''Something in the Air'' is an

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transmitted by the

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between 2000 and 2002. It was one of the first programs in Australia that was filmed in

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. It won the AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series in 2001. The series initially screened four episodes weekly, Monday to Thursday at 6:30 pm and received moderate success. Ratings began to drop after the show was moved to Saturday evenings in which it was cut down to two episodes shown in a one-hour block. It later resumed its usual weekly run, however, it was screened in a 6:00 pm timeslot which ultimately led to its cancellation. The series was repeated on the-then

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from 11 February 2008.

Episodes

Cast

The cast of ''Something in the Air'' included: * Eric Bana (Joe Sabatini, 2000–01) *

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(Len Taylor) * Ulli Birvé (Helen Virtue) *

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(Warren Brown, 2000) * Danielle Carter (Sally Sabatini) *

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(Joe Sabatini, 2001), replaced Eric Bana * Martin Copping (Jimmy Hibberd, 2000) * Kate Fitzpatrick (Julia Rutherford) *

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(Stuart McGregor) * Melita Jurisic (Dr. Eva Petrovska) * Colin Moody (Tom Dooley) *

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(Doug Rutherford) *

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(Monica Taylor) *

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(Wayne Taylor) *

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(Ryan Cassidy) * Steve Adams (Father Brian)

Broadcast history

* Season 1: ** Monday to Thursdays, 6:30pm (25 minutes x 160 episodes) * Season 2: ** Saturdays (7:30pm) (2 episodes in a 60 minute block; first 44 episodes only) ** Monday to Thursdays, 6:00 pm (25 minutes x 68 episodes) * Season 3: ** Monday to Thursdays, 6:00 pm (25 minutes x 48 episodes)

References

External links

Official WebsiteSomething in the Air at the National Film and Sound Archive
* Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming 2000 Australian television series debuts 2002 Australian television series endings Australian television soap operas Television series by Beyond Television Productions {{Australia-tv-prog-stub