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Brian Rooney (actor)
Brian Rooney (born 2 November 1972) is a Northern Irish-born Australian actor with film, television and stage credits. He is best known for his childhood television performances, in particular the part of Michael Winters in '' G.P.''. He appeared in the children's television productions of ''The Ferals'' as Leonard, and '' Spellbinder'' as Alex Katsonis.Brian Rooney profile imdb.com; retrieved 10 August 2010. Career Rooney first appeared on Australian Television on Network Channel 10 in on the |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape Of The Artful Dodger
''Escape of the Artful Dodger'' is an Australian children's television series first screened on the Nine Network in 2001. ''Escape of the Artful Dodger'' is the story of Jack Dawkins, who was introduced in the classic Charles Dickens novel ''Oliver Twist''. The Artful Dodger is a fast-talking, nimble-fingered young pick-pocket in London, whose voyage to Australia presents an opportunity to escape from his old life of being a crook, to become a hero. Plot Having been deported to Australia along with fellow crook, Will Grady while Oliver Twist and Hannah Schuller are on their way to join up with Hannah's brother, Michael, Dodger and his new friends find themselves facing obstacles along the way, namely, the tyranny and cruelty of the corrupt officer, Sergeant Bates. Cast * Luke O'Loughlin as Dodger * Rowan Witt as Oliver Twist * Brittany Byrnes as Hannah Schuller * Simon Scarlett as Wild Will Grady * Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates * Mathew Waters as Scratch * Henri Szeps as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings In Grass Castles
''Kings in Grass Castles'' is a 1959 book of history by Dame Mary Durack (1913–1994). The book is considered a classic of Australian literature. It is the story of Durack's pioneering family establishing its pastoral interests in the Australian outback during the 19th century and concerns the life and times of Durack's grandfather Patrick Durack Patrick Durack (March 1834 – 20 January 1898) was a pastoral pioneer in Western Australia. His family were struggling tenant farmers from Magherareagh near Scarriff in County Clare, Ireland, who moved from Ireland to New South Wales in 1853. ..., an Irish immigrant who became a leader of the overlanders who brought their cattle on hoof to the tropical north. The book was notable for its portrayal of the role of women and families in the pastoral industry and collaboration and respect between the pastoralists and local Aboriginal peoples. Durack published a sequel, '' Sons in the Saddle'', in 1983. ''Kings in Grass Castles'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints (TV Series)
''All Saints'' is an Australian medical drama television series that first screened on the Seven Network on 24 February 1998. Set in the fictional All Saints Western General Hospital, it focused on the staff of Ward 17 until its closure in 2004, which is when the focus changed and began following the staff of the Emergency Department. It was produced by John Holmes alongside Jo Porter, MaryAnne Carroll and Di Drew. The final episode aired on 27 October 2009, completing its record-breaking 12-year run. Plot ''All Saints'' follows the lives of the staff at All Saints Western General Hospital. Until its closure in 2004, the show primarily focused on the staff in Ward 17. Known as the "garbage ward" as it took all the overflow from the other wards, Ward 17 was run by compassionate nun, Sister Terri Sullivan (Georgie Parker). Her staff included her nurses Connor Costello (Jeremy Cumpston), Von Ryan (Judith McGrath), Bronwyn Craig (Libby Tanner), Jared Levine (Ben Tari) and Stephani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Sky (Australian TV Series)
''Big Sky'' was an Australian television drama series produced by John Edwards that ran for two seasons on Network Ten from 1997 to 1999. The show centred on the adventures of the pilots of a small aviation company in Australia called "Big Sky Aviation" and the battles of the owner to keep the company running. Chief pilot Chris Manning is determined to look after his team, even if that conflicts with the new boss, Lauren Allen, who has inherited the company following the death of her father. Cast * Gary Sweet as Chris Manning * Ally Fowler as Lauren Allen * Rhys Muldoon as Jimbo James * Martin Henderson as Scotty Gibbs * Lisa Baumwol as Lexie Ciani (season 1) * Robyn Cruze as Shay McWilliam * Bille Brown as Lightfoot (season 2) * Danielle Nuss as Paula Niessen (season 2) * Tim Campbell as Blake Wallace (season 2) * Peta Brady as Rosie Day (season 2) Locations * Sydney Airport Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (colloquially Mascot Airport, Kingsford Smith Airport, or Sydne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Top Secret
