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Alethea McGrath
Alethea Ada McGrath (1 June 1920 – 9 February 2016) was an Australian actress and comedian. She played Jocasta Nu in '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Her roles on television included Dot Farrar in ''Prisoner'' and three different roles in ''Neighbours'': Miss Logan in 1985, Mary Crombie in 1989 and 1991, and Lily Madigan in 1998. In the 2000s, she played Mrs. Lillie in ''Romulus, My Father'' (2007) and Miss Taylor in '' Knowing'' (2009). Before concentrating on acting professionally, McGrath taught drama at Methodist Ladies College, Kew, Melbourne. She died in a hospital near Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ..., Australia on 9 February 2016, aged 95. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episode II – Attack Of The Clones
An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work or documentary production, such as a series intended for radio, television or streaming consumption. The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek term ''epeisodion'' (), meaning the material contained between two songs or odes in a Greek tragedy. It is abbreviated as '' ep'' (''plural'' eps). An episode is also a narrative unit within a ''continuous'' larger dramatic work. It is frequently used to describe units of television or radio series that are broadcast separately in order to form one longer series. An episode is to a sequence as a chapter is to a book. Modern series episodes typically last 20 to 50 minutes in length. The noun ''episode'' can also refer to a part of a subject, such as an “episode of life” or an “episode of drama”. See also * List of most-watched television episodes This page lists the television broadcasts which had the most viewers within individual countries, as measured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensitive New-Age Killer
''Sensitive New Age Killer'' is a 2001 Australian film directed by Mark Savage. The film was co-written by director Mark Savage and DOP David Richardson. According to Ozmovies, the FFC provided money to give the film a theatrical release, but is not credited on all versions of the film. Where it is credited it is a tail credit that says it was ″marketed with the financial assistance of the Film Finance Corporation.″ References External links *''Sensitive New-Age Killer''at Urban Cinefile''Sensitive New-Age Killer''aOzmovies Australian action comedy films Films scored by Ennio Morricone 2000s English-language films Australian crime comedy films 2000s Australian films {{2000s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newlyweds (TV Series)
''Newlyweds'' is an Australian television sitcom that originally aired on the Seven Network for two seasons from 20 February 1993 to 16 March 1994. The series was created by Ian McFadyen and produced by David Taft. It was written by McFadyen, Mary-Anne Fahey and Graeme Farmer. The show centres on young couple Allie Carter (Annie Jones) and Peter Roberts (Christopher Gabardi) as they embark on married life, with constant interruptions from their families and friends. Cast and characters * Annie Jones as Allie Carter * Christopher Gabardi as Peter Roberts * Sandy Gore as Irene Carter * Cathy Godbold as Jules Carter * Joseph Clements as Simmo * Sandie Lillingston as Marnie Phelps * Valentina Levkowicz as Bev Roberts * Denis Moore as Ross Roberts * Ross Williams as Eric Kaufman * Rod Mulliner as Kirby Hacker * Elisha Hall as Kelly * Jason Torrens as Duncan * Matthew Turner as Matt (series 1) * Brendan McAlpin as Matt (series 2) Production A pilot for the series was pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Law Of The Land (TV Series)
''Law of the Land'' is an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network from 1993–1999. The series was set in the fictional country town of Merringanee and centered on the unique way that locals dealt with and enforced the law. The series was created by Ro Hume and Sue Masters and produced by Bruce Best, Matt Carroll, Richard Clendinnen and Terrie Vincent. Cast * Lisa Hensley – Kate Chalmers * David Roberts – Peter Lawrence * Wyn Roberts – Hamilton Chalmers * Richard Moir – Sergeant Clive O'Connor * David Walters – Sean O'Connor * Angelo D'Angelo – Sergeant Marc Rosetti * Debbie Byrne – Jean Jardine * Tamblyn Lord – David Jardine * Lindy Wallis – Trish Miles * Shane Connor – Harry Miles * Radha Mitchell – Alicia Miles * Abbie Holmes – Audrey O'Connor * Peter O'Brien – Andy Cochrane * Frances O'Connor – Marissa Green * Alexandra Fowler – Jacqui Rushcutter * Fiona Spence – Magistrate Maggie Mulcahy * Rebecca F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Doctors
''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (set in the real life town of Minyip in north-western rural Victoria). The success of the mini-series led to its return the following year as an ongoing series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season, and actor Robert Grubb arrived as new doctor Geoff Standish. McFarlane later returned to the series, resuming his role. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained and about medical items. The Australian society was mirrored in handling more or less controversial soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pugwall
''Pugwall'' is an Australian children's television series which first screened on the Nine Network in 1989. Based on Margaret Clark's young adult fiction novels of the same name, it revolves around the title character Peter Unwin George Wall, ''"PUGWALL"'', and his friends as they form a band. Season 2 was titled ''Pugwall's Summer''. Premise After receiving an electric guitar on his 13th birthday, Pugwall and his friends, Bazza, Orfo, and Stringbean form a band, but they need a lead singer. Whilst in hospital after a bicycle accident, Pugwall meets a girl called Jenny, they become friends and he asks her if she can sing. She tells him she can and he asks her to join the band; she agrees and the Orange Organics is formed. Each episode follows Pugwall's trials and tribulations as he goes about his family life, and follows the band as they attempt to secure a recording contract with a record company. The Orange Organics *Peter Unwin George Wall (''Pugwall'') – guitar and vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Man
