''My Place'' is an Australian children's television drama series based on the award-winning picture book of the same name by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins. The series first screened on

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on weeknights at 8pm from 4 December 2009 and aired in the United States on Vibrant TV Network. ''My Place'' is produced by

Penny Chapman Penny Chapman is an Australian television producer. Her work includes the award-winning ''Brides of Christ,'' '' RAN Remote Area Nurse'' and ''My Place''. Penny received the Maura Fay Award for Services to the Industry at the 2013 Screen Produce ...

and directed by Jessica Hobbs, Samantha Lang,

Catriona McKenzie Catriona McKenzie is an Australian filmmaker. She is known for her film ''Satellite Boy'' and television series '' Kiki and Kitty'' (written by Nakkiah Lui) and ''Wrong Kind of Black''. Her production company is called Dark Horse. Early life a ...

Michael James Rowland Michael James Rowland (born 15 January 1964) is an Australian film director. Early years Prior to his screen career, Rowland studied graphic design at the North Adelaide School of Art in South Australia and started his early working life as a ...

and Shawn Seet. The series was accompanied by an interactive website for children that allowed them to explore the house that is the series' main setting. It won the 2010

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for Best Children's Program. On 23 March 2010

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announced they approved funding for a second series which would focus on the lives of children and their families from the time period of 1878 to before the White Settlement. The first of thirteen episodes aired on 26 June 2011.

Synopsis

''My Place'' tells the story of one house in south Sydney as told by the generations of children who have lived there over a period of over 220 years. The series opens in 2008 and travels back to pre-1788. Each episode centres around a child with a talent for some kind of trouble, each hiding up the same old fig tree, each with a story to tell.

Cast

Children

* Joseph Ireland as Davey Jonesy * Maddie Madden as Laura * Narek Armaganian as Mohammed * Sheena Pham as Lily * Will Cottle as Mike * Anastasia Feneri as Sofia * Jonathan Kollias as Michaelis * Monique Holmes as Jen * Alfred Carslake as Colum * Holly Fraser as Bridie * Shardyn Fahey-Leigh as Bertie * Lucy Howroyd as Evelyn * Benson Anthony as Rowley * Eliza Saville as Victoria * Jared Ziegler as Dan

Adults

Leah Purcell Leah Maree Purcell (born 14 August 1970) is an Aboriginal Australian stage and film actress, playwright, film director, and novelist. She made her film debut in 1999, appearing in Paul Fenech's ''Somewhere in the Darkness'', which led to role ...

as Ellen * Kiah Ferguson as (Ellen's daughter) * Anita Hegh as Emma * Wadih Dona as Omar * Kris McQuade as Grandma *

Nicholas Papademetriou Nicholas Papademetriou is an Australian actor of Greek Cypriot descent with many television, film and theatre credits. He is a graduate of Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has had an extensive career in film and television sinc ...

as Michaelis * Victoria Haralabidou as Mama *

Rebecca Massey Rebecca Massey is an Australian film, television and theatre actress. She has been nominated and won numerous awards for her performances including the prestigious Helpmann Award for both Steve Martin's The Underpants ( Belvoir) and Steven ...

as Mrs Benson * Susie Porter as Miss Muller *

Emma Lung Emma Lung (born 14 January 1982) is an Australian actress. Early life and education Born in Sydney, Lung's father is half-Chinese; his father (Emma's paternal grandfather) was born near Beijing. Lung's mother is Scottish and French. Growing up ...

as Bridie *

Chris Haywood Chris Haywood (born ) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, l ...

as Momo *

Dan Spielman Dan Spielman (born 1979) is an Australian actor. His career spans film, television and theatre. Spielman grew up with his younger sister in Beaumaris, Melbourne. Without formal acting training, Spielman has worked in theatre, television and fil ...

* Leon Ford *

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 ...

Russell Dykstra Russell Dykstra (born 31 December 1966) is an Australian actor of screen, stage and TV. Early life Dykstra grew up in the Brisbane suburb of Calamvale. Dykstra first appeared on stage at age 10 in a theatre production of ''Toad of Toad Hall ...

Dan Wyllie Daniel Wyllie (born 1970) is an Australian stage, film and television actor. Wyllie began acting in theatre. Early life Wyllie grew up on Sydney's North Shore. He attended North Sydney Boys High School and the University of New South Wales, whe ...

* Tom Fisher as Dom Cobb * Erol Cimen as Tyler Cromm For other cast members see

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Episode list

Season One

* Laura 2008 * Mohammed 1998 * Lily 1988 * Mike 1978 * Sofia 1968 * Michaelis 1958 * Jen 1948 * Colum 1938 * Bridie 1928 * Bertie 1918 * Evelyn 1908 * Rowley 1898 * Victoria 1888

Season Two

* Henry 1878 * Minna 1868 * Ben 1858 * Johanna 1848 * Davey 1838 * Alice 1828 * Charles 1818 * Sarah 1808 * Sam 1798 * Dan 1788 * Waruwi 1788 * Bunda Before Time * Barangaroo Before Time

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:My Place (Tv Series) 2009 Australian television series debuts 2011 Australian television series endings Australian drama television series Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian children's television series Television shows set in New South Wales Television series by Matchbox Pictures