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Close To Home (All Saints)
The fourth season of the long-running Australian medical drama '' All Saints'' began airing on 13 February 2001 and concluded on 27 November 2001 with a total of 43 episodes. Plot The year begins with a heatwave tearing through Sydney during bushfire season throwing everything into jeopardy. Ben and his new partner Scott have time to bond when they are trapped in the truck, while Terri decides to take some well deserved leave when Rose warns her to stay away from Mitch. The new NUM, Kate Larsen causes problems as her alcoholism spins out of control. Upon her return, Terri realises things have changed. Former ward clerk Tony is admitted to hospital, suspected of being on drugs. Connor and Jodi's relationship continues to develop until a positive pregnancy test throws a spanner - and people's opinions - into the works. After a ghostly visit from his late wife Stephanie, Ben finally realises it's time to move on with former ambo partner, Bron. Terri developed and unlikely romance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney. As of 2014, it is the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. The Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts (''Seven News'') and sports programing—as well as fiction shows. In 2011, the network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2022, the Seven Network is the highest-rated television network in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network, ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. Headquarters Seven's admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Jones (actor)
Alex Jones is an American actor and advocate for people who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. He was a co-founder and brand ambassador of Access Innovation Media (Ai-Media). Early life Jones was born to a deaf family in Michigan, U.S.A. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he was recruited to Australia in 1997 by the Australian Theatre of the Deaf. Career Alex Jones started his career as an actor for TV and other productions. He portrayed the role of Lyle Slater from 2001-2002 on '' All Saints''. He also worked on a show ''The Wild Boys'' from the Australian Theatre of the Deaf. Jones co-founded the Access Innovation Media (Ai-Media) in 2003. The company has developed Ai-Live, a realtime, word accurate speech-to-text captioning program using broadband technology which featured and won on ABC1’s The New Inventors. Jones was the Director of the 2005 Deaflympic Games Cultural Festival in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Zwicky
Karl Zwicky (born 16 November 1956) is Australian film director, producer and screenwriter. Movies Television series * Tricky Business (2012) (2 episodes) *Crownies (2011) (22 episodes) *Cops L.A.C. (2010) (4 episodes) * K-9 (2010) (5 episodes) *City Homicide (2009–2010) (4 episodes) *Home and Away (2009–2019) (69 episodes) *Neighbours (2008–2012) (16 episodes) *Farscape (2003) (1 episode) *Short Cuts (2002) * The Lost World (2002) (1 episode) *McLeod's Daughters (2001–2009) (163 episodes) * BeastMaster (2001) (1 episode) *Cushion Kids (2001) – Director *Fairy Tale Police Department (2001–2002) – Director * Hi-5 (1999) – Director * Medivac (1998) (1 episode) * All Saints (1998–2001) (4 episodes) *Driven Crazy (1998) – Director *Sweat (1996) (6 episodes) *Heartbreak High (1994–1999) (25 episodes) *Ship to Shore (1993) (6 episodes) * The Comedy Sale (1993) (3 episodes) *The New Adventures of Black Beauty (1992) (2 episodes) *Police Rescue (1991) (1 episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Wilson (Australian Writer)
Margaret Wilson is an Australian television writer, who has also worked as a script editor and script producer. She currently works as a writer for ''Home and Away'' and ''Neighbours''. Wilson won an AWGIE Award for Best Script for a Television Serial in 2008. She was also nominated in the same category the 2014 AWGIE Awards for her work on "Episode 6820" of ''Neighbours''. Select credits *'' Water Rats'' *''Home and Away'' 1995–present *''Neighbours'' 1998–2002, 2013–2022 *'' Out of the Blue'' *'' All Saints'' *''Packed to the Rafters'' 2008–2013 *''McLeod's Daughters'' *''Always Greener'' References External links *Margaret Wilsonat National Film and Sound Archive 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 co ... Australian women writers Living people Year of b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Crane-Bowes
Louise Bowes (née Crane) is an Australian television scriptwriter. Bowes was born in Marayong and attended Blacktown Girls High School. In her early twenties, while studying medicine, Bowes took a job as a researcher on ''A Country Practice'', where she eventually worked her way up to the script department. She has worked as a writer and script editor on a number of television dramas, including '' All Saints'', '' Murder Call'', '' Water Rats'', and '' McLeod's Daughters''. She is the current Series Script Executive for soap opera ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...''. Bowes has received several nominations for her work at the Australian Writers' Guild Awards. References External links * (as 'Louise Crane') Australian women screenwriters Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaeley O'Brien
