shares Charlotte’s distressing secret and Gigi enjoys having a half-sister in Ophelia.
Starring Justine Clarke, Kat Stewart, Catherine McClements, Matt Day, Kick Gurry, Joel Tobeck, Jane Allsop, Lincoln Younes, Blake Davis, Eva Lazarro, Lucia Emmerichs, Georgia Flood and Dan Wyllie.
INSIDE THE WORLD OF HENRY VIII – HISTORY
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Charles Dickens called him ‘a spot of blood and grease on the history of England’, a man who achieved worldwide infamy for his cruelty, girth and six suffering wives. But King Henry VIII was also a man of energy and education. He was a scholar, a gifted musician and a sportsman. He changed the course of history, and created a court of unrivalled magnificence.
Monday March 26th
ONE FALSE MOVE: ROAD TRAINS – A&E
9.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
The Outback is one of the World’s most treacherous and punishing stretches of land on the globe, and not just any truck is up to the task of moving precious cargo through it. We take you inside the world of Australia’s legendary road trains. It takes the biggest trucks in the world to keep the outback alive, and it takes the bravest men in the world to get behind the wheel of these monstrous machines.
EXTRAORDINARY 10 YEAR-OLDS – BIO
8.30pm – Subscription TV Premiere
Meet four incredible kids who are dealing with the kind of trauma that most adults can only hope they will never
experience in their lifetime. In this extraordinary film, see their stories and how they live, and learn their hopes,
dreams, fears and regrets in the face of adversity.
SECRETS OF THE PHARAOHS – HISTORY
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Pharaohs and their families come to life in this special one hour documentary. The Egyptian dynasty of the royals of Thebes began with the death of Sekenenra Tao, and drew to an end more than 200 years later with the remarkable reign of the mysterious king Akhenaten and his successor, Tutankhamen. Did the Egyptians destroy themselves through intermarriage? When King Tutankhamen died, many mysteries were buried with him, until modern science found a way to unearth the Secrets of the Pharaohs.
Tuesday March 27
ISLAND AT THE END OF THE WORLD: SHACKLETON’S TRIUMPH – HISTORY
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Explore the journey over and around the awesome sub-Antarctic Island of South eorgia, made famous by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. Our modern-day expedition sets out to follow the same route over South Georgia, as taken by Shackleton after his ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic in 1915.
Wednesday March 28
WINK, MEET DELETE – BIO
10.00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
With 16, 000 people in the UK adding a new profile to dating sites every day, perceptions have obviously shifted about this once-taboo subject. This film invites you to join those who’ve been seduced by the allure of on-line dating as they explain how it all works and what happened to them. From the euphoria of the first wink, to the expectations of a brief meet and the heartbreak of delete, we hear just how the dating revolution works and how it has transformed humanity’s oldest endeavour, courtship.
WIKISECRETS – HISTORY
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
It’s the biggest intelligence breach in U.S. history- the leaking of more than half-a-million classified documents on the WikiLeaks website in the spring of 2010. Behind it all, stand two very different men: Julian Assange, the Internet activist and hacker who published the documents, and an Army intelligence analyst named Bradley E. Manning, who’s currently charged with handing them over. Private Manning allegedly leaked the secret cablesalong with a controversial video- in the hope of inciting “worldwide discussion, debates and reforms.” Assange’s stated mission has been to force the U.S. and other governments into maximum transparency through his whistleblowing website. Through in-depth interviews with Manning’s father, Assange, and others close to the case, we see the full story behind the leaks.
CRACKHOUSE USA – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK
9.30pm – Subscription TV Premiere
Follow the shocking true stories of a gang of drug dealers, the feds who set them up, the wiretap that caught them and the devastated lives they left behind. Between 2001 and 2005, Darrell “Duck” Davis recruited a crew of young men to help him take over the drug trade in Rockford, Illinois. Operating a dozen crack and heroin houses, they sold a pound of heroin and almost the same amount of crack every week, making approximately $5,000 a day.
