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G.P.
''G.P.'' is an Australian television series produced by Roadshow, Coote & Carroll for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the series was broadcast for 8 seasons between 1989 and 1996. Synopsis The series, screened on the ABC, is set around a fictional general medical practice, in the vein of the Seven Network serial ''A Country Practice''. Whereas ''A Country Practice'', hence the title was set in a rural setting, ''G.P.'' was set at a clinic in an inner-Sydney suburb, and explored both the personal and professional lives of the general practitioners working together, and the other doctors and staff who worked there, as well as patients who attend the surgery. History and popularity The series began on-air in March 1989, and while it initially failed to attract a major audience it went on to win numerous television awards (including the first Logie Award for an ABC-TV Drama in 15 years) and became the highest rating drama series on ABC-TV. ''G.P.'' ran for 8 seasons and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 |
John McTernan (actor)
John McTernan is an Australian actor, known for several theatre and television roles. Biography Early life McTernan's career spans thirty years working in theatre, television and film. He has appeared with all the major theatre companies and began his career training and then performing at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney. He has appeared in several productions there, most recently ''Wrong Turn at Lungfish'' in 2008. Previously at the Ensemble; ''Lovers'', ''The Comedians'', ''Boy Meets Girl'', ''6 Rms Riv Vu'', ''Sonny'' and ''Same Difference''. Theatre Work at the Melbourne Theatre Company includes ''Born Yesterday'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''Into the Woods'', ''Assassins'', ''The Glass Menagerie'', ''The Real Thing'', ''Serious Money'', ''High Society'', ''Art'', ''Take Me Out'' and ''Boy Gets Girl''. The Nimrod Theatre Company: ''Young Mo'', ''Volpone'', ''Inside the Island'', ''The Orestia'', ''Clouds'', ''Romeo and Juliet'', ''Henry IV'' and ''Comedy of Errors''. Sydney Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Roberts
Denise Roberts (born in Glasgow, Scotland), is an Australian actress and director who has worked in theatre, film and television since 1980. She gained initial fame when she played Julie Winters in the ABC-TV medical drama ''G.P.'' from 1989 to 1996. Roberts's mentor was Hayes Gordon, with whom she studied solidly for three years. During her seven-year stint on ''G.P.'', she taught film and television for Hayes at his Ensemble Studios. In 2009 Roberts played the recurring role of Bonnie Bright in Channel 7's ''Packed To The Rafters'' and Faye on the feature film ''Subdivision'' which premiered in August 2009. Roberts played Helen Jones in ''Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback'', and starred as Aunty Barbara in the feature film ''Razzle Dazzle''. She is best known for her starring roles as the University Registrar Jessica Andrews in Seven Network, Roberts 7's ''HeadLand'' and the town matriarch Isabelle Turnbull in ''Always Greener'', and for her seven years as Julie Winters in ''G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Neal (songwriter)
Christopher Hugh Neal (born 1946) is an Australian musician, songwriter, record producer and television and film music composer.Sounds Australian: Australian Music Centre Journal 1990 INTERVIEW From Midi to 80-Piece Orchestras: Chris Neal, Film Composer Michael Atherton "Chris Neal is a leading feature film composer. He studied classical piano and theory, jazz and orchestration" He is regarded as one of Australia's most successful screen composers. Some of his most notable scores include Buddies, Bodyline, The Shiralee, Turtle Beach and Farscape. He has also scored and written songs for numerous well-known children's series including Johnson and Friends, Lift-Off, Crash Zone and Noah and Saskia. Neal has won several AGSC and APRA awards for his work and was awarded Best Original Music Score at the 1985 AFI Awards for his contribution to the film score for 'Rebel'. Some of Neal's frequent collaborators have included Denny Lawrence, Bob Ellis, George Ogilvie, Matt Carroll, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Carroll (producer)
Matthew Carroll OBE (born 6 June 1944) is an Australian film and TV producer. He is best known for producing films since the early 1970s including ''Breaker Morant'', '' Storm Boy'' and '' Sunday Too Far Away''. Later, he went into television production, producing the television series '' G.P.'' for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). He was a principal in the production house Roadshow, Coote and Carroll which produced television shows for Australian and international audiences. Background and early career Carroll was born in 1944 in Sydney. Originally, he studied to be an architect at the University of New South Wales – where he met Jim Sharman, Brian Thomson and others – but became involved in television, working on '' Skippy'' and ''Spyforce'' while completing his degree. He formed Kolossal Productions with Jim Sharman in 1972. The company produced ''Private Collection'' and '' Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens'' neither of which achieved popular or critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Chadwick (actress)
