''Raw FM'' was an Australian

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produced by the

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(the ABC). It aired for one thirteen-episode season between November 1997 and February 1998 and has been re-broadcast. ''Raw FM'' is about an independent

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of the same name and the young people that ran it. Many of the episode titles are word-play on the word ''raw'', such as "Raw 'n' Sore" and "A Raw Nerve". The cast includes

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and Sophie Heathcote. The series has since been repeated by the ABC and was also shown on

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Episodes

Cast

Main/regular

as Granger Hutton *

as Zelda Lee *

as Robert Anderson * Sophie Heathcote as Sam Kezerko * Dan Spielman as Mark Mullholland * Amanda Douge as Gerry Sano *

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as Sarah Tomic * Joelene Cmogorac as Cara Tomic * Sudi de Winter as Curtis

Guests

* Amiel Daemion as Emma (1 episode) * Bernard Curry as Gary (1 episode) * Brett Swain as Robert Mills (1 episode) *

Carla Bonner Carla Bonner (born 3 March 1973) is an Australian actress, best known for playing the role of Stephanie Scully in the Australian soap opera drama ''Neighbours'', a role she played from 1999 to 2010. She was also a guest on ''Celebrity Big Broth ...

as Erin (1 episode) *

Diana Glenn Diana Glenn (born 1974) is an Australian actress with many credits in television, film, and theatre. Early life and education Glenn has an English father, Greek mother and three siblings. She attended Melbourne Girls Grammar School and studi ...

as Groupie #1 (1 episode) *

Jane Harber Jane Harber is an Australian actress who is known from her role as Zara Perkich in the television series ''Offspring''. Career Television Harber's television roles have included Susie Money in the series '' Underbelly'', Zdenka Milanovic in ''T ...

as Susan Mulholland (3 episodes) * Kevin Harrington as Spider (1 episode) * Kick Gurry as Toby (2 episodes) *

Lachy Hulme Lachy Hulme (born 1 April 1971) is an Australian actor and screenwriter. He has written several films and has appeared in a number of Australian and US film and television productions. Early life Hulme was born in Melbourne, Victoria where he h ...

as Ruthy (1 episode) * Marieke Hardy as Lucina (1 episode) *

Nicholas Bell Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958) is an English actor who has worked in Australia for more than 30 years. Bell works regularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company as well as with all the major television broadcasters in Australia, most notabl ...

as Neil Mullholland (4 episodes) *

Peta Brady Peta Brady (born 1972) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Cody Willis in ''Neighbours''. Early life Brady first gravitated towards acting and writing during her high school years, where she wrote some scenes for a school producti ...

as Jemma (1 episode) *

Roz Hammond Rosalind Hammond, often credited as Ros or Roz, is an Australian actress and writer who has worked in theatre, film, and television. Hammond's television appearances include the role of Heather in ABC's '' Bay of Fires'', Claudia in '' The Hei ...

as Flavia (1 episode) *

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as Adams (1 episode) *

Shane Connor Shane Connor (born 3 April 1959) also billed/credited as Shane Feeney-Connor, is an Australian actor, who has had extensive experience in stage, television and film productions, both locally and internationally in the United Kingdom and United St ...

as Digger (1 episode) * Sophie Lee as Patty (1 episode) *

Stephen Curry Wardell Stephen Curry II ( ; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Chef Curry", he is widely regarded as the ...

as Ming (1 episode) * Sullivan Stapleton as Bucky (1 episode) *

Tania Lacy Tania Jane Lacy is an Australian comedian. Early life and education Originally from Toowoomba, Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Lacy spent many of her early years travelling with her family. Her father, then an officer in the army, was poste ...

as Laetitia (2 episodes)

Plot

Granger (

), a DJ at commercial radio station Rock FM is fired from his job, so he and his long-time friends Robert (

) and the blind Zelda (

) decide to start their own independent radio station. However, they are completely unprepared for the number of kids who show up wanting to be DJs – many of whom are quite lazy. They hire a staff from the group of volunteers, and have a launch party. In subsequent episodes, we find out more about each of the staff as different episodes focus on different characters.

Raw FM Dance Floor Radio

Raw FM ''Raw FM'' was an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the ABC). It aired for one thirteen-episode season between November 1997 and February 1998 and has been re-broadcast. ''Raw FM'' is about an in ...

is also an Australian narrowcast radio network unrelated to the

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, with stations in

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, Victoria and

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. The commissioning of this series was controversial as the ABC didn't seek input or approval from Raw FM owners at the time.

References

External links

Raw FM at IMDB

Raw FM – ABC-TV official site (archived)
* Raw FM – Dance Floor Radio
''Raw FM'' – "What You Can"
at

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