This Man, according to a website created in 2008 by Italian marketer Andrea Natella named ''Ever Dream This Man?'', refers to a person who was claimed to have been repeatedly seen in dreams worldwide since 2006, but was never found in the real world. Natella created the site in 2008, but it was not until October 2009 that it gained attention from the press and online internet users. This Man's notoriety spawned several internet memes that spoofed flyers of the website, references in films and television shows like ''The X-Files'', and a manga series based on the hoax by ''Weekly Shonen Magazine''. Story of the man According to the storyline, later on, in January 2006 until today more than 3,000 people from other major cities across the world such as Los Angeles, Berlin, São Paulo, Tehran, Beijing, London, Rome, Dhaka, Barcelona, Durban, Stockholm, Dubai, Guadalajara, Pattaya, Sydney, Amman, Ottawa, Paris, Lisbon, Singapore City, Prague, Riyadh, Tokyo, Karachi, New De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emerging (film)
''Emerging'' is a 1985 Australian TV movie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ... about a paraplegic.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p51 References External links *''Emerging''at ABC 1985 television films 1985 films Australian drama television films Films about paraplegics or quadriplegics 1985 drama films Films directed by Kathy Mueller 1980s English-language films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dunera Boys
''The Dunera Boys'' is a 1985 Australian mini series based on the ''Dunera'' incident.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p190 Cast * Bob Hoskins - Morrie Mendellsohn * Joseph Spano - Alexander Engelhardt * Warren Mitchell - Mr. Braun * Joseph Furst - The Baron * John Meillon - Brigadier Templeton * Simon Chilvers - Colonel Berry * Julia Blake - Mum * Maurie Fields - Corporal Carter * Alex Menglet - Roth References External links *''The Dunera Boys'' Ep 2at Australian Screen Online''The Dunera Boys'' Ep 3at Australian Screen Online The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national c ... World War II television drama series 1985 television films 1985 films 1980s Australian television miniseries 1985 Australian television se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew And Son (film)
''Matthew and Son'' is a 1984 Australian television film about a single parent who is a police surgeon. It was filmed May to June 1984 and is a pilot for a TV series that never eventuated.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p106 Nicole Kidman appears in a small role. Production The film was one of several projects Paul Cronin made when at Channel Ten, and was done for Johnny Young Johnny Young (born Johnny Benjamin de Jong; 12 March 1947) is a Dutch Australian singer, composer, record producer, disc jockey, television producer and host. Originally from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, his family settled in Perth in the early ...'s company. Cronin: It was based on the life of Dr John Birrell, the police surgeon, who was instrumental in the .05 and seatbelt legislation. A fascinating man - I met him, and he was a great character to play. Ten Brisbane, Ten Melbourne and Ten Adelaide committed to a series - they had a 7:30 timeslot a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cell Block H
''Prisoner'' (known in the UK and the US as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') is an Australian television soap opera, which broadcast on Network Ten (originally The 0-10 Network) from February 27 (Melbourne) February 26 (Sydney) 1979 to December 1986 (Melbourne), though the series finale would not screen until September 1987 in Sydney, where it aired as a 3-hour film that was split into three 1-hour episodes at the much-later time-slot of 10.30pm, running eight seasons and 692 episodes. ''Prisoner'' was the first Australian series to feature a primarily female-dominated cast and carried the slogan "If you think prison is hell for a man, imagine what it would be like for woman!" The series, produced by the Grundy Organisation, was conceived by Reg Watson and filmed at the then Network Ten Melbourne Studios at Nunawading and on location. The series garnered an international cult following, and it was one of Australia's most successful media exports, performing particularly well in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romulus, My Father (film)
''Romulus, My Father'' is a 2007 Australian drama film directed by Richard Roxburgh. Based on the Romulus, My Father, memoir by Raimond Gaita, the film tells the story of Romulus (Eric Bana) and his wife Christine (Franka Potente), and their struggle in the face of great adversity to raise their son, Raimond (Kodi Smit-McPhee). The film marks the directorial debut for Australian actor Richard Roxburgh. It was commended in the Australian Film Critics Association 2007 Film Awards. Plot The film tells the story of Romulus Gaiţă, a Romanian immigrant to Australia after World War II and his struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up his son, Raimond. As close family members die around him Raimond has to deal with the deterioration of his father's mental health. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son. Cast * Eric Bana as Romulus, the father of Raimond. * Kodi Smit-McPhee as Raimond, the son of Romulus and Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
