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Geneviève Picot
Geneviève Picot is an Australian stage, film and television actress. In 1983 Picot was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in ''Undercover'' and in 1991 was nominated for the same award for '' Proof''. She is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art and some of her other performances include ''The Timeless Land'', ''The Sullivans'' and ''Bread and Roses "Bread and Roses" is a political slogan as well as the name of an associated poem and song. It originated from a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen Todd; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses too" inspired ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Picot, Geneviève Living people Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses Actresses from Hobart 21st-century Australian actresses 1958 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canberra Times
''The Canberra Times'' is a daily newspaper in Canberra, Australia, which is published by Australian Community Media. It was founded in 1926, and has changed ownership and format several times. History ''The Canberra Times'' was launched in 1926 by Thomas Shakespeare along with his oldest son Arthur Shakespeare and two younger sons Christopher and James. The newspaper's headquarters were originally located in the Civic retail precinct, in Cooyong Street and Mort Street, in blocks bought by Thomas Shakespeare in the first sale of Canberra leases in 1924. The newspaper's first issue was published on 3 September 1926. It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being ''The Federal Capital Pioneer''. Between September 1926 and February 1928, the newspaper was a weekly issue. The first daily issue was 28 February 1928. In June 1956, ''The Canberra Times'' converted from broadsheet to tabloid format. Arthur Shakespeare sold the paper to John Fairfax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson's Law
''Carson's Law'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1982-1984. The series was a period piece set in the 1920s and starred Lorraine Bayly as progressive solicitor Jennifer Carson. The episodes revolved around the cases taken on by Jennifer, and the various personal intrigues of her family.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 100 Brief Synopsis The series' premiere was billed as a 90-minute "movie-length" episode on 24 January 1983, with another two-hour episode in the same timeslot the following night, before settling into its twice-weekly 60-minute format the following week. ''Carson's Law'' was noted for its quality scripts and period production values. Despite being popular in Melbourne, where the series was based and filmed, it did not succeed in Sydney. Attempts to revamp the series to make it appeal more to Sydney audiences eventually alienated the programme's core audience, and it ... [...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 * Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontline (Australian TV Series)
''Frontline'' is an Australian comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programmes and reporting. It ran for three series of 13 half-hour episodes and was broadcast on ABC1 in 1994, 1995 and 1997. Production The series was written, directed and produced by Jane Kennedy, Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch and Tom Gleisner. They created and performed in the television shows ''The D-Generation'' and '' The Late Show'' before creating ''Frontline'' (as well as '' Funky Squad'' between series 1 and 2 of ''Frontline''). After ''Frontline'' they moved into feature films, making several popular Australian movies including '' The Castle'' and ''The Dish'', and hosted '' The Panel'' for several years, before moving on to ''Thank God You're Here'' and later ''Have You Been Paying Attention?''. The series was partly inspired by a '' 60 Minutes'' special "Has the media gone too far?". It bears some similarity to the UK series ''Drop the Dead Donkey''. Sett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax F
Halifax commonly refers to: *Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *Halifax, West Yorkshire, England * Halifax (bank), a British bank Halifax may also refer to: Places Australia *Halifax, Queensland, a coastal town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook *Halifax Bay, a bay south of the town of Halifax Canada Nova Scotia *Halifax, Nova Scotia, the capital city of the province **Downtown Halifax **Halifax Peninsula, part of the core of the municipality **Mainland Halifax, a region of the municipality *Halifax (electoral district), a federal electoral district *Halifax (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district **Halifax County, Nova Scotia, the county dissolved into the regional municipality in 1996 * Halifax Harbour, a saltwater harbour * Halifax West, a federal electoral district since 1979 Prince Edward Island *Halifax Parish, Prince Edward Island British Columbia * Halifax Range, a mountain range United Kingdom *Halifax, West Yorkshire, England **Halifax (UK Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Morning Australia (1992 TV Program)
Good Morning Australia (or ''GMA''), also known as GMA with Bert Newton, originally titled ''The Morning Show'', was an Australian breakfast television variety program on Network Ten hosted by Bert Newton between 20 January 1992 and 16 December 2005 featuring regular segments and celebrity guests The program aired from 9:00am – 11:00am (9:00am – 11:30am for most of its run). The show was a lead in to the 11:30 News. Program history Good Morning Australia (GMA) debuted on Network Ten on 20 January 1992 with the title ''The Morning Show'', changing its name the following year from 1 February 1993 to ''Good Morning after the breakfast news program with the same name on the same network had previously aired between 1981 and December 1992. ''Good Morning Australia'' itself replaced the long running Sydney based Til-Ten which was presented by Joan McInnes. ''GMA'' was Australia's first national morning talk program, unchallenged ratings wise until October 2002, until the Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Deadly Sins (miniseries)
