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Peter Mochrie
Peter Mochrie (born 23 March 1959), is an Australian actor whose career spans over forty years in the industry, primarily featuring in television soap opera's, he has also worked in New Zealand, where he spent six years as Dr. Callum McKay in the TV serial ''Shortland Street''. Biography Mochrie born in March 1959, love of acting started at the age of 13 when he appeared in a play at Knox Grammar School, where he completed his schooling in 1976. He is also a producer of Fine Films and Profiles, presenter, teacher of 'The Art of Presenting on Camera' and an auctioneer for McGrath Estate Agents. In 1978, he received his first big break appearing in TV soap opera ''The Restless Years'' as Ric Moran. He played this role for two years and soon caught the attention of other TV producers, and appearing in serials including ''Holiday Island'', ''Neighbours'', ''Butterfly Island'', and '' Sons And Daughters'', and Alex Buzo’s made-for-TV film '' Rooted'' for the Australian Broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Heelers
''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the everyday lives and relationships of the residents of Mount Thomas, a fictional small town in Victoria. The series was one of the highest-rated and most-awarded programs in the history of Australian television, having won 25 Logie awards, it is equal as the most awarded show in Logies history with ''The Don Lane Show''. It is also noted for its two main stars Lisa McCune, a four-time recipient of the Gold Logie, and John Wood, who also won Gold. Overview ''Blue Heelers'' was first aired on 10 September 1993, with the episode "A Woman's Place". The last episode, aired on 4 June 2006, was the 510th episode, "One Day More". It was produced by Southern Star for the Seven Network. During its 13-season run it won a total of 32 awards and was nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Your Dreams (TV Series)
''In Your Dreams'' (also known as ''Sommer Deines Lebens'') is an Australian children's drama television series that was first screened on the Seven Network's digital channel 7TWO from 22 November 2013 to 27 December 2013. A second season, known as ''In Your Dreams 2'', was screened from 15 June 2014. The series is a Southern Star Entertainment Production for NDR Germany and the Seven Network Australia. Synopsis Australian teenaged twins, Samantha and Benjamin Hazelton, spend the summer with their eccentric, aristocratic relatives, the von Hasenburg family, who live in the remote German Schoneburg Castle. The family fortune has dwindled to almost nothing, so Sam and Ben must help them save the castle and turn their fortunes around before bankruptcy descends and centuries of von Hassenburg entitlement come to an end. Cast * Tessa de Josselin as Sam * David Delmenico as Ben * Jörn Knebel as Baron Philipp * Lars Kokemüller as Marcus * Soma Alusia Pysall as Lili * Kendra Appleto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet King (TV Series)
Janet King may refer to: * Janet King ''(Dad's Army)'', a recurring character on the British television sitcom ''Dad's Army'' * Janet King (character), a character from the Australian television shows ''Crownies'' and ''Janet King'' * ''Janet King'' (TV series), a television show spin-off from the show ''Crownies'' {{disambiguation, hn=King, Janet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Has No Language
''Love Has No Language'' is a 2008 film directed by Ken Khan. Film stars Celina Jaitley, Rati Agnihotri, Colin Mathura-Jeffree, Ben Mitchell and Kiran Kumar. Plot This film is a love story between an Indian girl and a Māori guy. Their love is not approved by their families. Cast * ( Yazmeen (Acikgoez) Baker): Tara * Celina Jaitley: Marina Roy * Benjamin Mitchell: Lucky Shaman * Colin Mathura-Jeffree: Sidth Reddy * Kiran Kumar: Mr Roy * Rati Agnihotri: Mrs Roy * Peter Mochrie: Officer Eastwood * Rob Williams: Sam * James Gray: Terry * Martyn Williams Martyn Elwyn Williams, (born 1 September 1975) is a former Wales and British & Irish Lions international rugby union player. A flanker, he was Wales' most-capped forward with 100 caps until surpassed by Gethin Jenkins on 30 November 2013. He ...: Mr Smith References 2008 films English films 2000s English-language films {{India-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predicament (2010 Film)
''Predicament'' is a 2010 comedy horror film based on the 1975 novel by Ronald Hugh Morrieson and starring Jemaine Clement of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords plus Tim Finn of the Finn Brothers. Filmed in Hawera and Eltham in Taranaki, it was the last Morrieson novel to be adapted for cinema; his other three novels were filmed in the 1980s. Plot Predicament is ''a powerful and disturbing account of the psychological fantasy world of adolescence with the familiar small-town setting'' of Morrieson's writing, so is a coming-of-age novel and a crime comedy. Naïve teenager Cedric Williamson is involved with two older criminally inclined misfits in photographing and blackmailing amorous couples, and ends up an accomplice to murder. It is set in a 1930s Taranaki town similar to Morrieson's Hawera. But while Morrieson's first two novels were published in Australia, ''Predicament'' was rejected by Angus & Robertson. It went through numerous drafts, many abandoned, before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cybergirl
''Cybergirl'' is an Australian-French children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in Australia. The 26-episode series was created by Jonathan M. Shiff, whose previous series include the BAFTA-award-winning ''Ocean Girl''. Plot Cybergirl is a Blue superheroine Human Prototype 6000 living under the secret identity of ordinary teenage girl Ashley Campbell. In reality, she is a "Human Prototype 6000" from a distant planet. Her powers include super-human strength, super-human speed, and the ability to interface directly with electronic devices and computers; she is also able to physically change her appearance between that of the blue-haired, ethereal-looking Cybergirl and the less conspicuous, mousy-haired Ashley, and can alter her clothing at will. She was originally known as the Cyber Replicant Human Prototype 6000, the only one of her model to be built. Not only are her powers far and above that of earlier models, she has a much wider emotional scope than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cooks
''The Cooks'' was an Australian television drama series that ran for one season on Network Ten during the summer of 2004/05. It was a co-production with subscription television and screened on the UKTV channel on Foxtel. It was produced by Penny Chapman and Sue Masters. The directors were Tony Tilse, Ian Gilmour, Brendan Maher and Ian Watson. ''The Cooks'' was about the love and war involving the staff of two restaurants on the same street. ''R&R's Restaurant'' was run by chefs Rita and Ruth, with waitress Argentine Carmelita. Across the road at ''Snatch and Grab,'' its chefs are Gabe and Sachin, who's of Indian descent, with Dishpig at the sink. ''The Cooks'' was a spin-off of a telemovie called ''Temptation,'' which screened in 2003, starring Colin Friels as Roberto Francobelli. Locations Most of the exterior scenes were filmed around the inner west areas of Sydney. On the show, the setting of the restaurants was in the suburb of Summer Hill. Cast * Toby Schmitz as Gabe Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frauds (film)
''Frauds'' is a 1993 Australian thriller comedy film starring Phil Collins, Hugo Weaving and Josephine Byrnes. The film focuses on Roland Copping (Collins), a sociopathic insurance investigator who blackmails a married couple (Weaving and Byrnes) about the accidental killing of their friend during a prank gone wrong. It was selected to be In Competition at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film opens with a boy named Roland Copping celebrating his 8th birthday, where his mother gives him a pair of dice that belonged to his father. Roland and his brother Matthew make a raft, and Roland tells Matthew to get on the raft after rolling the dice. Sending it on the river, Matthew jumps onto an overhead crane while the raft goes over a waterfall. Roland runs off to tell his mother, who runs onto the crane and grabs Matthew, but he slips and falls into the river, going over the waterfall. Years later, the now-grown Roland (Collins) is now an insurance investigator and a practical j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