Thursday March 29
PAWN STARS – A&E – Season 5
Everyday at 7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Long before banks, ATMS and check-cashing services, there were pawn shops. Pawning was the leading form of consumer credit in the United States until the 1950s, and pawn shops are still helping everyday people make ends meet. Pawn Stars takes you inside the colorful world of the pawn business. At the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the outskirts of Las Vegas, three generations of the Harrison family–grandfather Richard, son Rick and grandson Corey–jointly run the family business, and there’s clashing and camaraderie every step of the way.
ICE ROAD TRUCKERS – A&E – Season 3
Weekdays at 6.30pm – Channel Premiere
For two months out of every year, a group of exceptional men and women find their way to the Canadian tundra to undertake one of the most dangerous jobs on earth. In the thick of winter, truckers in giant eighteen wheelers carry vital equipment and supplies to miners hundreds of miles away. In blizzard conditions, these truckers travel over ice roads that often take them over frozen lakes. Each man is trained in self survival, from fixing his truck in sub zero conditions in seconds to escaping from a truck if the ice cracks.
Friday March 30
WEEDS – W – Season 7
Weekdays at 6.00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Widowed mother Nancy Botwin becomes a drug dealer to make money to support her family after her husband’s unexpected death. Nancy’s associates in her pot-growing business include accountant Doug and Andy, who is her late husband’s brother. Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Kevin Nealon, Justin Kirk
Saturday March 31
ROBERT E. LEE – HISTORY
6.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
He is celebrated by handsome equestrian statues in countless cities and towns across the American South, and by no less than five postage stamps issued by the government he fought against during the four bloodiest years in American history. Nearly a century and a half after his death, Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration.
THE QUEEN”S PALACES – BBC KNOWLEDGE – Season 2
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
It’s one of Britain’s smallest palaces, yet events at Holyrood have determined the fate of three countries. It was also the last place where a prince challenged the right of an king to sit the throne.
Finally Matt Day, Justine Clarke and Kat Stewart are back for a third season of the critically acclaimed Australian drama, Tangle.
Starting on Sunday, March 25th, Tangle is the story of two generations of two families colliding, connecting and sometimes at cross purposes as they navigate their way around the maze of love, sex, money and politics.
Last night saw the subscription television industry gather at Sydney Theatre for the sold out 9th Annual ASTRA Awards.
Hosted by Lee Furlong, Tara Moss and Helen Dalley, the glamorous event was a jewel in the crown for what has been
an exceptional year for subscription TV. The entire night from the red carpet, through the 90 minute ceremony to the
exclusive after party was a reflection of the breadth and depth of talent and content across the subscription TV platform.
In the Subscribers’ Choice categories, voted for by viewers, Sarah Murdoch was selected as the Favourite Personality –
Female while last year’s big winner Andrew Winter took home the award for Favourite Personality – Male. The Favourite
Program – International category was won by Grand Designs Season 8 and the award for Favourite Program –
Australian went to Selling Houses Australia.
While long running favourites like FOX8’s Australia’s Next Top Model, which received the award for Most Outstanding
Reality Program, were celebrated, it was also a night to recognise new shows and talent across the platform. W’s
Spirited received the award for Most Outstanding Drama with Matt King taking the Most Outstanding Performance by an
Actor – Male award, and for her role in Showcase’s drama series Tangle, Catherine McClements took home the Most
Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female award. Bio’s original production Who We Are won Most Outstanding
Documentary, new children’s series from CBeebies, Penelope K, By The Way won Most Outstanding Children’s
Program or Coverage and The LifeStyle Channel’s Grand Designs Australia won Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program
with host Peter Maddison picking up the Best New Talent award.
ASTRA CEO Petra Buchanan said, “The great programming and talent that distinguishes subscription television was on
display last night at the ASTRA Awards. The entertaining ceremony was packed with star power and great musical
performances celebrating the stars and shows Australians love to watch”.