Michaeley O'Brien is an Australian television writer, script editor and script producer. Born in Mudgee, she grew up in Gulgong and studied at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst as well as the Australian Film Television and Radio School. She worked as script producer on '' Water Rats'' and '' McLeod's Daughters'' and most recently wrote episodes of '' Underbelly: Razor''. ''Mystery Road,'' Episode 1, ''Gone'', was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Betty Rowland Prize for Scripwriting, 2019. Selected credits *''Home and Away'' *'' Blue Heelers'' *''Neighbours'' *'' McLeod's Daughters'' *''Out of the Blue'' *'' All Saints'' *''City Homicide'' *'' Rescue: Special Ops'' *'' Sea Patrol'' *'' Underbelly: Razor'' References External links *Michaeley O'Brienat National Film and Sound Archive 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Pryce
Simon James Pryce (born 7 March 1972) is an Australian singer and actor. He is best known for his work as the Red Wiggle of The Wiggles since 2013, and also for the children's show ''The Kingdom of Paramithi''. Career Pryce, whose grandparents were opera singers, started performing at an early age. He studied drama at the University of Western Sydney. He has performed in several musicals, including ''Cats'' as Old Deuteronomy, ''Masterpiece: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber'', '' Witches of Eastwick'', ''Villain of Flowers'', '' South Pacific'', ''Fidelio'' with Opera Australia, and ''The Sunshine Club'' with the Sydney Theatre Company. He also played the title role in a 2007-09 Australian production of ''Phantom of the Opera'' over 100 times. Pryce has appeared in numerous TV shows and films, including '' Water Rats'', '' All Saints'', ''Home and Away'', ''Hunt Angels'' and ''The Masked Singer''. Pryce joined the Wiggles organization in 2002, beginning as "one of their main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Fraser
Dawn Fraser (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only four swimmers to have won the same Olympic individual event three times – in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle.Dawn Fraser . sports-reference.com Early life Fraser was born in the Sydney suburb of , in 1937 into a poor working-class family, the youngest of eight children. Her father, Kenneth Fraser, was from , Scotland. She was spotted ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Tassone
Paul Tassone (born 27 October 1969) is an Australian actor most known for his work as Nelson Curtis on '' All Saints'', an Australian hospital drama. In late 2007–2008, he played a reverend who turned out to be a violent stalker as a result of a brain tumor on ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...''. Tassone also starred as corrupt cop Dennis Kelly in the drama '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' and reprised the role for the third season which is titled '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile''. He has also had guest appearances on ''City Homicide and Rescue: Special Ops''. His film credits include the multi-award winning feature '' Saving Mr. Banks'' '' (2013)'' in which his performance of the troubled Refreshment tent man has been heralded as one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirrily White
Kirrily White is an Australian actress. Early life Born and raised in Sydney, White was involved in school plays and concerts at a young age, while also studying ballet, piano and drama. White aspired to have an acting career and, when she was 14, along with 70 other teenagers, she wrote and performed a play called ''Winds of the Solstice'' at the Sydney Opera House. After completing high school, White began an arts degree at Sydney University, studying English, Linguistics, Philosophy and Australian Literature, but focusing on drama. In 1994, White moved to Perth to focus on her acting career. Acting career Television White began her television acting career with a guest role on ''Murder Call'' in 1997 and had another small role in '' Children's Hospital'' in the same year. She also had a one episode role in ''Murder Call''. In 1998 she joined the cast of Australian hospital drama All Saints playing nurse Stephanie Markham. After 106 episodes she left the series in 2000. Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Coleby
Robert Coleby (born 1947) is a British actor who has spent most of his career in Australia. Active since the 1970s, he has over 70 film and television credits to his name. Coleby has acted on stage in numerous productions for the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane. Early life In his late teens, Robert lived in Edington, Somerset, Edington, Somerset and went to Dr Morgan's School in Bridgwater. At that time he was influenced by the beat generation, novelist Jack Kerouac and singer/songwriter Bob Dylan and performed with acoustic guitar at folk music clubs in Bridgwater and Taunton. He enjoyed hitch-hiking in Europe during the school holidays, and worked in the peat fields near Shapwick, Somerset, Shapwick to fund his travels. Early career Coleby's real name is Robert Taylor. Since there was already a famous actor of that name, Equity (trade union), Equity rules required that he choose another. Coleby's earliest screen role was in 1970, playing the role of Fortinbras in a TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Kants
Ivar Kants (born 19 July 1949) (commonly credited as ''Ivor'' Kants or Ivar Kanz) is an Australian actor of Latvian descent who has played numerous roles in soap operas including ''A Country Practice'', '' G.P.'', '' All Saints'', '' Water Rats'', and ''Blue Heelers''. He portrayed the role of Ken Garrett in the soap opera ''The Restless Years'' (1979) and starred as Father Menotti, a caring inner-city parish priest in the 1980–81 TV series '' Menotti''. A more prominent role was as school principal Barry Hyde, a regular in ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...''. He has also appeared in ''Neighbours'', ''Heartbreak High'' and in the TV movie ''The Plumber (1979 film), The Plumber''. He narrated the ''Hairy Maclary'' audiobook series released by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