''Mission Top Secret'' is an Australian TV series aired between 1992 and 1995. The pilot for the series was a 1991 telemovie of the same name. This was part of the ''South Pacific Adventure'' series on a budget of $1 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p107 At the APRA Music Awards of 1994 won Best Television Theme. Premise This Australian TV series is about an organization known as the Centauri Network, it is a network of children from around the planet who fight crime, & solve mysteries with the help of gadgets, which were quite advanced for the time. When 12-year-old Jemma accidentally taps into a disused telecommunications satellite she finds that she has audio-visual contact with other computers worldwide. Then with the help of electronics inventor, Sir Joshua Cranberry, she forms the Centauri Network, a worldwide crime fighting organisation of children who use their network. Jemma is the daughter of Sir Joshua' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Phantom Horseman (1990 Film)
''The Phantom Horseman'' is a 1990 Australian television film about a mysterious masked horseman.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p120 The film portrays the adventure of a group of children who are whisked away to a strange island, and their encounters with pirates and a character known as The Phantom Horseman. Cast * Beth Buchanan Beth Christine Buchanan (born 10 March 1972) is an Australian actress and Social Worker. She is best known for the television roles in sitcom ''Hey Dad!'', Gemma Ramsay in ''Neighbours'', and Susan Croydon in ''Blue Heelers''. She was also a l ... as Charlotte * Brian Rooney as Toby References External links * Australian television films 1990 television films 1990 films 1990s English-language films Films directed by Howard Rubie 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirates Island
''Pirates Island'' is a 1990 Australian film about a group of children who are swept away in a balloon to an island where pirates run amok.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p121 Cast * Beth Buchanan * Brian Rooney * Les Hill * David Argue David J. Argue (born 1959) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Snowy in '' Gallipoli'' as well as the lead role in the 1993 film ''Hercules Returns'' and Dicko in the 1983 film ''Razorback''. Filmography Films Televisio ... as Snerdle References External links * Australian television films 1990 television films 1990 films 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniseries
A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format has increased in both streaming services and broadcast television. The term " serial" is used in the United Kingdom and in other Commonwealth nations to describe a show that has an ongoing narrative plotline, while "series" is used for a set of episodes in a similar way that "season" is used in North America. Definitions A miniseries is distinguished from an ongoing television series; the latter does not usually have a predetermined number of episodes and may continue for several years. Before the term was coined in the US in the early 1970s, the ongoing episodic form was always called a " serial", just as a novel appearing in episodes in successive editions of magazines or newspapers is called a serial. In Britain, miniseries are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Film
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 initial showing in movie theaters, and direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and the 1957 ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', based on the poem by Robert Browning, and starring Van Johnson, one of the first filmed "family musicals" made directly for television. That film was made in Technicolor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rogue Stallion
''The Rogue Stallion'' is a 1990 Australian television film about a wild horse. It was part of the ''South Pacific Adventure Series''. It was also released in the United States by Feature Films for Families. Plot Anna Peterson (Beth Buchanan) loves horses, and the fact that her father John Peterson ( Bruno Lawrence) works at a racetrack in Sydney, Australia only adds to her enthusiasm. One night at dinner, her father announces that after the success of one of the stable's horses in a prominent trophy race, his boss gave the employees a bonus large enough for the Peterson family to go back to her father's ancestral home in New Zealand. Tragically the following day, there is an accident at the stables and John is killed. With nothing left to keep them in Australia, Anna's mother Rose (Michele Fawdon) decides to follow through on her husband's dream and moves Anna and her younger brother Mike (Andrew Shepherd) to Charlton, New Zealand. Upon arrival, however, they find things are n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafferty's Rules
''Rafferty's Rules'' is an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1991 on the Seven Network. The producers of the series were Posie Graeme-Evans (1987–1988), and Denis Phelen. The directors were Graham Thorburn, Mike Smith and Russell Webb. The writers were David Allen, John Upton, Tim Gooding and David Marsh. ''Rafferty's Rules'' was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode. Initially it was hoped that the program would make its debut during the 1985 ratings season and there was an option to extend the series to 26 episodes if ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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