Broadcast coverage of some of the year’s biggest news, sports and events took home awards on the night. SKY NEWS
Election 2010 received the Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage award with David Speers winning Most
Outstanding Performance by a Presenter and fellow SKY NEWS presenter Ashleigh Gillon being awarded Most
Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist. FOXTEL’s coverage of the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 won
Most Outstanding Use of Innovation in Programming while their coverage of Vancouver Winter Olympics took home the
Most Outstanding Sports Program or Coverage award. Channel [V]’s Big Day Out Li[v]e won the award for Most
Outstanding Music Program or Coverage and Australian Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2010 won Most Outstanding
Light Entertainment Program.
Guests on the night were entertained by musical performances from Jessica Mauboy, Katie Noonan’s Elixir Trio and
Guineafowl. A surprise unscheduled performance by Icehouse’s Iva Davies, had him perform an acoustic rendition of
his Australian classic Great Southern Land, which was met with rapturous applause. The musical talent continued at the
exclusive after party where Channel [V]’s Danny Clayton and Jane Gazzo spun the decks and vocalist Cavan Te
entertained the guests with some classic soul, old school funk, R&B and smooth jazz accompanied by a vocal trio and
baby grand piano.
The prestigious Channel of the Year award went to The LifeStyle Channel for the second year.
CHANNEL OF THE YEAR
The LifeStyle Channel
SUBSCRIBERS’ CHOICE
Favourite Program – Australian: Selling Houses Australia Series 3
- The LifeStyle Channel
Favourite Program – International: Grand Designs Season 8 – The LifeStyle Channel
Favourite Personality – Female: Sarah Murdoch – FOX8
Favourite Personality – Male: Andrew Winter – The LifeStyle Channel
PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION
Most Outstanding Children’s Program or Event: Penelope K, By The Way – CBeebies
Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage: Big Day Out Li[V]e 2010 – Channel [V]
Most Outstanding Sports Program or Coverage: Vancouver Olympic Winter Games – FOXTEL
Most Outstanding Documentary: Who We Are – Bio
Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage: Election 2010 – SKY NEWS
Most Outstanding Reality Program: Australia’s Next Top Model Series 6 – FOX8
Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program: Grand Designs Australia – The LifeStyle Channel
Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program: Australian Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2010
- Nickelodeon
Most Outstanding Drama: Spirited – W
Most Outstanding Use of Innovation in Programming: Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 – FOXTEL
TALENT
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male: Matt King – Tangle – W
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female: Catherine McClements – Tangle -Showcase
Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter: David Speers – SKY NEWS
Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist: Ashleigh Gillon – SKY NEWS
Best New Talent: Peter Maddison – The LifeStyle Channel
The ASTRA Awards are the Australian subscription television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 2003. This year the 9th Annual Astra Awards are to be held on July 21st, at Sydney Theatre, and will be open for voting by the public this Monday June 20th, 2011. The awards are to be hosted by an all female ensemble – Lee Furlong, Tara Moss and Helen Dalley.
Voting is available on Channel 333 on Foxtel or on their website www.astraawards.com
Here are the nominations:
Most Outstanding Children’s Program or Event
Camp Orange: Castle Mountain Nickelodeon
Go Lingo National Indigenous Television
Penelope K, By The Way CBeebies
Most Outstanding Music Program or Coverage
Big Day Out Li[V]e 2010 Channel [V]
MTV Classic Launch MTV
[V] Guerilla Gigs Channel [V]
[V] LIVE Series Channel [V]
Most Outstanding Sports Program or Coverage
Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 FOXTEL
JB Were Australian Masters Golf FOX SPORTS
NRL – Monday Night Football FOX SPORTS
Pardon The Interruption ESPN
Vancouver Olympic Winter Games FOXTEL
Most Outstanding Documentary
Aussie Christmas Light The LifeStyle Channel
Aussies Abroad ESPN
Australian Pirate Patrol National Geographic Channel
Tough Nuts -
Australia’s Hardest Criminals (Ep 1) Crime & Investigation Network
