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The Cut (Australian TV Series)
''The Cut'', written by John Misto, is an Australian drama television series which screened in 2009 on ABC1. The series contains six one-hour episodes and stars John Wood. The show was first announced in February 2008 and was filmed in June/July 2008. Synopsis ''The Cut'' is the story of Bill Telford, a colourful sporting identity (player/manager/agent), who has fallen on his feet in the past decade as Australian professional sports have boomed. Bill is injured in a bomb attack in Bangkok. His estranged son, Andrew, is reluctantly persuaded by his mother to return to Sydney and run the business until Bill recovers. Andrew uncovers financial disaster and must confront several skeletons in the closet. Cast * John Wood as 'Wild' Bill Telford * Matt Passmore as Andrew Telford * Ben Oxenbould as Danny * Julieanne Newbould as Roz Telford * Eloise Oxer as Naomi * Diarmid Heidenreich as Jason Kerslake * Ria Vandervis as Vanessa Stewart * Kelly Butler as Sandy Haffner * Paul Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's '' Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Greek word meaning "deed" or " act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional generic division between comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''play'' or ''game'' (translating the Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespeare's time—just as its creator was a ''play-maker'' rather than a ''dramatist'' and the building was a ''play-house'' r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ria Vandervis
Ria Vandervis (born 5 July 1984) is a New Zealand actress. She is most known for her role as Harper Whitley in ''Shortland Street'' and Miratrix in ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive''. Career From 2002 to 2006, Vandervis acted in multiple UNITEC theatre productions and short films. Between 2004 and 2006 Vandervis starred in various short films such as the ''Lovely Creature'', ''A Telling Time'', ''Tough Fortune Cookies'' and ''Billy for Lilly'' as Siren, Julia, Fran and Sarah respectively. In 2007, Vandervis played a supporting role as Cindy Cockburn in the film ''The Devil Dared Me To''. Vandervis also played Miratrix in the film ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive''. In 2009 Vandervis played various television roles, starting in ''Packed to the Rafters'' as Layla Soubrani, ''The Cut'', ''Underbelly'' and '' Rescue: Special Ops''. In 2010, Vandervis played the regular role of Senior Constable Roxanne Perez in the Nine Network police drama ''Cops L.A.C.'' In 2013, Vandervis pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Australian Television Series Endings
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Australian Television Series Debuts
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the character usually has a descender, as, for example, in . The mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Programs
This is a list of television programmes that are currently being broadcast or have been broadcast on ABC Television's ABC TV (formerly ABC1), ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and ABC Comedy), ABC Kids (formerly ABC 4 Kids), ABC Me (formerly ABC3) or ABC News (Australian TV channel) (formerly ABC News 24) in Australia. Current programming Domestic News and current affairs *Local productions **''ABC News'' 7pm weeknights in NSW/ACT/QLD/VIC/SA/NT/WA/TAS (1956–present) *National programs produced in Sydney **''7.30'' (2011–present) **'' ABC News Mornings'' (2010–present on ABC and ABC News) **''ABC News at Noon'' (2005–present on ABC and ABC News) **'' ABC News Afternoons'' (2010–present on ABC News) **'' ABC Late News'' (2018–present) **''Australian Story'' (1996–present) **'' The Business'' (2006–present) **'' The Drum'' (2010–present) **''Foreign Correspondent'' (1992–present) **''Four Corners'' (1961–present) **''Landline'' (1991–present) **''The Mix'' (20 ... [...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 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Young (actor)
William, Will, Bill or Billy Young may refer to: Arts and entertainment * William Young (composer) (died 1662), English composer and viola da gambist * William Young (architect) (1843–1900), Scottish architect, designer of Glasgow City Chambers * William Young (playwright) (1847–1920), American playwright, writer and actor * William Young (artist) (1875–1944), Australian watercolor painter * Billy Young (singer) (born 1941), American singer/songwriter * William Allen Young (born 1954), African American actor * William P. Young (born 1955), Canadian/American novelist * Will Young (born 1979), English actor and singer/songwriter Business and industry * W. J. Young (William John Young, 1827–1896), American industrialist, founder of the W.J. Young Company * William John Young (pastoralist) (1850–1931), Australian company chief executive and station manager * Tom Young (trade unionist) (William Thomas Young, 1870–1953), New Zealand seaman and trade unionist * William T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McNeil