''Seven Deadly Sins'' is an Australian television anthology series examining the dark side of human nature in seven episodes: "Lust", "Pride", "Wrath", "Sloth", "Greed", "Envy", and "Gluttony"—the seven deadly sins. Production ''Seven Deadly Sins'' was pitched to Penny Chapman, then head of drama at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, by script editor Barbara Masel. Her idea was to create a series of stories that would "let the moral compass spin". Masel was also interested in encouraging the audience to identify with behaviour they would not normally condone and "that all of the characters in each of the episodes should manifest the sin". With Chapman on board and Bob Weis appointed as series producer, Masel then set about finding writers. When outlines and drafts were completed, the directors were brought on board. P. J. Hogan ("Sloth") and Alison Maclean ("Greed") were selected as directors before their international careers had taken off, while Gale Edwards ("Pride ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Vibrations (miniseries)
''Good Vibrations'' is a 1992 Australian mini series about a family who discover their house is a portal to the afterlife. It was shot from 1 July to 2 August 1991.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p200 Cast * Stephen Whittaker - Raf * Genevieve Picot - Kate Reiner * Felicity Soper - Sky * Alan Hopgood - Cec * Sasha Close - Lily * William McInnes - David * David Hoflin - Donovan * Jeffrey Walker - David * Grant Dodwell - Leo * Mandy Salomon - Judy Bruin * Richard Norton - Sonny * Melissa Jaffer - Annie * Neil Melville - Jim * Terry Gill - Fred * Vic Gordon - Old Joe References External links''Good Vibrations''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... 1990s Australian television miniseries 1992 Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acropolis Now!
''Acropolis Now'' was an Australian television sitcom set in a fictional Greek cafe, called the "Acropolis Cafe" in Melbourne that ran for 63 episodes broadcast from 9 August 1989 to 4 November 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy stage show, ''Wogs out of Work''. The title is a nameplay on the film ''Apocalypse Now''. Each episode was 20 minutes in length and filmed in front of a live audience. Program synopsis Jim's (Giannopoulos) father asks him to run the family business, the Acropolis café, when he suddenly leaves Australia to return to his homeland Greece. The series centres on the activities of the cafe staff. Greek Jim Stefanidis, is the immature owner and his best friend, Spaniard Ricky Martinez (Palomares) is the sensible manager (seasons 1-2 only). Memo (Kapiniaris) is the traditional Greek waiter, Liz is the liberated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Running
''Inside Running'' is an Australian television series which screened in 1989 on the ABC. The thirteen part series focused on the professional and personal lives of six barristers. ''Inside Running'' was created by Bill Garner and John Reeves and produced by Ross Dimsey. It was written by Judith Colquhoun, Graeme Farmer, Bill Garner, Alison Nisselle, John Reeves, John Romeril, Jan Sardi, Colin Golvan, Rick Held, Peter Hepworth, John Lord and Alan Maddon It was directed by Peter Baroutis, Gary Conway, Peter R Dodds, Helen Gaynor, Robert Meillon and Karl Steinberg. Cast * Lewis Fiander as Robbie Renard QC * Geneviève Picot as Penelope Phillips * Kirsty Child as Beverly Lamb * Peter Curtin as Dermott O'Brien * Scott Burgess as Christopher Parvo * Donald Battee as Antoine * Taya Straton as Susan-Elizabeth Wallberg * Robert Coleby * Gia Carides * Rod Mullinar * Anne Phelan * Anthony Hawkins Anthony Hawkins (30 September 1932 – 23 September 2013), was an English-born, Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Minute Mile
''The Four Minute Mile'' is a television mini series about the race to run the four-minute mile, focusing on the rivalry between Roger Bannister and John Landy.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p197 See also * List of films about the sport of athletics References External links''The Four Minute Mile''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... Middle-distance running 1980s Australian television miniseries 1988 Australian television series debuts 1988 Australian television series endings 1988 television films 1988 films Films directed by Jim Goddard Athletics films Running films Biographical films about sportspeople Cultural depictions of British men Cultural depictions of track and field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Petrov Affair (miniseries)
''The Petrov Affair'' is a 1987 mini series based on the defection of Vladimir Petrov.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p222 Cast * Alex Menglet Alex Menglet, born ''Alexei Menglet'' in Moscow USSR in 1956, is an actor who has found success working in Australia. Career Menglet is best known for his roles as chef Ray "Gay Ray" Proctor in the 1984 season of ''Prisoner'' and more recently ... as Vladimir Petrov * Eva Sitta as Evdokia Petrov * Simon Chilvers as H. V. Evatt * Swawomir Wabik as Michael Bialoguski References External links * Australian television films 1987 television films 1987 films {{Australia-tv-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