Who We Are Bio
Most Outstanding News Program or Coverage
Christchurch Earthquake SKY NEWS
Election 2010 SKY NEWS
Queensland Disasters SKY NEWS
Wagga Wagga – Rain and Crop Ruin The Weather Channel
Most Outstanding Reality Program
Australia’s Next Top Model Series 6 FOX8
Dating In The Dark Australia FOX8
Deadliest Catch Season 6 Discovery Channel
Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program
Grand Designs Australia The LifeStyle Channel
Matthew Hayden’s Home Ground The LifeStyle Channel
Selling Houses Australia Series 3 The LifeStyle Channel
Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program
Australian Nickelodeon Kids’
Choice Awards 2010 Nickelodeon
B430 Season 2 Channel [V]
Most Outstanding Drama
Spirited W
Tangle Season 2 Showcase
Most Outstanding Use of Innovation in Programming
Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 FOXTEL
MAX House Party MAX
Socceroos in 3D FOX SPORTS
Vancouver Olympic Winter Games 2010 FOXTEL
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Male
Don Hany – Tangle Showcase
Matt King – Spirited W
Rodger Corser – Spirited W
Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female
Catherine McClements – Tangled Showcase
Claudia Karvan – Spirited W
Justine Clarke – Tangled Showcase
Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter
Andrew Winter – Selling Houses The LifeStyle Channel
Brendon Julian – Inside Cricket FOX SPORTS
Danny Clayton Channel [V]
David Speers SKY NEWS
Peter Maddison – Grand Designs Aust. The LifeStyle Channel
Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist
Ashleigh Gillon SKY NEWS
Kieran Gilbert SKY NEWS
Magdalena Roze The Weather Channel
Best New Talent
Billy Russell Channel [V]
Luke & Wyatt Nickelodeon
Peter Maddison – Grand Design Aust. The LifeStyle Channel
Tori Bailey – Casting Call The Disney Channel
With Nine’s regional affiliate in northern NSW and QLD airing The Block at 7.30pm, instead of 7.00pm like they are in the major cities, there are some variences in nightly programming for NBN when compared to Nine.
This will most likley be the case for those in WIN regional markets as well, who are also airing The Block at 7.30pm. NBN and WIN air ACA at 7pm, after having an hour of news, followed by The Block. On Monday the 20th of June, NBN will air The Block until 8.30pm, followed by the season 4 fianle of The Big Bang Theory. Rescue: Special Ops will be a double starting at 9pm.
Nine will have the final Big Bang at 8pm on Monday, followed by the Come Fly With me season end, with then another double Rescue.
On Tuesday, Come Fly With Me will air it’s final episode at 8pm on NBN, therefore RBT will not be shown, to be followed by normal Nine programming. While on Wednesday only one repeat of Big Bang will be shown. On Thursday NBN will see The Block from 7.30pm for an hour.
Wondering what is happening with your favourite Australian drama or reality competition show? Here is a list summarising both genres with information as to what has been renewed, what has not been, and some names of new shows to air in 2011. Updated November 22.
The list will no doubt grow and update as the networks release their upfronts for 2011.
Australian Drama.
AFP – Nine was supposed to air in 2010 – Low ratings with cop based dramas all round sees it held off until 2011.
City Homicide – Seven – Rumours of the show being axed have not been confirmed by Seven. A decision will be made on whether there will be a 5th season or not some time in 2011. A 6 part mini series airs early 2011.
Cops LAC - Nine – Officially dropped by Nine. Not renewed.
East West 101 – SBS ONE – 3rd season to air 2011.
Home and Away – Seven – No confirmation, but almost certainly will return in 2011 for its 24th year.
Inside Out – Ten new for 2011
Neighbours – Ten / Eleven – Returns on Eleven in 2011. 26th year.
Offspring – Ten – confirmed for 2nd season in 2011.
Packed to the Rafters – Seven – Production on 4th season has commenced – so yes – it is back in 2011. Ads at teh end of the final suggest Rafters will return ealry 2011 – so possible February start. Usually Rafters is not on until mid year.
Rescue Special Ops – Nine – renewed for 3rd season in 2011.
Rush – Ten confirmed for 4th season in 2011.
Sea Patrol - Nine renewed for season 5.
Spirited – W renewed for season 2.
Tangle – Showcase 3rd season yet to be confirmed
Underbelly – Nine 4th season to air 2011. Subject of 4th season TBC though. Telemovies to come as well.
