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''Tangle'' is an Australian drama series for the
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subscription television channel. It focuses on the tangled lives of two generations of two families. Tangle is filmed in Melbourne and first screened on 1 October 2009. It is written by Fiona Seres, Tony McNamara and Judi McCrossin, and directed by Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville and Stuart McDonald. There were three seasons.


Plot


Season 1

''Tangle'' revolves around the intertwined lives of the Kovac and Williams families and their network of friends and extended family. Nat Manning (
Kat Stewart Katherine Louise Stewart (born 30 November 1972) is an AACTA and Logie Award-winning Australian actress who has made numerous appearances in television series, movies and on-stage. Early life Kat Stewart is the daughter of Tony and Kitty Stewar ...
) returned to her home town of Melbourne after ten years in the United Kingdom on the minor celebrity circuit. She created ripples and then waves in the lives of two clans already struggling under the weight of their myriad secrets. Ally (Justine Clarke) is the devoted wife of builder Vince (Ben Mendelsohn), mother of Romeo and Gigi (Lincoln Younes and Eva Lazarro), who is happy to have her sister Nat back. Politician Tim (Joel Tobeck) had an affair 15 years ago with Nat, and as a result, Nat became pregnant. Tim and his wife Christine (Catherine McClements) patched up their marriage and fought hard for custody of the child, Max (Blake Davis). Ally’s husband Vince is having an affair with divorcee Em, and doctor Gabriel (Matt Day) has a secret lust for Ally. Vince is unexpectedly killed in a random auto accident.


Season 2

With Vince now gone, Vince’s secretive brother Joe Kovac (Kick Gurry) returns hoping to become a part of a family he was never allowed into. Spiros Georgiades (Don Hany) is recruited by the party as a political adviser to Tim, and develops an attraction to Christine. Tim makes a bid for the top job of Premier, but is kicked out of the party after an honest press conference. Ally and her children, Romeo and Gigi, make a fresh start in a new house. Nat meets a young, successful man and Gabriel's new outgoing girlfriend Sophie looks a lot like Ally (according to Nat).


Season 3

Ally sheds some of love's illusions and begins to see life possibilities beyond her family and Gabriel. Both Romeo and Gigi need her less than she'd imagined, but in different ways, as they build their own lives. When Max moves away, Christine flirts with a parallel life at odds with all previous certainties. Gabriel and Ally finally get together as Nat reconnects with the sinister Michael Chubbievsky, a suspected drug dealer. Nat's chaos is the one constant.


Cast


Main cast


Supporting cast

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Tony Rickards Tony Rickards is an Australian comedian and actor. Rickards played lead roles in '' The Great Gold Swindle'', ''Robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. ...
– Billy Hall *
Jane Allsop Jane Claire Allsop is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Jo Parrish on ''Blue Heelers''. Personal life Allsop was born in the United Kingdom, and only a few months after her birth moved to the United States with her father, Joh ...
– Tanya Hicks * Lucia Emmerichs – Ophelia Hicks * Reef Ireland – Ned Dougherty * Madeleine Jay – Kelly * Alison Whyte – Nicky Barnham *
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– Agatha


Season 1

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John Brumpton John Brumpton (born 28 July 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in a large number of local productions. Early life Brumpton grew up in Sydney. He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1982 with a Bachelor of Survey ...
– Bryan Dougherty *
Frank Gallacher Frank Gallacher (7 April 1943 – 23 February 2009) was a Scottish-Australian actor. Gallacher was born in Glasgow in 1943. In 1962, aged 19, he was working in London when his parents and younger sister decided to emigrate to Australia. Gallac ...
– Pat Mahady *
Alicia Banit Alicia Banit (born 5 September 1990) is an Australian actress and dancer best known for her role as Kat in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television series ''Dance Academy''. She also appeared in various Australian television ser ...
– Leah * Simon Maiden – Stan/Voice of Yuri


Season 2

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Adam Zwar Adam Zwar (born 13 January 1972) is an Australian actor, voice artist, and writer. He is best known for co-creating the Australian comedy series '' Squinters'', '' Lowdown'', '' Wilfred'' and creating the critically acclaimed Channel 10 comedy ...
– Huey Moss *
Leah Vandenberg Leah Vandenberg is a New Zealand-born Australian theatre, television, and film actress. She has appeared in many well-known Australian productions including the award-winning Netflix series 'The Letdown' and SBS Drama ' The Hunting'. Leah recei ...
– Elle Rosenthal *
Todd MacDonald Todd MacDonald (born 1973 in British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian Australian actor who is best known for his roles on the soap opera ''Neighbours'' and the drama series ''The Secret Life of Us'' and '' Rush''. MacDonald graduated in 1996 from ...
– Paul * Tim Draxl – Conrad * Fiona Harris – Sophie *
Ryan Corr Ryan Corr (born 15 January 1989) is an Australian actor. Corr is known for his roles in the Australian drama series '' Packed to the Rafters'' and '' Love Child'' along with film roles in ''Wolf Creek 2'' (2013), '' The Water Diviner'' (2014) and ...
– Isaac


