''Kick'' is an Australian

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that was first broadcast on 9 June 2007 on

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. It is set in Brunswick in

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. The series follows the adventures of wild twenty-something Miki Mavros who is forced to move back in with her

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parents on Hope Street after a failed attempt to "make it big". Miki begins work as a secretary for suave Anglo-Indian Dr. Joe Mangeshkar, who has a girlfriend named Jan, and things spiral out of control. Miki manages a local neighbourhood

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team, hence the series title ''Kick''. The show also follows the adventures of Miki's neighbours on Hope Street, including the Salim family, a Lebanese-Australian

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family with siblings Amen, Osama "Ozzie", Taghred and Layla. Amen is an aspiring businessman with questionable ethics. Osama is going through typical teenage angst and has a crush on Taghred's friend Tatiana. Taghred is an aspiring soccer star. Layla is a university student arranged to be married to Sharif, but everything changes when Layla falls for fellow fencer Jackie. The first season of the show is available on DVD.

Season one

Cast

Zoe Ventoura Zoe Ventoura is an Australian actress. She played Melissa Rafter in ''Packed to the Rafters'' from 2008 to 2010. The character's death earned Ventoura a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress in 2011. That same year, Ventoura st ...

as Miki Mavros *

Raji James Rajesh Kumar Jhanji (born 24 February 1970), known professionally as Raji James, is an English actor, known for his roles as Ash Ferreira in '' EastEnders'', DS Vik Singh in ''The Bill'' and Ali Shahzad in ''Hollyoaks''. He also played Abdul ...

as Joe Mangeshkar *

George Kapiniaris George Kapiniaris is an Australian stage, television and film actor and comedian. He is of Greek descent and is best known for his role in popular sitcom ''Acropolis Now'' and composed the series' theme song. Professional background Theatre ...

as Takis Mavros * Maria Mercedes as Dora Mavros * Anh Do as Hoa Tran * Damien Fotiou as Nico Angelidis *

Firass Dirani Firass Dirani (born 1984) is an Australian film and television actor. Early life Dirani was born in Sydney in 1984, and is of Lebanese descent. Career Dirani pursued his acting career in Hollywood before receiving a call to play the role o ...

as Amen Salim *

Nicole Chamoun Nicole Chamoun (born 1984) is an Australian actress. She played the role of Zahra Al-Biyati in 2018's ''Safe Harbour (TV series), Safe Harbour'' for which she was nominated for the Logie Awards of 2018, 2018 Logie Award for Logie Award for Most ...

as Layla Salim * Stephen Lopez as Osama "Ozzie" Salim *

Craig Menaud Craig Meneaud is an Australian television actor and drama teacher. Menaud is best known for the role of Dave in the medical drama series '' All Saints''; as well as appearances in the series ''Kick'' and ''Sea Patrol''. In 2010, he appeared in t ...

as Ravi Mangeshkar * Mauricio Merino Jr as Justin Haz *

Romi Trower Romi is a given name and may refer to: *Romi Dames (born 1979), Japanese-American actress *Romi Garduce (born 1969), Filipino mountain climber and IT Professional in Procter and Gamble Philippines *Romi Goldmuntz (1882–1960), Belgian businessman ...

as Jackie Schneider *

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 ...

as Jan Pollock *

Alex Menglet Alex Menglet, born ''Alexei Menglet'' in Moscow USSR in 1956, is an actor who has found success working in Australia. Career Menglet is best known for his roles as chef Ray "Gay Ray" Proctor in the 1984 season of ''Prisoner'' and more recently ...

as Zoran Baranoff *

Nadja Kostich Nadja may refer to: * Nadja (given name) Nadja is a female name, that is used predominantly throughout the Mediterranean region, and the Arab world. Its origins are in the Arabic languages. The Serbian and Montenegrin spelling is Nađa. Notable p ...

as Martina Baranoff *

Natasha Cunningham Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of '' Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican s ...

as Tatiana Baranoff *

Osamah Sami Osamah Sami (born 10 March 1983 in Qom, Iran) is an Australian stage and screen actor, writer, spoken-word artist, and stand-up comedian of Iraqi origin. His critically acclaimed book ''Good Muslim Boy'', was the winner of the 2016 NSW Premie ...

as Sharif Doumani * Rebecca Asha as Guest Cast

External links

Official site
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Interview with Nicole Chamoun, Layla on Kick!
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kick (Tv Series) 2007 Australian television series debuts Australian comedy television series Australian LGBT-related television shows Special Broadcasting Service original programming Television shows set in Victoria (Australia) 2007 Australian television series endings

Season one

Cast

See also

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