Winners and Losers - Seven new for 2011.
Reality Competition shows.
Australia’s Got Talent - 5th season for 2011. Auditions underway.
Australia’s Next Top Model – FOX8 – 7th cycle open now for applications
Beauty and the Geek Australia – Seven – Season 2 concludes Thur Nov 25, 8.30pm. If there is a third season, it will be announced during or at the end of the finale.
Come Dine with Me Australia – Lifestyle – 3rd season in 2011. Looking for contestants now
Don’t Stop Believing – Ten – CANCELLED - Show will not be going ahead.
Got to Dance – FOX8 – new for 2011
Junior Masterchef - Ten – 2nd season for 2011
Masterchef Australia – Ten – 3rd season in 2011
Must Be the Music – FOX8 – new for 2011
My Kitchen Rules – Seven – 2nd season in 2011.
The Amazing Race Australia – Seven in 2011.
The Biggest Loser – TEN – back in 2011 with a family based series.
The Block – Nine – Technically 4th season planned for 2011.
The Farmer Wants A Wife – Nine. Applications open for 2011 season.
The Renovators – Ten – New and to air 3rd quarter 2011, been described as “The Block on steroids”.
The X Factor – Seven – possible second season for 2011, but nothing confirmed.
Note: Documentaries and Factuals (and there are a lot of them – shows like Bondi Rescue, Recruits, Border Security, RBT, The Force, Find My Family, etc) are not part of this list. If there is a current (as in airing in 2010 or 2011) Australian drama or reality competition show I have left off the list, please let me know.
Why is Australian drama no longer doing well in the ratings? Do we just not like Australian drama or is it the fact that most of it is crime based and we have had enough of crime and cop shows. Maybe the reasons are that the Americans just do it so much better – with their higher budgets, and slick productions or is it just that our actors are not all they are cracked up to be.
As part of licensing conditions for Australian television networks, they are required to produce a certain amount of Australian content each year measured on a points system, including Australian drama that attract the most points. Aside from dramas, content includes reality and factual shows, and imports from New Zealand also count towards the points the networks earn for local content. The amount of reality and factual content these days, however, far outweighs drama.
If you look at what Australian drama is on free to air TV at the moment, you’ll find there is a collection of soaps, cop or crime based shows, one family based and one just quirky. Seven has Packed to the Rafters, City Homicide and Home and Away, Ten has Offspring, Neighbours and Rush while Nine – promoting themselves as the home of Australian drama has Rescue Special Ops and Cops LAC. Other shows that have aired this year include Nine’s Underbelly and Ten’s Hawke telemovie. Still to come on Nine include another police drama AFP, Panic at Rock Island and Tell them Lucifer was here – the first of the Underbelly telemovies.
But if you look at how these shows rate, only two of them could be described run away successes. Packed to the Rafters on Seven – the only drama family based – attracts as many as two million viewers each week. Only Underbelly on Nine has matched – and surpassed – the figures the Rafter family attains.
Looking at the cop / crime shows, none of them are currently reaching over a million viewers. City Homicide and Rush are hovering around the 700-800,000 mark, Rescue Special Ops flirts with a million each Monday night and the new kid on the block Cops LAC for its second episode was watched by 944,000 after debuting to over 1.1 million for its premiere on Sept 2.
Ten’s very different Offspring is watched by around a million viewers per week while Seven’s Home and Away attracts a similar nightly audience. Neighbours on Ten struggles in comparison – between 500-700,000 prompting its move to Ten’s new digital channel in 2011.
The story is somewhat different for US dramas. Crime procedurals like Bones, Criminal Minds, NCIS and the Mentalist all enjoy audience figures well over a million, with new episodes of NCIS and The Mentalist reaching as high as 1.5 million. Parenthood – currently seen on Seven after Packed to the Rafters – another family based drama – also is watched by around a million each week.
Meanwhile, Australian reality competition shows still attract the biggest audiences. Talent based formats like Australia’s Got Talent and The X Factor easily outdo the dramas in ratings, reaching average figures around 1.5 million, while cooking based Masterchef puts everything else on TV to shame with its success. Even Seven’s My Kitchen Rules was easily watched by more people than the dramas are.
