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Secrets (Australian TV Series)
''Secrets'' is an Australian television series which screened in 1993 on the ABC. The thirteen part series was centred around "FIRM", a small, secret, government agency dealing with national security in a world where the old lines defining enemies and allies are now blurred. The perils of international organised crime and terrorist group activity have raised the stakes higher than ever before. ''Secrets'' was created by Jay Cook and Peter Gawler, produced by Jill Robb. It was written by Tony Morphett, Graeme Koetsveld, Deborah Cox, Everett De Roche, Tony Kavanagh, Glenda Hambly, John Cundill and Jay Cook. It was directed by Mark Callan, Steve Jodrell, Gary Conway and Kendal Flanagan. Cast * Frank Whitten as Tom Jacobs * Babs McMillan as Virginia Drury * Tony Poli as Ed Casser * Michael Fry as David Skelton * Rachel Griffiths as Sarah Foster * Marshall Napier as Gary O'Leary * Helen Buday See also * List of Australian television series Future shows Seven * ''The 1% C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC (Australian TV Channel)
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel and the ABC are in Ultimo, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The network began operating on 5 November 1956 as the ABC National Television Service, starting in Sydney, followed by Melbourne, with other stations being established in state capitals and regional areas in the following years. In the 1960s and 1970s, the network was also referred to as ABC National Television, or ABC Television. Until the introduction of digital television in 2001, the network was the only domestic television service broadcast by the ABC. On 8 February 2008, the channel was renamed ABC1, before being rebranded as ABC TV on 20 July 2014. As of 2022, the ABC is the third-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network and Nine Netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Robb
Jill Robb (1934 – 16 January 2022) was an English-born Australian film producer and executive who worked mostly in Australia. Biography Robb began in the film industry as a stand in for Jill Adams on ''Dust in the Sun'' (1958). Robb was a founding board member of the Australian Film Commission, inaugural CEO of the Victorian Film Corporation (now Film Victoria) and a member of the Film Victoria Board from 1983 to 1989. Robb served for many years on the Board of the Playbox Theatre Company during the difficult years following the 1984 fire. She left at the end of 1989. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2011 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Australian film and television industries as a producer, through executive roles with industry organisations, and as a mentor to emerging filmmakers". She died on 16 January 2022, at the age of 87. Select credits *''The Fourth Wish'' (1976) – associate producer *''Dawn!'' (1979) – executive producer *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Morphett
Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby league footballer * Tony (footballer, born 1983), full name Tony Heleno da Costa Pinho, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1986), full name Antônio de Moura Carvalho, Brazilian football attacking midfielder * Tony (footballer, born 1989), full name Tony Ewerton Ramos da Silva, Brazilian football right-back Film, theater and television * Tony Awards, a Broadway theatre honor * ''Tony'' (1982 film), a Kannada film * ''Tony'' (2009 film), a British horror film directed by Gerard Johnson * ''Tony'' (2013 film), an Indian Kannada thriller film * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 1), an episode of British comedy-drama ''Skins'' * "Tony" (''Skins'' series 2), an episode of ''Skins'' Music * Tony T., stage name of British s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deb Cox
Deborah Cox (born 29 January 1958) is an Australian screenwriter and producer for television and film. Cox started working in the television industry as a production assistant for the Crawford Productions television series ''Skyways''. It was at Crawfords that she met her long-time writing and producing partner, Andrew Knight, and the duo would later go on to found a production company, CoxKnight Productions. Their partnership resulted in the development of the popular ABC TV series ''SeaChange'' and ''After the Deluge'', the Network Ten dramas ''CrashBurn'' and ''Worst Best Friends'', and the feature film ''Dead Letter Office''. With Roger Monk, she also wrote the two seasons of the ABC drama series ''East of Everything'' which starred Richard Roxburgh as the main character. Cox also founded Every Cloud Productions with producer Fiona Eagger which developed and produced ''The Gods of Wheat Street'', ''East of Everything'', ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries ''Miss Fisher' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everett De Roche
Everett De Roche (July 12, 1946 - April 2, 2014) was an American Australians, American-Australian screenwriter who worked extensively in the Australian film and TV industry. He was best known for his work in the thriller and horror genre, with such credits as ''Long Weekend (1978 film), Long Weekend'', ''Patrick (1978 film), Patrick'' and ''Roadgames''. Career De Roche was born in Lincoln, Maine and moved to San Diego with his family when he was six. De Roche emigrated to Australia with his wife when he was 22 in 1968 and originally worked as a journalist for the Queensland Health Education Council. He wanted to be a writer and wrote a spec script for ''Division 4, Division Four''. Nine months later he received a telegram inviting him to write for the show. From 1970-74 he was a staff writer at Crawford Productions mainly working on police shows, then he freelanced. In the late 70s and early 80s he established himself as the leading screenwriter of thrillers in Australia. He of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cundill
John Cundill (1936–2016) was a South African born television scriptwriter, playwright, journalist and actor. He is best known in South Africa as the television scriptwriter for ''The Villagers'' and ''Westgate'' series. He would later write several screenplays for Australian films and television shows. Early life Cundill was born on 30 May 1936 in Germiston, South Africa. His father, Algy Cundill was a mine manager at a large mine owned by Gold Fields. He would be educated at St John's College in Houghton, Johannesburg. After high school, he attended the University of Cape Town where he wanted to study drama, but on his father's insistence, obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. Career Before becoming a journalist, he appeared on stage in Cape Town in ''Doctor in the House'' with Nigel Hawthorne in 1958. By 1963, he had joined the Johannesburg-based newspaper, ''The Star'', and would also serve as their foreign correspondent in London and New York. Leaving the newspaper, he woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Whitten
