Fergus McPhail
Fergus McPhail is an Australian children's comedy series that was released on Network Ten in 2004. Plot summary Fergus McPhail stumbles from crisis to crisis, mostly of his own making. His irrationally optimistic alter-ego acts as his conscience. The comedy series charts a year in the life of teenage Fergus McPhail at home with his erratic family, at school, among friends, and at play. Cast * Sean Ohlendorf as Fergus McPhail * Michael Harrison as Lambert Apanolty * Brett Swain as Don McPhail (Dad) * Tammy McCarthy as Moira McPhail (Mum) * Miriam Glaser as Senga McPhail * Jessie Jacobs as Jennifer McPhail * Megan Harrington as Angela Dayton * Heli Simpson as Sophie Bartolemeo * Marcus Costello as Richmond Nixon-Claverhouse * Reg Gorman as Harry Patterson * John Williams as Thomas * Nicholas Turner as Kevin * Martin Sharpe as David * Damien Bodie as Leon * Alex Tsitsopoulos as Angelo * Steven Bahnsen as Declan Parker * Joy Westmore as Mrs Vance * Chris Hemsworth as Craig * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David McRobbie
David Hewitt McRobbie (born 1934) is an Australian writer of television, radio and children's literature. Biography McRobbie was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1934. In 1958 he moved to Australia and worked as a teacher in the 1960s in Papua New Guinea. He is currently a full-time writer but has previously worked as a television and radio producer, a ship's engineer, and a college lecturer. McRobbie's first published work was in 1976 with a collection of stories, entitled ''Talking Tree and Other Stories''. In 1991 he started writing the series of ''Wayne'' which he adapted in 1996 into a television series entitled ''The Wayne Manifesto''. In 2000 he created the television series ''Eugenie Sandler P.I.'' and was short-listed for the Children's Book Council of Australia, Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award for older readers for his novel, ''Tyro''. In 2002 his novel ''Mum, Me, and the 19th C'' was a finalist for the Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heidi Valkenburg
Heidi Valkenburg is an Australian actress, artist and writer. She began acting at an early age, and her first big break came in 2000 when she was cast for the role of Penny Gallagher in the children's series '' Crash Zone'' alongside Cassandra Magrath, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Paul Pantano, Frances Wang, Damien Bodie and Nicky Wendt. Subsequently, this led to roles on other programs; Blue Heelers, '' Something in the Air'' and ''Fergus McPhail''. In 2007, Valkenburg was cast as Jessica Wallace on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...''. Valkenburg admitted she was a fan of the show before joining stating that "It’s always been on (the show) whilst my...family and I have dinner. Hence why 'sic''I was so nervous joining the cast ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2004 Australian Television Series Debuts
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Australian Children's Television Series
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Network 10 Original Programming
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Australian Screen Online
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting, and providing access to a national collection of film, television, sound, radio, video games, new media, and related documents and artefacts. The collection ranges from works created in the late nineteenth century when the recorded sound and film industries were in their infancy, to those made in the present day. The NFSA collection first started as the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (within the then Commonwealth National Library) in 1935, becoming an independent cultural organisation in 1984. On 3 October, Prime Minister Bob Hawke officially opened the NFSA's headquarters in Canberra. History of the organisation The work of the archive can be officially dated to the establishment of the National Historical Film and Speaking Record Library (part of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Australian Television Series
Future shows Seven Nine *''The Golden Bachelor'' (reality, 2025) *''The Floor'' (game show, 2025) *''Château DIY Australia'' (lifestyle, 2025) Network 10 * ''Airport 24/7'' (reality, 2025) * ''Ghosts Australia'' (comedy, 2025) * '' House Hunters Australia'' (reality, 2025) * ''The List'' (comedy, 2025) * ''Todd Sampson's Why?'' (observational / documentary, 2025) * ''Untitled Sam Pang Project'' (comedy, 2025) ABC *'' The Piano'' (reality, 2025) SBS Foxtel / Binge *'' Billion Dollar Playground'' (reality, 2025) Amazon Prime *'' The Narrow Road to the Deep North'' (Amazon Prime drama miniseries 2024–) Stan *'' Invisible Boys (drama, 13 February 2025) Paramount+ Disney+ Netflix Apple TV+ Acorn TV In production Arts and culture *'' Message Stick'' (ABC 1999–) Children, teens and family *'' 100% Wolf'' (ABC ME 2021–) *''Beep and Mort'' (ABC Kids 2022–) *'' Bluey'' (ABC Kids 2018–) *''Ginger & the Vegesauru ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michele Fawdon