One off telemovies like Hawke and last year’s A Model Daughter – The Killing of Carolyn Byrne do very well in the ratings, Hawke at about 1.7 million – good news for the up and coming Panic at Rock Island on Nine. Back in the 80’s it was the big mini-series like Vietnam, Bodyline and the like that used to clean up in the ratings. Telemovies these days are few and far between.
The message the ratings are sending about Australian crime or cop based dramas is that the audience is perhaps had enough of the genre and perhaps it is time to try something different. Packed to the Rafters does so well because it is so different, and easy for many to relate to. Shows made for Pay TV like Tangle and Spirited stand out as being different, but are only exposed to a limited audience.
It’s hard to know what will be our next big drama hit. Apart from Packed to the Rafters and Underbelly, no show is performing well enough to guarantee long term success. Rescue Special Ops is renewed for a third year, but no word on Rush or City Homicide – both of which are having their worst years since being on air.
The decline in ratings for these shows can be attributed to a combination of factors not only including genre saturation but the changing television landscape where viewers have so many more options now. The quality of acting and story lines in some cases doesn‘t help.
But with a small selection of show reaching high ratings figures – like Masterchef, Rafters and Underbelly, the audience is there – and will tune in to a show if it is worth watching. Problem is, while ever the networks keep giving the audience more of the same or trying to play it safe, the figures are simply going to dilute further across the various options on offer.
The dilution of audience is already happening for the crime genre. It’s just a matter of time before the talent based reality competition shows face the same fate, and, as we see a proliferation of cooking based shows hits our screens over the next year, expect cooking shows to also suffer the same fate.
Only those shows that are original, well made and feature believable characters or participants will stand out, and therefore bring in the numbers.
Our latest locally produced drama Offspring premieres on Ten on Sunday August 15, at 8.30pm in a movie length episode, and is a refreshing break from the multitude of crime or police based dramas that dominate our screens these days.
Nina Proudman has a simple quest – to deal with her fabulously messy family, her ex-husband, the intensity of a job delivering babies, and the hunt for a decent love life – whilst also handling her tendency to over-think, fantasise, and wonder about life’s other little mysteries.
From the producers of The Secret Life of Us, Tangle, Love My Way, and Rush comes Network Ten’s all new Australian series – Offspring – a fresh, contemporary drama set in Melbourne’s Fitzroy.
Created by Debra Oswald (with John Edwards and Imogen Banks), Offspring boasts a stellar Australian cast including Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Don Hany, Deborah Mailman and John Waters, who between them have won numerous Logie, ASTRA and AFI awards and have starred in some of the hottest Australian productions including “Underbelly”, “Tangle” and “Rush”.
CAST
Asher Keddie plays Nina Proudman
Kat Stewart plays Billie Proudman
Don Hany plays Chris Havel
Deborah Mailman plays Cherie Butterfield
Eddie Perfect plays Mick Holland
Linda Cropper plays Geraldine Proudman
Rick Davies plays Jimmy Proudman
And John Waters plays Darcy Proudman
Offspring on Ten, Sundays 8.30pm from August 15.
Form July 11 to 25, the two movie packages on Foxtel will be available to all residential Foxtel subscribers for free.
With channels from both the Movie Network package and Showtime Movie package, a total of 16 channels will be on offer.
Foxtel do this once a year to tempt subscribers to add the packages to their channel line up once the free period concludes.
The free two weeks comes as new season of the locally produced series Tangle premieres on Showcase and critically acclaimed series Treme – based on New Orleans after Katrina – premieres on Showcase during those two weeks.
Those who already have the movie packages will not be part of the offer. If you have one but not the other, the one you don’t have will be seen for free.
The free period will not include those Showtime channels in HD – you’ll still need to pay the extra for HD.
Tangle season two premieres on Showcase Tuesday July 20, 8.30pm while Treme premieres Wednesday July 14, 8.30pm on Showcase.
Source (in part): TVT
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