''Hell Has Harbour Views'' is a 2005 Australian television movie starring

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and

Lisa McCune Lisa McCune (born 19 February 1971) is an Australian actress, known for her role in TV series ''Blue Heelers'' as Senior Constable Maggie Doyle, and in '' Sea Patrol'' as Lieutenant Kate McGregor RAN. She has won four Gold Logie Awards. McCun ...

. It was written and directed by Peter Duncan, based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Richard Beasley. It was nominated for "best miniseries or telemovie" at both the AFI Awards and the

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, losing to ''

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'' at both; and for two additional AFI Awards and an additional Logie Award, all of which it lost to ''

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''.

Synopsis

While successful and primed to continue ascending the company ladder, attorney Hugh Walker is guilt stricken by the people he and his company have hurt along the way. During a large case he meets the journalist Caroline and the two begin seeing each other, despite the fact that Hugh already has a girlfriend, Helen. Things grow more tense after he witnesses a sexual encounter in the office, placing him in the middle of office strife.

Cast

as Hugh Walker *

as Caroline Ashton *

Marta Dusseldorp Marta Dusseldorp (born 1 February 1973) is an Australian stage, film and theatre actress. Her television credits include ''BlackJack'', ''Crownies'' (and its spin-off '' Janet King''), ''Jack Irish'' and '' A Place to Call Home''. Early life an ...

as Helen *

Tony Llewellyn-Jones Tony Llewellyn-Jones is a British-born Australian actor. He was nominated for the 1976 AFI Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in '' Picnic at Hanging Rock''. Born in London, England, Llewellyn-Jones lived in Singapore, Kua ...

as John Diplock * Peter O'Brien as Tim Sullivan *

Steve Bisley Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian writer, film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Mad Max'' and ''The Great Gatsby''. On TV, some of his better-known roles include Detective Sergeant Jack C ...

as Bruce Kent * Kris McQuade as Pam *

Frank Whitten Frank Edgar Richard Whitten (15 November 1942 – 12 February 2011) was a New Zealand television actor. He was more recently known for playing Ted "Grandpa" West in the New Zealand television show '' Outrageous Fortune''.Megahey, LeslieEsteeme ...

as Giles Taffy QC *

Freya Stafford Freya Stafford (born 21 January 1977) is an Australian actress who has appeared in the television programs ''Head Start (TV series), Head Start'' and ''White Collar Blue'' as central characters. Early life Stafford was born in Sydney, New South ...

as Jill Bishop * Abigail Bianca as Sarah * David Field as Greg Hogan *

Roy Billing Roy Harwood Billing (born 1947) is a New Zealand television actor, now based on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. He was brought up in Ruawai, Northland, New Zealand. Billing spent almost three decades living and working in Australia. He became wid ...

as Kevin Fields *

Tiriel Mora Tiriel Mora (born 19 October 1958) is an Australian television and film actor. Early life He is a son of the late Melbourne artist Mirka Mora and Georges Mora, German-born Australian entrepreneur, art dealer, patron, connoisseur and restaur ...

as Rob Carney * Simon Chilvers as George Hancock *

Tony Barry Tony Barry (28 August 1941 – 21 December 2022) was an Australian actor and activist best known for his television and film roles. Personal life Barry was born in Ipswich, Queensland, on 28 August 1941. He had one son. Barry was an environmen ...

as Frank Flannery

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper ...

'' reviewed ''Hell Has Harbour Views'', stating that it "never sets out to be Australian with a big A but it is sure to be a hot-ticket item with overseas buyers". ''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

'' compared it favorably to other movies aired by ABC, as they felt that "After the bitter disappointments of recent ABC drama, Aunty has delivered the goods in this stylish and witty telemovie about one man's search for his soul in, of all places, the country's largest law firm."

Awards

* AWGIE Awards (2005, won)

References

External links

* 2005 television films 2005 films APRA Award winners Australian television films Television shows based on Australian novels 2005 in Australian television Films directed by Peter Duncan {{Australia-tv-film-stub