Frank Edgar Richard Whitten (15 November 1942 – 12 February 2011) was a New Zealand television actor. He was more recently known for playing Ted "Grandpa" West in the New Zealand television show '' Outrageous Fortune''.Megahey, LeslieEsteemed drama teacher and actor who was prominent in radical theatre ''The Age'', 11 April 2011. Early life and education Whitten was born in Te Aroha and grew up in the Waikato region in the 1940s and 50s. Around 1963, "with very little experience and even less money", he left for England to become an actor. He also spent time as an improvisational tutor at leading British drama school the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and by 1970 was the school's vice-principal. Over the next eighteen years, Whitten worked in a children's community theatre company he co-founded called Common Stock, which developed plays with, and for, working-class children. Career In 1982 Whitten returned to New Zealand and began acting in theatre. Two years late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babs McMillan
Babs McMillan (born 27 November 1955) is an Australian stage, film, television actress and director, playwright and teacher, based in Melbourne She is best known for her roles in two popular television series during the 1980s. Career McMillan played the acerbic Sister Erin Cosgrove during the final year of television series ''The Young Doctors'' and dimwitted country bumpkin Cass Parker in ''Prisoner''. In the late 1990s, she appeared in the Australian espionage drama ''Secrets''. McMillan has appeared in the movies ''Oscar and Lucinda'' (1997), '' Babe: Pig in the City'' (1998), ''My Brilliant Career'' (1979) and '' Hating Alison Ashley'' (2005). On stage McMillan has acted extensively with the 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 Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre compa .... Apar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Anne Griffiths (born in 1968) is an Australian actress. Raised primarily in Melbourne, she began her acting career appearing on the Australian series ''Secrets'' before being cast in a supporting role in the comedy ''Muriel's Wedding'' (1994), which earned her an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 1997, she was the lead in Nadia Tass's drama '' Amy''. She had a role opposite Julia Roberts in the American romantic comedy ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' (1997), followed by her portrayal of Hilary du Pré in ''Hilary and Jackie'' (1998), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress From 2001 to 2005, Griffiths portrayed masseuse Brenda Chenowith in the HBO series '' Six Feet Under'', for which she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2002 and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She subsequently appeared on television as Sarah Walker Laurent on the ABC drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'' from 2006 to 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Napier
James Marshall Napier (22 October 1951 – 14 August 2022) was a New Zealand-born character actor, playwright and graphic artist. He is known for a succession of strong supporting roles in Australasian films and television shows. He has also had a notable stage career. Biography Napier grew up in the city of Lower Hutt and was educated at Hutt Valley High School. He is the father of James Reuben Napier, actress Jessica Napier, and Rose Napier. He is the uncle of film director James Napier Robertson. Before becoming an actor, Napier worked variously as a labourer, factory hand, and truck driver. He also spent a year studying graphic design at the Wellington Polytechnic. He landed his first professional acting job in 1975, at Wellington's Downstage Theatre. In 1988, he moved with his wife and two young children to Australia, hoping to further his acting career. He soon became an established name in film, theatre, and television. His play ''Freak Winds'' has been performed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Buday
Helen Buday (born 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Savannah Nix in the film ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome''. She was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival in 2003 for her role in ''Alexandra's Project''. Biography Buday graduated from the National Institute for Dramatic Art in 1983, and has since become one of Australia's leading theater actresses. She has performed with most theater companies, including roles in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Three Sisters'', ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', and ''A Doll's House''. Buday is also a singer, and she has portrayed the lead roles in ''My Fair Lady'', ''Cabaret'', ''High Society'', and ''The Three-penny Opera''. She made her major screen debut as Savannah Nix, leader of the feral children, in ''Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome''. Besides her regular theater work, she has also appeared in various television series including ''Land of Hope (miniseries), Land of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Television Series
Future shows Seven * ''The 1% Club'' (Seven Network game show 2023–) * ''Apartment Rules'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' Animals Aboard with Dr Harry'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * ''Armchair Experts'' (Seven Network sports 2023–) * ''Australian Idol'' (Network Ten 2003–2009, Seven Network reality 2022–) * '' Blow Up'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * ''The Claremont Murders'' (Seven Network drama 2023–) * '' Con Girl'' (Seven Network drama 2023–) * ''Fam Time'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) * '' Local Council'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) * ''Million Dollar Island'' (Seven Network reality 2023–) * '' We Interrupt This Broadcast'' (Seven Network comedy 2023–) Nine * '' Australia's Most Identical'' (reality Nine Network 2023–) * ''Beach House Escape'' (reality Nine Network 2022–) * '' Big Miracles'' (reality Nine Network 2023–) * ''Celebrity IOU Australia'' (reality Nine Network) * '' Country Home Rescue'' (reality Nine Network 2022â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |