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The Strip (Australian TV Series)
''The Strip'' is an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network. The series premiered on the Nine Network at 8:30pm on 4 September 2008 but was moved to a later 10:30pm timeslot from 13 November 2008. The show did not return for a second season, due to disappointing ratings. Overview ''The Strip'' is a police detective drama series that follows investigations into crimes on the Gold Coast, Queensland, colloquially referred to as "The Strip". Visually, the program took much inspiration from ''CSI: Miami'' and was filmed with images of sparkling surf, aerial shots of buildings and golden sands, as well as similar post production filters and colouring. It had a budget of A$7.8 million. Cast * Aaron Jeffery ('' McLeod's Daughters'') as Detective Jack Cross * Vanessa Gray as Detective Frances "Frankie" Tully *Simone McAullay ('' Blue Heelers'') as Plain Clothes Constable Jessica McCay *Bob Morley (''Home and Away'') as Plain Clothes Constable Tony Moretti * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Jeffery
Aaron C. Jeffery is a Logie Award-winning New Zealand-Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Terry Watson in '' Water Rats'', as Alex Ryan in ''McLeod's Daughters'', and as Matt "Fletch" Fletcher in '' Wentworth''. Early and personal life Born in Howick, Auckland, Jeffery moved to Australia at the age of 17 and studied acting at NIDA. Jeffery has been in a relationship with his former ''McLeod's Daughters'' co-star Zoe Naylor since 2010. The couple had their first child together, a daughter, in 2012. Jeffery also has another daughter from a previous relationship. Career After graduating in 1993 from NIDA, he began his television career on the children's programme ''Ship to Shore''. Jeffery is best known for his role as Alex Ryan in the drama ''McLeod's Daughters'', which he left in 2008. He also appeared in the third season of the New Zealand drama series '' Outrageous Fortune''. Jeffery appeared in the series '' Underbelly: Badness'' as Frank. He wrapped filmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective
A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately. Overview Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is a licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, by examining and evaluating clues and personal records in order to uncover the identity and/or whereabouts of criminals. In some police departments, a detective position is achieved by passing a written test after a person completes the requirements for being a police officer. In many other police systems, detectives are college graduates who join directly from civilian life without first serving as uniformed officers. Some argue that detectives do a completely different job and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Australian Television Series Endings
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Australian Television Series Debuts
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Television Series
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Tahyna Tozzi
Tahyna MacManus (née Tozzi; born 24 April 1986) is an Australian actress, director, writer and producer. Tahyna starred in several television series and film blockbusters including ''X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' before moving to roles behind the lens focusing on directing and producing. Tahyna co-founded an all female led production company, Neon Jane Productions alongside producer Kelly Tomasich. In 2020 the duo launched The Australian Womens Film Festival, a short film festival celebrating women in film and honouring those who have made a significant contribution to the industry. Early life MacManus grew up in the Sydney beach-side suburb of Cronulla, New South Wales, Cronulla with her Italian father, Dutch mother and younger sister, model Cheyenne Tozzi. She began modelling at eight years old. Career MacManus played Perri Lawe on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC drama ''Blue Water High'' in 2005. She returned to the series for the second-to-last episode of the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Alexy
Gillian Alexy (born March 13, 1986) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Tayler Geddes on ''McLeod's Daughters'', Gitta Novak on ''Damages'', and G'Winveer Farrell on '' Outsiders''. Early life Alexy graduated from the John Curtin College of the Arts in 2000, after doing specialist dance and theatre courses. Afterwards, she went to The Actors College in London, Le Centre des Arts Vivants and The Peter Goss Dance Studio in Paris, and earned a six-month theatre degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder (United States). Career Alexy began her acting career at the age of ten, making her debut in television series ''Bush Patrol''. The following year she appeared in her first leading television role, the children's series '' The Gift'', for which she played the part for the complete first and only season. Her second leading role was in the series ''Parallax'', another television series which was cancelled after just one season. She gained notability for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Newton