John McNeil (February 14, 1813 – June 8, 1891) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his role in the Palmyra Massacre and other acts of alleged brutality, as well as his participation in the Battle of Westport, the largest battle west of the Mississippi River. For his role in the Palmyra Massacre, he was given the nickname "Butcher of Palmyra". Early life and career McNeil was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to parents descended from Tories who had fled the American Revolution. He received a common school education, and then learned the hatter's trade in Boston, Massachusetts. He engaged unsuccessfully in the business first in New York City and subsequently for twenty years in St. Louis, Missouri. He prospered there, though he lost his fortune to Southern repudiation as the war began. He was a member of the Missouri legislature, 1844–45, and president of the Pacific Insurance Company, 1855-61. Civil War When the war began, Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Roberts (rugby League)
Ian Roberts (born 31 July 1965) is a British-born Australian actor, IT managed services consultant and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he played club football with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Wigan Warriors, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and North Queensland Cowboys. In 1995 Roberts became the first high-profile Australian sports person and first rugby footballer in the world to come out to the public as gay. Early life Ian Roberts was born in 1965 in Chelsea, London, England, to a father who worked in construction and was an amateur boxer, and a housewife mother. The family emigrated as Ten Pound Poms in 1967 to South Sydney, Australia, where the family was guaranteed a new house, and his father was guaranteed a job, continuing to work in construction. He was educated at Maroubra Bay High School. Football career Club career As a junior Roberts p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Barry
Paul James Barry (born 24 February 1952) is an English-born, Australian-based journalist, newsreader and television presenter, who has won many awards for his investigative reporting. He previously worked for the BBC on numerous programs, before emigrating to Australia. Biography Early life Barry studied philosophy, politics and economics at the University of Oxford. Early career Barry started his journalistic career in London as an economics correspondent for the weekly magazine ''Investors Chronicle''. In 1978, he joined the BBC as a reporter for ''The Money Programme'', ''Newsnight'', and then ''Panorama''. In 1986, he moved to Australia and started work with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Four Corners From 1987 to 1994, Barry worked as an investigative reporter for the ABC's flagship current affairs program ''Four Corners'' specialising in economic matters, government departmental failures and corporate governance. A series of reports on disgraced businessman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Butler
Kelly Don Butler (born July 24, 1982) is a former professional gridiron football offensive lineman. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue. Butler was a member of the Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Outside of his involvement with the Blue Bombers, Butler often appears on Winnipeg based radio station ''CITI-FM'', as a guest co-host of Wheeler in the Morning. High school career Butler attended Union High School, where he played football as well as basketball. He was a two-time All-City and All-Arena selection as a member of the school's football team. He was named an All-American, All-State and All-Regional selection as a senior, as well as a member of the city championship winning team. He was ranked as the #24 offensive lineman and #209 player overall in the nation by ''Prep Football Report''. College career Butler then attended Purdue University, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diarmid Heidenreich
Diarmid Heidenreich (born 1975) is an Australian film and television actor. Heidenreich graduated from Waverley College in Sydney's east, in 1993 before going on to become a well-known actor. Television career Heidenreich began his television career in 1993, appearing in ''G. P.'' as a guest role. Over the next few years, he had guest roles in several drama series, including ''Echo Point'' (1995) and '' Big Sky'' (1997). Heidenreich was also the host of the children's game show '' Challenger'' until he left the show and Adrian de Vito & Zoe Sheridan co-hosted the show together. From 1993 to 1996 and again since 2019, Heidenreich starred in a series of television commercials for Pizza Hut, as 'Dougie the Pizza Delivery Guy', which he still is commonly known as. Heidenreich had a leading role in '' Water Rats'' in 2000 and 2001 as Senior Constable Matthew Quinn. In 2003, he had a 4 episode guest role in ''McLeod's Daughters''. His most recent appearance has been in the Carlton Drau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
