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Catherine McClements Catherine McClements is an Australian stage, film and television actress and television presenter. She is known for her TV roles in '' Water Rats'' and '' Tangle'', for which she won Logie Awards, and has performed in stage productions for thea ...

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Sacha Horler Sacha Horler (born 1971) is an Australian actress. Her parents were lawyers, but co-founded Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company in the early 1970s. Career Sacha Horler graduated from Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1993 and made ...

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13-part drama series airing on Network Ten, about surviving long-term relationships in an age where multiple partners and multiple

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s are considered a birthright. It starred

and

as Rosie and Ben Harfield, a couple whose marriage troubles send them to a counsellor. Most of the episodes are shown in two parts: half 'He says' (Ben's view of the situation) and half 'She says' (Rosie's view). Most of the episodes used flashbacks to an earlier part of their relationship when the trouble started. Also appearing is the couple, Candice and Richard (played by

and

), who are also seeking counselling and run into Rosie and Ben's lives. There are numerous problems arising in the course of the series, not least Ben's affair with Rosie's best friend, Abby (

). Although the series was not a huge hit, it was noted for its fine performances (notably

and Catherine McClements).

Cast

as Rosie Denton Harfield *

as Ben Harfield *

as Abby *

as Candice *

as Emily *Richard Piper as Richard *

Grant Piro Grant Piro is an Australian actor. He is best known as the host of the children's television show '' Couch Potato'' on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He also appeared as Captain Schnepel in Escape From Pretoria. Career He began his ca ...

as Adam * Bob Franklin as Theo * Carmen Duncan as Anna Denton *

Wayne Hope Wayne Hope is an Australian actor, writer, director, and producer. Career Television Hope's acting career began in 1996, when he appeared on ''The Glynn Nicholas Show''. Some of his acting roles have been in the following shows: *'' The Gly ...

as Phillip *Christen O'Leary as Marianne *

Orpheus Pledger Orpheus Pledger (11 May 1993) is an Australian actor. He played Tycho Everson in the children's series '' Silversun'', and appeared as Noah Parkin in '' Neighbours'' in 2011. From 2016 to 2019, Pledger starred as Mason Morgan in the Australian ...

as Lewis Harfield *

Maria Theodorakis Maria Theodorakis is an Australian actress who has many credits in television, movies and theatre. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''CrashBurn'' and '' Marshall Law''. She has also had guest roles in many television seri ...

as Liv *Simon Roborgh as Barman

Notable guest cast

Kat Stewart Katherine Louise Stewart (born 30 November 1972) is an AACTA and Logie Award-winning Australian actress who has made numerous appearances in television series, movies and on-stage. Early life Kat Stewart is the daughter of Tony and Kitty Stewar ...

- Mandy *

William McInnes Daryl William Mathew Gabriel McInnes (born 10 September 1963) is an Australian film and television actor and writer. He portrayed the role of Matt Tivolli in '' The Time of Our Lives''. He is best known for his roles as Senior Constable Nick Sc ...

- Colin *

Pamela Rabe Pamela may refer to: *''Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded'', a novel written by Samuel Richardson in 1740 *Pamela (name), a given name and, rarely, a surname *Pamela Spence, a Turkish pop-rock singer. Known as her stage name "Pamela" * MSC ''Pamela'', ...

- Lawyer *

Judi Farr Judi Farr (born c.1938/1939), also credited as Judy Farr, is an Australian former actress of theatre, film and television best known for several situation comedy roles on Australian television. Farr has also appeared in Australian films such ...

- Marg * Brendan O'Connor - Garry *

Andrea McEwan Andrea McEwan (born 9 October 1978) is an Australian actress, singer, musician and songwriter. Career After attending MacRobertson Girls' High School in Melbourne, McEwan started acting, appearing in several television series including ''Ocean G ...

- Lucinda *

Adam Zwar Adam Zwar (born 13 January 1972) is an Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series '' Squinters'', '' Lowdown'', '' Wilfred'' and creating the critically acclaimed Channel 10 comedy ...

- Tat * Kym Gyngell - Abby's father

External links

Australian Television ArchiveCrashBurn
at the

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Cashburn at the National Film and Sound Archive
APRA Award winners Network 10 original programming Australian drama television series Australian television soap operas