Matthew Joseph Newton (born January 22, 1977) is an Australian actor, writer, and director, and son of TV personalities Bert Newton, Bert and Patti Newton. His acting career was interrupted by treatment in a psychiatric unit for bipolar disorder after several incidents of domestic violence and assault, which were widely reported in the Australian media. Newton has relocated to New York City, where he is now based, and has resumed his directing and acting career. Career Acting Newton has performed in Australia and abroad on stage, television and movies. In 1988, he starred in ''Sugar and Spice (Australian TV series), Sugar and Spice'', a children's television series. In 1992, he starred in ''Late For School'', a drama series that aired briefly on Network Ten, Channel Ten. In 2000, he starred alongside Pia Miranda in the Looking for Alibrandi (film), film adaptation of the teen novel ''Looking for Alibrandi (novel), Looking for Alibrandi''. In 2001 he appeared in the Australian/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana Evans
Indiana Rose Evans (born 27 July 1990) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in ''Home and Away'' as Matilda Hunter, '' H2O: Just Add Water'' as Bella Hartley, and '' Blue Lagoon: The Awakening'' as Emmaline Robinson. Early life Evans had an interest in performing since the age of five, when she would perform for family and friends. At the age of seven, Evans' parents enrolled her into dance lessons, which started with ballet and then evolved to jazz and tap. Before working on ''Home and Away'', Evans started high school at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, but left after two weeks to focus on her acting career. She then took up a correspondence course until she turned 15. Career Evans made her acting debut in the 2003 Australian medical drama '' All Saints''. She then landed the main role in an American campaign for Kool-Aid. That same year, Evans had a recurring role on the Nine Network children's series '' Snobs'', which centres on two unlikely fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Sacks
Martin Colin Sacks (born 16 October 1959) is an Australian actor who is chiefly known for his 12-year role on ''Blue Heelers'' from 1993 to 2005. Life and career Sacks was born in Sydney. He got into acting after a bit part in an episode of ''The Love Boat'' when it was filming in the Pacific. His first role came about in the series ''The Restless Years'' in the early 1980s, which started him on the television circuit in Australia. He emigrated to Hollywood in the 1980s, guest starring in series such as ''thirtysomething'', but preferred Australia, and so he returned there after a few years. Also had guest appearances in: Love in Limbo, Encounters, Irresistible Force, Fields of Fire III, All the Way, Touch the Sun: Princess Kate, Slate, Wyn & Me, Tricheuse, La, Emoh Ruo, Stock Squad and The City's Edge. Also Jake & The Fatman. Sacks took the role of Detective P.J. Hasham in the 1993 series ''Blue Heelers''. The show rocketed him to fame, most notably his 7-year "will-they-or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Laga'aia
Jay Laga'aia (born 10 September 1963) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and singer. He is known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith''. Laga'aia is noted for his television roles, including Senior Constable Tommy Tavita in the Australian police drama '' Water Rats'', lawyer David Silesi in the New Zealand legal drama '' Street Legal'' and Elijah Johnson in the long running Australian soap opera '' Home and Away''. He currently appears in an Australian Children's TV Series called '' Jay's Jungle'', which has been broadcast since 2015. He is a regular feature on Australian kids program '' Play School''. Career Laga'aia debuted as a musician in 1982 as a member of the Consorts, who released the Dalvanius Prime-produced single " Maoris on 45", which was one of the top selling singles in New Zealand in 1982. Laga'aia is known for his part on Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspector
Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it. Australia In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the next senior rank from senior sergeant and is less senior than a superintendent (in the cases of the Queensland Police and Western Australia Police) in the other Australian police forces. Members holding the rank usually wear an epaulette featuring three silver pips, the same rank badge as a captain in the army. In addition to the general rank of inspector, some police forces use other ranks such as detective inspector and district inspector. Austria In Austria a similar scheme was used as in Germany. At some point the police inspector was completely removed from the list of service ranks. The current police service has an inspectors service track with ''Inspektor'' being the entry level – it is followed by ''Revierinspektor'' (precin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
