''Chandon Pictures'' is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on
Movie Extra
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on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.
The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a
Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress. It followed the misadventures of a struggling video production company called 'Chandon Pictures.'
Rob Carlton
Rob Carlton (born 4 May 1971) is a Logie Award winning Australian actor and writer. He is best known for writing and starring in the comedy series ''Chandon Pictures''. He also had starring roles in the comedy satire ''The Hollowmen'' and the chi ...
, who plays the main character, is the younger cousin of
Brian Carlton,
The Spoonman talkback host on the Austereo Triple M network. This was revealed when The Spoonman interviewed Rob.
On 10 July 2008, it was announced that the series had won a second season and it had sold format rights to its distributor
Lionsgate.
The first season premiered in the UK on
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on 19 February 2009 in a 10pm slot. It was also aired in the US on the
Sundance Channel.
Regular cast
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Rob Carlton
Rob Carlton (born 4 May 1971) is a Logie Award winning Australian actor and writer. He is best known for writing and starring in the comedy series ''Chandon Pictures''. He also had starring roles in the comedy satire ''The Hollowmen'' and the chi ...
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Josh Lawson
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Darren Gilshenan
Darren Gilshenan is an Australian actor and writer. He is best known for his in television series ''The Moodys'', ''Maximum Choppage'', ''Chandon Pictures'' and '' Full Frontal''.
Early life
Darren was first introduced to acting while he was a ...
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Rebecca Massey
Guest cast
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Graeme Blundell
Graeme Blundell (born 7 August 1945) is an Australian actor, director, producer, writer, playwright, lyricist and biographer
Early life
Blundell was born on 7 April 1945 in Melbourne; he grew up in the suburb of Clifton Hill. He was educated a ...
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Angus Sampson
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Peter Phelps
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Justine Clarke
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Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee (born 30 June 1979) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, podcaster radio and television presenter. He is a recurring panellist on Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?'' with Sam Pang and co-hosts ''Hughesy, ...
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Lachy Hulme
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Dan Wyllie
Episodes
Season 1 (2007)
Season 2 (2009)
Awards and nominations
;Notes
* A
^ Directors - Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress
* B
^ Writer - Rob Carlton
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20071114050618/http://www.movienetwork.tv/Chandon/%7D%7D
* {{IMDb title, id=1075458
''Chandon Pictures'' - "Champion Charles"at
Australian Screen Online
Australian comedy television series
Movie Extra original programming
2007 Australian television series debuts
2009 Australian television series endings
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