Sarah Chadwick (born 11 August 1960) is an Australian television actress best known for her role on ''The Flying Doctors'' as Dr. Rowie Lang, and for her role as Marion in the 1994 film ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert''. Before she took up acting at the age of 25, Chadwick worked as a receptionist at the offices of the Nine Network. Chadwick also held a recurring role on television series, '' Flat Chat''. She also appeared as a guest on popular Australian dramas such as ''Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...'', '' G.P.'', '' All Saints'' and '' Water Rats'', as well as being a presenter on the long-running children's programme, '' Play School''. Chadwick currently appears on '' Home and Away''. Filmography FILM TELEVISION E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Rice
Damian Rice (born 1961) is an Australian actor who has appeared in various Australian drama series, including '' G.P.'', ''Fire'', '' All Saints'' and ''Blue Heelers''. TV credits *'' Love Child'' (2014) *'' Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War'' (2013) *'' Home and Away'' (2004-2011) *'' Rogue Nation'' (2009) *'' Out of the Blue'' (2008) *''Temptation'' (TV movie) (2003) *'' All Saints'' (1999-2001) *'' Above the Law'' (2000) *'' The New Girlfriend'' (1999) *'' The Dark Redemption'' (Short) (1998) *''Blue Heelers'' (1998) *''Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames a ...'' (1996) *'' G.P.'' (1994-1995) Filmography * The Dark Redemption (1999 fanfilm)Juddery, Mark (1 May 1999), "Labour Of Love For "Star Wars"", Canberra Times, page 20. (Via ProQuest) Discography * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Jaffer
Melissa Jaffer (born 1 December 1936) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her stage and television roles, but has also appeared in many films. Career Jaffer started her career in theatre productions in the mid 1950s has made many appearances in television series, including '' Kings'', ''Mother and Son'', ''G. P.'', ''Brides of Christ'', ''Grass Roots'' and '' All Saints''. Jaffer is probably best known to international audiences for her role as aging mystic Utu-Noranti Pralatong in the science fiction series ''Farscape''. In 1976, Jaffer tied for the first AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role opposite Jacki Weaver for her performance in ''Caddie''. In 1980 she played the part of ''Cousin Edie'' in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's children's television series ''The Nargun and the Stars ''The Nargun and The Stars'' is a children's Fantasy literature, fantasy novel set in Australia, written by Patricia Wrightson. It was among the first Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Walker (composer)
Simon Walker (born in Sydney, NSW 1961 – June 2010) was an Australian composer of numerous film and television soundtracks including ''For the Term of His Natural Life''. The first available soundtrack of his music was of his score for ''The Wild Duck'' on Southern Cross Records, and other releases include ''The Last of the Mohicans'' and his AFI Award-nominated score for '' Annie's Coming Out'' on the 1M1 Records label. Early life Having met recording producer Philip Powers in 1980, they collaborated in 1988 to conceive 1M1 Records, an Australian record label dedicated to Australian Music CD releases with a focus on Australian film soundtrack recordings. The first project was of Walker's own score to the Australian TV miniseries, ''For the Term of His Natural Life''. Career Classical Compositions Two of Walker's contemporary classical compositions, the Bartokesque ''Binary'' and ''Deep Space'' were released on the compact disc ''Music for Pianos, Percussion and Synthesizers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Craig (actor)
Michael Francis Gregson (born 27 January 1929),Craig's autobiography, ''The Smallest Giant: An Actor's Life'' known professionally as Michael Craig, is a British actor and screenwriter, known for his work in theatre, film and television both in the United Kingdom and in Australia. Biography Craig was born in Pune, Poona, British Raj, British India, the son of Donald Gregson, who served in the 3rd Cavalry (India), 3rd Indian Cavalry as a captain. He was the elder brother of film producer and screenwriter Richard Gregson.Craig's autobiography, ''The Smallest Giant: An Actor's Life'' Acting career Theatre Craig began his entertainment career in the theatre. His first job was as an assistant stage manager at the Castle Theatre, Farnham, England in 1950.''"The Timeless Land" from the ABC television series'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney, 1980. His stage credits include ''A Whistle in the Dark'' (Apollo Theatre, 1961), ''The War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter James Bryant
Peter James Bryant is an American actor best known for his roles as Bling in the television series '' Dark Angel'' and Waldo Weatherbee on the television series '' Riverdale''. Filmography External links * American male film actors American male television actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Vandenberg
Leah Vandenberg is a New Zealand-born Australian theatre, television, and film actress. She has appeared in many well-known Australian productions including the award-winning Netflix series ' The Letdown' and SBS Drama 'The Hunting'. Leah received an ASTRA nomination for 'Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor-Female' in the comedy series '' Stupid, Stupid Man''. She is a presenter on the long-running ABC TV Kids television program '' Play School'', a role she maintains today. Early life and education Vandenberg was born in New Zealand to a Sri Lankan father, who had grown up in Fiji, and an Australian mother of Irish and Scottish heritage. She studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 1993. Career On stage, Vandenberg has performed in ''Grace'' (Melbourne Theatre Company The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |