''Fireflies'' is an Australian

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which aired on the

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(ABC) in Australia and

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. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487. The location was the actual Hunter Valley town of Wollombi, and other scenes are set in the district and along the southern end of the Putty Road to Singleton. It was centred on the lives of a group of volunteer

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s, during the hottest, driest summer in decades. The theme song "Beautiful Feeling" was written and performed by Paul Kelly.

Songs and music

All the songs and music used on ''Fireflies'' was written, produced, and sung by Paul Kelly.Fireflies: Fireflies (1) Cast & Crew - TV.com
/ref>"Fireflies" Precious Things (TV Episode 2004) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb
/ref> * Change Your Mind * Beautiful Feeling * Foggy Highway * Just About to Break * I Wasted Time * You Broke a Beautiful Thing * Beautiful Promise * Boon Companion * If I Could Start Today Again * I Smell Trouble * Emotional * My Way is to You * Your Lovin' is On My Mind * Give Into My Love * View From the Ridge * Making Hay While the Sun Shines * Beggar on the Street of Love * Midnight Rain * Take Your Time * The Lion and the lamb * Nothing Lost, Nothing Gained * To Be Good Takes a Long time (To Be Bad No Time at All) * Last Train to Heaven * Everybody Wants to Touch Me * Smoke Under the Bridge * These are the Days * Sure Got Me * Taught by Experts * Rally 'Round the Drum * Be Careful What You Pray For * Difficult Woman * You're So Fine

Cast

Russell Kiefel Russell John Kiefel (1951 – 20 November 2016) was an Australian stage, film and television actor. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Kiefel started his screen acting career with a role in the 1977 feature film ''The S ...

as Sharpie *

Anna Hruby Anna Hruby (born 1960) is an Australian actress and voice over artist band TV commercial advertiser, who has appeared in many Australian television series and theatre productions. She is the daughter of actress, entertainer and television pers ...

as Rebekah Sharp *

Libby Tanner Elizabeth Tanner (born 1970) is an Australian stage and television actress and theatre director best known for her roles as Bronwyn Craig in the television series '' All Saints'' and as Bridget Westfall in ''Wentworth''. Early life Tanner grew ...

as Lil Yengill *

Jeremy Sims Jeremy Hartley Sims (born 10 January 1966) is an Australian actor and director. Career Jeremy Sims was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1966, and was educated at Wesley College 1977–83. His first appearance on the big screen was as 'boy on ...

as Tim 'Bakka' Burke * Natasha Novak as Svettie Burke *

John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his Cinema of Transgression, transgressive cult films, including ''Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), ''Pink Flamin ...

as Perry Luscombe *

Abe Forsythe Abraham Forsythe (born 26 July 1981) is an Australian film and television actor, director, writer and producer. He is the son of actor and comedian Drew Forsythe. Career He first appeared on the TV series ''The Miraculous Mellops (TV series), Th ...

as Hank Sharp * Steve Rodgers as Constable Mike Jones *

Nadia Townsend Nadia Townsend (born 27 November 1979) is an Australian actress and film dramaturge. She portrayed Allie Kingston in the Channel 7 police drama, ''City Homicide'', from 2009 to 2011. In 2009 she appeared in the United States produced science ...

as Fifi Sharp * Christopher Morris as Joey Burke * Edmund Cinis as Carter * Keeara Byrnes as Candy * Hayley McInerney as Taz Luscombe * Rhonda Doyle as Ali * Ashley Fitzgerald as Noodle *

Kain O'Keeffe Kain O'Keeffe (born 22 October 1987) is an Australian actor, known for his appearances in Australian television dramas and minor roles in films. Career O'Keeffe was born in Sydney, Australia on 22 October 1987. Between 2003-05 O'Keefe filmed t ...

as Kieran Sharp * Peter Lamb as Eris *

Barbara Angell Barbara Angell (6 March 1935) also known as Barb Angell and Angela Barrsometimes wrongly credited as Barbara Angel – was Australia's first female television comedy writer-entertainer. She was born in Melbourne and educated at Presbyterian Ladi ...

as Mena * Bradley Byquar as Patto * Helen O'Leary as Luisa * Russell Newman as Jeff Burke * Stephen Leeder as Bryce Sources:

Guest cast

* Phil Bradac as Firie * Erich Thill as Bikie * Larry O'Carroll as Larry * Tanya Randolf as Tanya * Ros Bailey as Reggie * Rob Steele as Stewart MacTavish * Kim Knuckey as Noel McKinley * Scott Pollard as Steve * Janice Oxenbould as Peg * Keith Agius as Morgan Long *

Tony Eastley Tony Eastley is an Australian newspaper journalist and radio and television newsreader and host Journalism career Eastley began his journalism career in the 1970s with ''The Examiner'' newspaper in Launceston, Tasmania before joining the Australi ...

as Newsreader * Stephen Holt as Ginge * Sandy Ireland as Suzie * Jie Pitman as Nathan "Rolly" Patterson *

Ling-Hsueh Tang Ling-Hsueh Tang is a Chinese Australian actress. She is best known for her work as Dr. Kylie Preece on '' All Saints'', an Australian hospital drama, and in 2001 she appeared on the cover of ''TV Week'' to promote the series. She has also app ...

as KC * Shayne Francis as Donna Bruce * Lyn Lee as Val * Johann Walraven as Ziggy *

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 ...

as Kewie Holman * Kaitlyn Cox as Hotel Receptionist * Kevin Donohue as Fly * Stan Kouros as Maurice Badroek * Toby Levins as Roy * Anne-marie Mazza as Juno Hardcliffe * Ian McColm as Laggan Firie *

Jimmy Pike Jimmy Pike (c1940-2002) was a Walmatjarri Aboriginal artist. Life Born east of Japingka, an important jila or permanent waterhole in the Great Sandy Desert, he grew up as a hunter-gatherer. Like many of his people he drifted north toward the ...

as Johnny Blunt * Cameron Wade as Himself (Cameron Wade) * Rowan Webb as Firie #1 * John Whitman as Musician #1 * Mark Duffy as Fire Investigator Sources:Fireflies (TV Series 2004– ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb
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List of episodes

Home media

It was announced by Via Vision Entertainment in April 2019 that they would be releasing the complete collection of Firefiles on DVD.

References