''Rosehaven'' is an Australian television comedy series created and written by
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 ...
and
Luke McGregor
Luke William McGregor is an Australian comedian, writer and actor, who has performed at various national and international comedy festivals, as himself in many TV shows, and is known for his roles in the ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC TV seri ...
, who also star in the lead roles. Its name derives from the fictional small town in rural
Tasmania
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in which it is set. Premiering on 12 October 2016 on ABC TV, the series finished after its fifth season on 22 September 2021.
The second season began airing on 25 October 2017. The third season began on 30 January 2019. The fourth season began airing on 8 July 2020. The show was renewed for a fifth and final season in January 2021, which went to air from 4 August 2021.
Plot
Daniel returns to his hometown in
Tasmania
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, fictional "Rosehaven", to help his mother, Barbara, run the family
real estate
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business. His friend Emma turns up after her honeymoon doesn't work out. The series draws its inspiration from McGregor's parents, who have worked in real estate in Tasmania since 1986.
Cast
*
Luke McGregor
Luke William McGregor is an Australian comedian, writer and actor, who has performed at various national and international comedy festivals, as himself in many TV shows, and is known for his roles in the ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC TV seri ...
as Daniel McCallum
*
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 Emma Dawes
*
Kris McQuade
Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles.
Career
Her film credits include ''The Love Letters from Teralba Road'', '' Kostas'', '' Fighting Back'', '' Lonely Hearts'', ''Goodbye Paradi ...
as Barbara McCallum
* Katie Robertson as Grace
*
David Quirk
David Quirk (born 15 February 1981) is an actor and stand-up comedian based in Melbourne, Australia.
Career
Quirk has been performing stand-up comedy since 2002. In 2006, he was a state finalist in Triple J’s ‘Raw Comedy’ competition, a ...
as Damien
* Kim Knuckey as Greg
* Noela Foxcroft as Mrs Marsh
* Sam Cotton as Bruce
*
Susie Youssef
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Stephen Hunter
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Life and career
Hunter was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. His father was Charles Francis Hunter, ...
as John (Season 1)
* Gabrielle Adkins as Olive (Seasons 1-5)
*
Georgina Naidu
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as Jocelyn (Season 2, 4)
*
Tony Briggs
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as Brian (Season 3)
*
Tracy Mann
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as Karina (Season 3)
*
Norman Coburn
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Coburn became famous ...
as Gareth (Season 3)
*
Debra Lawrance
Debra Lawrance (born 1 January 1957) is an Australian actress.
She is best known for her role on '' Home and Away'', as Pippa Ross, which she played from 1990 to 1998, and has made a number of return appearances as the character, the most re ...
as Sandra (Season 3)
*
Geneviève Picot
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Dustin Clare
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as Farmer Dan (Season 3)
*
Leah Vandenberg
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as Harleen (Season 3)
* Jack Charles as Duncan (Season 3)
*
Alicia Gardiner
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as Julie (Season 4)
*
Josh Quong Tart
Josh Quong Tart (born 18 September 1975 in Sydney) is an Australian actor.
Early life
Tart attended the McDonald College before he was accepted into National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1994, graduating in 1997 with a bachelor's degre ...
as Donovan (Season 4, 5)
*
Bonnie Sveen
Bonnie Sveen (born 14 July 1989) is an Australian actress. She began her acting career at the Huon Valley Theatre Company, before attending the National Institute of Dramatic Art. In 2010, Sveen starred in the multi-story drama film '' Before th ...
as Jacquelyn (Season 4)
* Dennis Coard as John (Season 4)
*
Louise Siversen
Louise Siversen is an Australian actress. She is known for her television roles, including Lou Kelly in ''Prisoner'' (1984–1986), Debbie in ''The Flying Doctors'' (1986–1990), and 2012-2017 Heather Looby in '' House Husbands''. She has al ...
as Kerry (Season 4)
*
Zahra Newman
Zahra Newman is a Jamaican-born Australian actress.
Newman was born in Port Antonio Jamaica and spent her formative years in Kingston before migrating to Australia at the age of 14 with her mother. Her interest in the performing arts was nurt ...
as Amy (Season 4, 5)
*
Nicholas Colla
Nicholas Colla (born 14 October 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor, writer and director, best known for his roles as Joel Peterson in ''Holly's Heroes'' and Adam Stevens in ''Neighbours''.
Career
Colla began acting at an ea ...
as Ryan (Season 4)
*
Morgana O'Reilly
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as Pen (Season 4)
*
Geraldine Hickey
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At the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Hickey's "''What A Surprise''" show was a ...
as Pippa (Season 4)
* Ben Winspear as Sam (Season 4, 5)
*
Pamela Rabe
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*''Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded'', a novel written by Samuel Richardson in 1740
*Pamela (name), a given name and, rarely, a surname
*Pamela Spence, a Turkish pop-rock singer. Known as her stage name "Pamela"
* MSC ''Pamela'', ...
as Margaret (Season 5)
* Vivienne Awosoga as Lena (Season 5)
*
Katrina Milosevic
Katrina Milosevic (born 25 April 1976) is an Australian actress who has appeared in many television programs and theatre productions, including a starring role in the prison drama series ''Wentworth''.
Biography
Katrina Milosevic was born in ...
as Jana (Season 5)
Episodes
Series 1 (2016)
Series 2 (2017)
Series 3 (2019)
Series 4 (2020)
Series 5 (2021)
Viewership
Series 1 (2016)
Series 2 (2017)
Series 3 (2019)
Series 4 (2020)
Series 5 (2021)
Broadcast
Internationally, the series was acquired by
SundanceTV
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in the United States.
Home video releases
The first series was released on DVD on 7 December 2016. The second series was released on DVD on 13 December 2017. The third series was released on DVD on 20 March 2019.