Michele Fawdon (1947–2011) was an English-born Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles in TV serials ''Matlock Police'' (1971–1974), '' The Unisexers'' (1975) and '' A Country Practice'' (1980, 1985, 1992). In 1979 she won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for '' Cathy's Child'' (1979) and Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress for a Telefeature for '' The Fish Are Safe'' (1986) in 1987. She died of an unspecified cancer. Early life Michele Fawdon was born on 15 December 1947 in Harrow, London, as the oldest of three children of Yvonne and John Fawdon, a bomber pilot for BOAC. She had polio as a child and took ballet lessons to strengthen her leg. Some of Fawdon's childhood was spent based in Hong Kong and Singapore and Ghana. Fawdon attended Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, a theatrical boarding school in Sussex from the age of 12, and completed an examination by London Academy of Music and Drama ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Clencie
David Clencie is an Australian actor. He made his debut aged 14 in the children's television series ''Sam's Luck''. He was cast in the lead role of Sam Parkes, after impressing the producer while auditioning for the ABC network. He then appeared in police drama ''Cop Shop'' and the 1981 miniseries '' I Can Jump Puddles''. The following year, Clencie joined the cast of '' The Sullivans'' as Steve Sullivan, a role which he considered to be his big break. He also had roles in ''Home'', ''A Country Practice'', and ''Starting Out''. From 1985 until 1986, Clencie played Danny Ramsay in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. He left the cast after he and the producers agreed that his character would be rested. After leaving ''Neighbours'', Clencie had a career in real estate and became a voice-over artist for television commercials. He made guest appearances in numerous television dramas, including ''Blue Heelers''. He briefly reprised his ''Neighbours'' role in July 2005. Early life Clencie g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frank Gallacher
Frank Gallacher (7 April 1943 – 23 February 2009) was a Scottish-Australian actor. Early life 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. Gallacher declined to join them, preferring to remain in London, but emigrated to Brisbane a year later where he worked as a schoolteacher. He spent three years in Papua New Guinea teaching English. On his return to Brisbane, he joined an amateur theatre company, which eventually gained him admission to the Queensland Theatre Company. Career In 1977, Gallacher was in Melbourne, performing in David Williamson's play '' The Club'', and he remained with the Melbourne Theatre Company from then on. In 2005, he played Lear in the MTC production of ''King Lear''. He was well known in the 1970s for his television roles in '' Shannon's Mob'' and '' The Lost Islands''. His film roles included ''Proof'' (1991), '' Dark City'' (1998), '' Till ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alan Hopgood
Alan John Hopgood AM (29 September 1934 – 19 March 2022), also known as Alan Hopwood, was an Australian actor, producer, and writer. He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 film '' Alvin Purple'' and made appearances in television shows such as '' Bellbird'', ''Prisoner'' and ''Neighbours''. Early life Hopgood was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and grew up in the state. He acted in several dramatic roles in his childhood. He attended school in Melbourne and then studied at the University of Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Hon) and a Diploma of Education. His first play, ''Marcus'', was produced at Melbourne University while he was working as a school teacher. He left teaching to write full-time and start his acting career. Career Scriptwriting and screenwriting Hopgood's first successful play, '' And the Big Men Fly'', was about Australian rules football and was produced in 1963 by the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Russell Street Theatre in Melbourne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Bonner
Anthony Frederick Bonner (born 23 November 1943) is an Australian television, film, and stage actor and singer. Bonner became famous in the 1960s children's television series ''Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'', later moving on to lead roles in the dramas '' Cop Shop'' and '' Skyways''. Early life and education Anthony Frederick Bonner was born in Manly, a northern beach suburb of Sydney. His grandfather, James Bonner, was a former Mayor of Manly and founding President of the Manly Life Saving Club. His father, Frederick Bonner, was a musical comedy actor at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney. His mother was born Josephine Sheidow and was, a 1935 article announcing her engagement to Frederick Bonner claimed, 'well known in the swimming world.' She was also known as a singer. After leaving school Bonner started work for a company supplying mannequins and other equipment for window dressing. He also worked part-time in his father's theatre as a wardrobe attendant, fostering his inter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |