''Wormwood'' is an Australian children's television program that premiered on
Channel Ten on 4 October 2007. It also screened in 2008 on the
ABC
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, as part of the
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show. It also premiered on Foxtel's Disney channel on August the 2nd 6pm, Saturday 2008.
There are 13 episodes based on the stories by
Paul Jennings.
Storyline
The town of Wormwood is a weird place. The town's main economy is worm farming and selling 'worm poo' but things start to get really weird when the kids meet the Nose of Wormwood, a kid playing banjo, and a monster with indigestion that lives in the forest pond.
Cast
*
Kelly Paterniti
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Early life and career
Paterniti was born in 1987 and grew up in Per ...
as Danni Bourke
*Nick Stevenson as Ned Bourke
*Karli-Rae Grogan as Sally Schnozz
*
Valentina Barron
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as Jarrod Schnozz
*
Shannon Lively as Hairball
*David Moran as Ken Schnozz
*
Igor Sas
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as Mick Bourke
Australian children's television series
2007 Australian television series debuts
Network 10 original programming
Television shows set in Western Australia
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