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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 ...
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Brendan Maher (director)
Brendan Maher is a director of numerous episodes of Australian television series and several British TV series and feature films. He directed episodes of ''Five Mile Creek'' (c. 1985), ''The Flying Doctors'' (c. 1986), ''Glass Babies'' (1985) and ''Skirts'' (1990). Later Australian credits include the TV series ''Tomorrow, When the War Began'', ''Sisters of War'', ''The Cooks'', ''White Collar Blue'' and ''The Secret Life of Us''; also the telemovies ''Secret Bridesmaids' Business'' and an adaptation of ''Society Murders''. He directed the series '' Outlander'', and ''The Passing Bells'' for the BBC, also episodes of ''Spartacus'', ''Upstairs Downstairs'', ''Silent Witness'', and a TV adaptation of ''Wide Sargasso Sea''. Recognition Maher won AFI awards for Best Director for ''The Road from Coorain'' and ''After the Deluge''; also an Australian Directors Guild Award for Best Direction in a TV Mini-Series for ''Dirt Game ''Dirt Game'' is an Australian drama television series t ...
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Toby Schmitz
Toby Schmitz (born 4 May 1977) is an Australian actor and playwright. He was born in Perth, Western Australia, attended Perth's Scotch College and briefly studied law at the University of Western Australia. He graduated from the acting course at National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1999 and has performed many times on stage for Sydney Theatre Company, Company B at Belvoir St Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company. He has also appeared in film and television, and writes plays. Theatre credits His Sydney Theatre Company credits include ''The School for Scandal'' directed by Judy Davis, the premiere and national tour of David Williamson's '' The Great Man'' directed by Robyn Nevin, and leading roles in George Bernard Shaw's ''Major Barbara'', Andrew Upton's '' Hanging Man'', Tony McNamara's ''The Great'', Brendan Cowell's ''Self Esteem'', Nina Raine's ''Rabbit'' and Tom Stoppard's ''Travesties''. Several of these productions toured to Melbourne and other Australian capital citie ...
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Australian Drama Television Series
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Jeanie Drynan
Jeanie Drynan is an Australians, Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the television series ''Class of '74'' and in the 1994 film ''Muriel's Wedding''. She may be best known to international viewers for her role as Muriel's mother in ''Muriel's Wedding'', or as solicitor Angela Jeffries in the cult classic television series ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner Cell Block H''. Early life Drynan studied acting at Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama (now Queen Margaret University) in Scotland, UK. She later trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Australia. Career Drynan has twice been nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards; Best Supporting actress in 1994 for her role in ''Muriel's Wedding'' and in 1999 for the Best Actress Award for her role in ''Soft Fruit''. Filmography FILM TELEVISION References External links

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Robert Mammone
Robert Mammone (born 1969 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as AK in ''The Matrix'' movies, as Sid Walker in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' and as Tim Palmer in '' Sons and Daughters''. He was also the main villain to former WWE wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWE Films action movie ''The Condemned'', and portrayed Carlos "Charlie" Blanka in ''Street Fighter'' opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia. He is best known for his portrayal as convicted drug baron Tony Mokbel on the hit Australian television show ''Underbelly'' and sequels ''Fat Tony & Co'' and ''Informer 3838''. Filmography * '' Sons and Daughters'' (1984–1985, TV Series) as Tim Palmer * ''All the Way'' (1988, TV Mini-Series) as Mr. Bianchi * '' Luigi's Ladies'' (1989) as Tony * ''Embassy'' (1990, TV Series) as Rashid * '' The Crossing'' (1990) as Sam * ''Police Rescue'' (1992, TV Series) as Truck Driver * ''Time Trax'' (1993, TV Series) as Zack Elliott ...
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Matt Passmore
Matthew Passmore (born 24 December 1973) is an Australian actor. He is known for ''McLeod's Daughters'' (2006–2009), ''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, ...'' (2003), '' Last Man Standing'' (2005), and his first American television show, '' The Glades'' (2010–2013). Career Television Passmore began his career on the children's television series '' Play School''. Later on, he took on a variety of roles on Australian television shows such as ''Always Greener'', ''Blue Heelers'', ''The Cooks'', ''Last Man Standing'', ''McLeod's Daughters'', and ''Underbelly: Tale of Two Cities''. Passmore also starred in USA Network's '' Satisfaction''. Filmography Film Television References External links * (archive) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Passmore, Matt 19 ...
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Bojana Novakovic
Bojana Novakovic (, sr-Latn, Bojana Novaković) is a Serbian-Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Det. Lizzie Needham on the drama television series '' Instinct'' (2017–2018). Novakovic's film roles include ''Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), ''Edge of Darkness'' (2010), ''Devil'' (2010), '' Generation Um...'' (2012), '' The Little Death'' (2014), ''I, Tonya'' (2017), and ''Birds of Prey'' (2020). Early life Novakovic was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian parents. Her younger sister, Valentina Novakovic, is also an actress. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven, and was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but she changed her mind and decided to pursue performing arts. Novakovic studied at The McDonald College in Sydney (where she was dux of 1999) and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a bachelor's degree in dramatic arts in 2002. Career In 2003, Novakovic played Randa in the ABC ...
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Emma Lung
Emma Lung (born 14 January 1982) is an Australian actress. Early life and education Born in Sydney, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) was born near Beijing. Lung's mother is Scottish and French. Growing up in Sydney, Lung attended Newtown High School of the Performing Arts before being accepted into the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City and completed her dramatic studies there. Career Lung's first credits include roles in the TV movie ''Superfire'', the feature film ''Garage Days'', and an appearance in the music video for the Shihad song "Comfort Me", all in 2002. In 2003, Lung played Carmelita in the TV film ''Temptation''; she reprised the role in the short-lived spin-off drama series ''The Cooks'' which debuted on Network Ten the following year. Lung received her breakthrough role in the film ''Peaches'' starring alongside Jacqueline McKenzie and Hugo Weaving. She starred in the movie ''48 Shades'' alongside Victoria ...
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Leon Ford
Leon Ford is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Cooks'', ''Changi'' and the telemovie ''Stepfather of the Bride''. Biography Ford portrayed 1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones in the Emmy award-winning HBO miniseries ''The Pacific'', which follows the story of World War II Marines through different battles of the Pacific theater of war. He has also appeared in many other television series including '' All Saints'', ''East West 101'' and ''McLeod's Daughters'', the 2005 movie ''The Great Raid'' and voiced a character in the 2008 stop motion animated movie ''$9.99''. Stage roles include playing pious charlatan Tartuffe in the 2014 Bell Shakespeare version of ''Tartuffe'', based on the French play originally written by Molière. In addition to acting, he is also both a director and screenwriter. In 2010, Ford both wrote and directed the movie '' Griff the Invisible'', starrin ...
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