Season 3

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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 ...
– Michael Chubievsky * Michael Clarke-Tokely – Luke Wintle * Elle Mandalis – Miss Papas *
Nicholas Bell Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958) is an English actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years. He works regularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company as well as with all the major television broadcasters in Australia, most notably th ...
– Sean Roscoe *
Ben Schumann Ben Schumann is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Ed Newman in the Fox8 teen drama series, ''SLiDE Slide or Slides may refer to: Places * Slide, California, former name of Fortuna, California Arts, entertainment, and media M ...
– Harvey


Notable guest cast

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Luke Hemsworth Luke Hemsworth (born 5 November 1980) is an Australian actor who is known for his roles as Nathan Tyson in the TV series ''Neighbours'' and as Ashley Stubbs in the HBO sci-fi series ''Westworld''. He is the older brother of actors Chris Hemswor ...
– John (2 episodes, 2009) *
Kate Jenkinson Kate Jenkinson is an Australian actress, known for her various roles on '' The Wedge'', as well as her role of Kendall Quinn on '' Super Fun Night''. She is known for her role as Allie Novak in the Australian TV series '' Wentworth''. Educati ...
– Melanie (5 episodes, 2009–12) * Lliam Amor – Robert Barker (2 episodes, 2009) *
Tony Nikolakopoulos Tony Nikolakopoulos is a Greek Australian film and television actor. He is best known for his work in the films of Nick Giannopoulos, ''The Wog Boy'' and ''The Wannabes'', and for his role as Attilio in the television series '' Scooter: Secret ...
– Gordon (3 episodes, 2009–10) * Richard Sutherland – Jason (1 episode, 2009) *
Marta Kaczmarek Marta Kaczmarek is a Polish-Australian theatre, television and film actress. Early life Kaczmarek was born in Krasnystaw, Poland, and trained at the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Krakow. She moved to Perth, Western Australia, ...
– Psychic (1 episode, 2010) *
Alin Sumarwata Alin Sumarwata is an Iranian-born Australian actress, whose roles include May Stone in soap opera ''Home and Away'', Sophia Angleton in ''East West 101'' and Vanessa Villante in ''Neighbours'', a role she played from 2012 to 2013, 2015 and 201 ...
– Julie (1 episode, 2010) * Kevin Harrington – Ian (1 episode, 2012) *
John Flaus John Flaus (born 1934) is an Australian broadcaster and actor. Filmography *''Rake'' (2014) *''Tracks'' (2013) *''Jack Irish'' (2012-2021) - 3 films and 15 episodes as Wilbur *''Pinion'' (2010) *''I Love You Too'' (2010) *''Mary and Max'' (2 ...
– Cemetery Keeper (1 episode, 2012) *
Jason Agius Jason Agius is an Australian actor of mixed-Mediterranean descent, best known as Nikos Aristides in '' Newton's Law'', alongside Claudia Karvan, Toby Schmitz and Sean Keenan. Career In 2012, Agius made his television debut in Southern Star' ...
- Romeo Fighter Mate (1 episode, 2012)


Production

Showcase renewed ''Tangle'' for a third series on 12 December 2010 and production began in June 2011, ending in August. ''Tangle'' is filmed in and around the city of
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...
, usually set within the more affluent suburbs of the city. The new house in which Ally and her children move to in season three is in Black Rock, and Tim and Christine's house is in
Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ...
. Some other locations that have been used to film throughout the series are: *Studley Park *
Yarra Bend Park Yarra Bend Park park in the Melbourne suburb of Kew. Located 4 km northeast of Melbourne's CBD, it is the largest area of natural bushland left in inner Melbourne. The most notable feature of the park is the Yarra River which flows for ...
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Prahran Prahran (), also pronounced colloquially as Pran, is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Prahran recorded a po ...
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Abbotsford Convent The Abbotsford Convent is located in Abbotsford, Victoria, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The Convent is in a bend of the Yarra River west of Yarra Bend Park, with the Collingwood Children's Farm to its north and east, the rive ...
* Parliament House *
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* Carlton * Abbotsford *
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Malvern East Malvern East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Malvern East recorded a population of 22,296 at the 2021 c ...
(Ally's house in Series 1) *
Camberwell Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This ...
(Nazareth House, Cornell St Camberwell - Romeo's school)


Broadcast

Australia *
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Republic of Ireland *
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Asia Pacific (numerous countries) *
Australia Network ABC Australia, formerly Australia Television International (or just Australia Television), ABC Asia Pacific, Australia Network and Australia Plus, is an Australian pay television channel, launched in 1993 and operated by the Australian Broadca ...
New Zealand * TV One Poland * Viacom Blink! Canada * Super Channel United Kingdom *
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(available from 5 April 2019), and STV Player. United States *Amazon Prime Video


DVD Releases


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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''Tangle'' on 7plus

''Tangle'' on 10Play
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tangle (Tv Series) Showcase (Australian TV channel) original programming Australian drama television series 2009 Australian television series debuts 2012 Australian television series endings Television series by Endemol Australia English-language television shows Television shows set in Melbourne