''Laid'' is an Australian television comedy series that first aired on 9 February 2011 on

ABC1 ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel an ...

. The 12-episode comedy series was written by

Marieke Hardy Marieke Josephine Hardy (born 26 May 1976) is an Australian writer, radio and television presenter, television producer and screenwriter and former television actress. Early life and family Hardy is the granddaughter of Frank Hardy, author of ...

and Kirsty Fisher, and produced by Liz Watts. ''Laid'' was renewed for a second series, which aired from 2 May to 6 June 2012.

Overview

Roo McVie is a market researcher who faces an unenviable situation when her former lovers start dying in strange and unexpected circumstances. With EJ, her best friend and flatmate, Roo embarks on a quest to find a pattern and stop the trail of deaths.

Cast

Regular

* Alison Bell as Roo McVie *

Celia Pacquola Celia Pacquola (born 12 February 1983) is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter and actor who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom. Early life Pacquola is a third child, and her parents separated when she was eightee ...

as EJ Griggs *

Toby Truslove Toby Truslove is an Australian film, theatre and television actor. Career In 2001, Truslove appeared on the television drama series '' Crash Palace'' as Bryan Rossiter. He has since made guest appearances on Australian TV series including '' All ...

as Zach *

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''. He has sinc ...

as Charlie * Graeme Blundell as Graham McVie *

Damon Herriman Damon Herriman is an Australian actor. He is known for his film and television work in Australia and the United States. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dewey Crowe in '' Justified''. In 2019, he portrayed the cult leader and crimina ...

as Marcus Dwyer (series 2)

Recurring

Tracy Mann Tracy Mann (born 1957) is an Australian actress and voice artist. After appearing in a number of television series, she won an Australian Film Institute award in 1980 for movie '' Hard Knocks'' . She has also won awards in her home country ...

as Marion McVie *Huw McKinnon as Brendan * Celia Ireland as Brendan's Mum *Peter Callan as Brendan's Dad * Ryan Johnson as Davey *Septimus Caton as Andrew * Shaun Micallef as G-Bomb * Craig Anderson as Russ *

Marcus Graham Marcus Graham (born 11 October 1963) is an Australian film, television (including both serials and mini-series) and stage actor and director, with roles including ''Mulholland Drive'' and ''Josh Jarman''. He was known as a teenage heartthrob in ...

as Telly *

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 ...

as Nan * Deborah Kennedy as Jan Beane

Adaptation

In October 2011, it was reported that television network

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bought the rights to adapt an American version of the series.

Home media

The first series of ''Laid'' was released on DVD under the title of ''Laid: The Complete First Season'' on 7 April 2011. The second series was released on DVD under the title of ''Laid: The Complete Second Season'' on 5 July 2012.

Accolades

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2

References

External links

*
''Laid''
on

ABC iview ABC iview is a video on demand and catch-up TV service run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Currently iview video content can only be viewed by users in Australia. As of 2016, ABC iview attracts around 50 million plays monthly and ...

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