''The Kettering Incident'' is an Australian television drama program, first broadcast on

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's Showcase channel on 4 July 2016. The series was created by Victoria Madden and Vincent Sheehan, and was written by Victoria Madden, Louise Fox,

Cate Shortland Cate Shortland (born 10 August 1968) is an Australian screenwriter, film director, television director, and television writer. She received international acclaim for her 2004 romantic drama film ''Somersault'', her 2012 historical drama film '' ...

and Andrew Knight. A sneak preview of the series launched at the 2015 ''Dark MoFo'' festival, with two episodes shown to select audiences at nine locations around

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

. The series was filmed in and around the town of

Kettering Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of Ket ...

and

Bruny Island Bruny Island ( Nuenonne: Lunawanna-alonnah) is a island located off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is separated from the Tasmanian mainland by the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, and its east coast lies within the Tasman S ...

in Tasmania, as announced in February 2014 by the then

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Lara Giddings Larissa Tahireh "Lara" Giddings (born 14 November 1972) is a former Australian politician who was the 44th Premier of Tasmania from 24 January 2011 until 31 March 2014, the first woman to hold the position. Born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, she ...

, during a press conference in Kettering. The series was funded by

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, Screen Tasmania, Foxtel and

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, and was developed with the assistance of British broadcaster

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. The series was budgeted at fifteen million dollars, and was promoted as the first adult drama filmed in Tasmania. The series was directed by

Rowan Woods Rowan Woods (born 1959) is an Australian AACTA Award-winning film and television director, actor and screenwriter. Career Film Woods directed '' The Boys'' in 1998 and won an ACCTA Award for Best Direction. The film was also entered into the 48 ...

and Tony Krawitz. The executive producer is Penny Win. A second series was in development in May 2017 but series creator Victoria Madden confirmed on Twitter in June 2018 that it was ultimately not picked up by Foxtel.

Synopsis

Anna Macy (

Elizabeth Debicki Elizabeth Debicki (born 24 August 1990) is an Australian actress. After studying drama at the Victorian College of the Arts, she made her film debut with a brief role in the Australian comedy ''A Few Best Men'' (2011). Debicki's role in Baz Luh ...

) left

when she was just fourteen, shortly after her best friend (and paternal half-sister), Gillian Baxter, mysteriously disappeared. The two girls had been cycling through the forbidden forests outside Kettering when they saw strange lights in the sky. Eight hours later, Anna was found alone, terrified and covered in blood. Fifteen years later, Anna returns to find the town struggling to survive. The forests have been marked for logging and the town is on edge following violent clashes between environmentalists and the local loggers. Anna's reappearance causes a stir when another local girl, Chloe Holloway (

Sianoa Smit-McPhee Sianoa Smit-McPhee is an Australian actress. She is best known for her years in Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' as Bree Timmins. Early life Sianoa Smit-McPhee was born in South Australia. She showed an interest in performing at a very you ...

), suddenly disappears, prompting Anna to discover what really happened the night Gillian disappeared, uncovering secrets that threaten the future of Kettering.

Cast

Main cast

as Anna Macy *

Matthew Le Nevez Matthew Le Nevez (born 10 January 1979) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Doctor Patrick Reid in the TV series ''Offspring'', Detective Brian Dutch in the Tasmanian Gothic sci-fi television show '' The Kettering Incident' ...

as Detective Brian Dutch *

Henry Nixon Henry Nixon is an Australian actor. Nixon was born at St Margaret's Hospital in the inner-Sydney suburb of Surry Hills. As a child he lived in Elanora Heights, Paddington and Wollstonecraft in Sydney with his father, Gerald Nixon, a Recordin ...

as Officer Fergus McFadden * Anthony Phelan as Roy Macy *

Damon Gameau Damon Gameau is an Australian actor, director, and producer, known for his documentaries '' That Sugar Film'' and '' 2040''. Gameau has also appeared in a number of award-winning TV shows and films, such as ''Love My Way'', '' The Tracker'' an ...

as Jens Jorgenssen *

Damien Garvey Damien Garvey is an Australian actor and former musician known for his film and television roles. Early life Garvey graduated from Padua College in 1982. Career Garvey had guest roles in several drama series in his early part of his act ...

as Max Holloway *

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 h ...

as Barbara Holloway * Brad Kannegiesser as Adam Holloway *

as Chloe Holloway

Supporting cast

* Suzi Dougherty as Renae Baxter * Kevin MacIsaac as Travis Kingston *

Alison Whyte Alison Whyte (born 1968 in Tasmania) is an Australian actress best known for her roles on the Australian television series '' Frontline'' and '' Satisfaction''. Acting career A former student of classical ballet, Whyte graduated from the Victo ...

as Deb Russell *

Tilda Cobham-Hervey Tilda Cobham-Hervey (born 1994) is an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia, with a background in circus and physical theatre. In 2014 Cobham-Hervey made her film debut at the age of 19 in ''52 Tuesdays'', a critically acclaimed ind ...

as Eliza Grayson * Dylan Young as Dane Sullivan *

Neil Pigot Neil Pigot (born 28 December 1961) is an Australian actor who is perhaps best known in Australia for his role as Inspector Falcon Price in the highly successful television series ''Blue Heelers''. Pigot has appeared in over 100 episodes of televi ...

as Dominic Harold * Nathan Spencer as Lewis Sullivan * Marcus Hensley as Mick MacDonald * Matthew Burton as Singlet Russell * Miranda Bennett as Gillian Baxter *

Ben Oxenbould Ben Oxenbould is an Australian actor and comedian. His brother Jamie Oxenbould is also an actor, as is Jamie's son, Ed Oxenbould. Early career He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School. In 1980, Oxenbould was cast as "Hubert 'Fatty' Fi ...

as Craig Grayson * Katie Robertson as Sandra Hull *

Maddison Brown Maddison Amy Brown (born 23 April 1997) is an Australian actress and model. She is known for her role as Kirby Anders in the CW prime time soap opera ''Dynasty''. Life and career Brown has two older sisters and her sister Allyson played basketb ...

as Anna Macy when young *

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 Fiona McKenzie * Thomas Readman as Kade Fisher * Maya Jean as Matilda Russell

Episodes

Reception

Ratings

The series debuted to 115,000 viewers across its two episode premiere, making it the most watched non-sport title on the Foxtel platform. The figure does not include replays, streams or timeshift viewers.

Accolades

References

External links

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''The Kettering Incident'' filming locations
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