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Janus (TV Series)
''Janus'' (released internationally as ''Criminal Justice'') is an Australian legal drama television series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1994 to 1995. It was created by Alison Nisselle and Tony McDonald. It is a spin-off of the 1992 crime drama '' Phoenix'', which also starred Simon Westaway as Sergeant Peter Faithful. The 1994 series was loosely based on the true story of Melbourne's Pettingill crime family and the Walsh Street police shootings. It was followed by a second series, ''Janus II'', in 1995. While the series struggled in ratings, attributed to its realism and complex legal jargon, it was critically lauded, winning several Logie Awards, including Most Outstanding Drama Series in 1995, and several AFI Award nominations. Synopsis ''Janus'' follows the bitterly fought prosecutions of a notorious criminal family, the Hennesseys, from the viewpoints of the family, the police and, in particular, the lawyers, prosecutors, barristers and judge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Westaway
Simon Westaway (born 22 December 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television series, films and theatre productions. He is most remembered as portraying Sergeant Peter "Noddy" Faithful in the crime drama series '' Phoenix'', and it's legal drama spin-off ''Janus'', as well as portraying Domenic "Mick" Gatto in the crime series '' Underbelly'' and its sequel in 2014, '' Fat Tony & Co.'' He currently hosts Seven Network reality series '' Surf Patrol''. He has three children: Jackson, Bella and Ruben. He and his wife divorced in 2009. Westaway is also the voiceover behind the popular Foster's beer commercials in the US. "Foster's. Australian for beer." Television * '' Phoenix'' as Peter Faithful * ''Janus'' as Peter Faithful * '' Underbelly'' as Domenic "Mick" Gatto * '' BeastMaster'' as Baha * '' Family and Friends'' as Damien Chandler * '' Surf Patrol'' as Himself (voiceover) *'' Neighbours'' as Kevin Harvey *'' Halifax f.p.'' as Jon Knight * '' Pugwall'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Swain (actor)
Brett Swain is an Australian actor and comedian. Television career Swain played Kim Timmins on the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'' from 2005. He had previously appeared in ''Neighbours'' as John Swan, the duck hunter who killed Kerry Bishop in 1990 and in 1992 as builder Buzz Wade and 1993 as a horse racing commentator. At the time, he was the real life partner of former Neighbours actress Marcella Russo (who played Liljana Bishop). He also started in TV series '' Fergus McPhail''.Miller, KylieNetworking: All roads to Ramsay Street ''The Age'', 22 September 2005. In 2008, Swain starred in Nine Network's Underbelly as Tibor Cassadae.Media Kit (Sydney) , '' Shane Warne: The Musical''. Fil ...
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1995 Australian Television Series Endings
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1994 Australian Television Series Debuts
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Television Shows Set In Victoria (Australia)
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Original Programming
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) ''The Australian'' is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia. The Australian may also refer to: Other publications * ''The Australian'' (1824 newspaper), newspaper published in Sydney between 1824 and 1848 * ''The Australian Financial Revi ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Kingdom (TV Series)
''Animal Kingdom'' is an American drama television series developed by Jonathan Lisco. It is based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name inspired by the criminal Pettingill family created by David Michôd, who is an executive producer for the series, alongside Liz Watts, who also produced the movie. ''Animal Kingdom'' premiered on TNT on June 14, 2016, with the first season consisting of 10 episodes. Starting with the second season, each subsequent season consisted of 13 episodes. The second season premiered on May 30, 2017. The third season premiered on May 29, 2018. The fourth season premiered on May 28, 2019. The fifth season premiered on July 11, 2021. The sixth and final season premiered on June 19, 2022. The series concluded on August 28, 2022, after six seasons for a total of 75 episodes. It was the penultimate scripted original series to air on TNT before the production of original programming was ceased. Premise The series centers on 17-year-old Joshua "J" Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Kingdom (film)
''Animal Kingdom'' is a 2010 Australian neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by David Michôd and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, James Frecheville, Luke Ford, Jacki Weaver, and Sullivan Stapleton. Michôd's script was inspired by events that involved the Pettingill criminal family of Melbourne, Victoria. In 1991, two brothers Trevor Pettingill and Victor Peirce (along with two other men: Anthony Leigh Farrell and Peter David McEvoy) were acquitted in the 1988 shooting murder of two Victorian police officers. The film was critically acclaimed and Jacki Weaver received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Plot After his mother overdoses, 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody asks his estranged grandmother, Janine "Smurf" Cody, for help, and she invites him to move in with her. Smurf is the affectionate matriarch of a Melbourne crime family that uses her home as a base. Her home is also being watched by cops who are looki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Time (TV Series)
''Killing Time'' is an Australian television drama series on TV1 subscription television channel which first screened in 2011. It is based on the true story of disgraced lawyer Andrew Fraser. In New Zealand it screens on Prime Television. Background Born in Melbourne in 1951, for thirty years Andrew Fraser was one of Australia's leading criminal lawyers. He defended underworld families the Morans and the Pettingills, businessman Alan Bond, and footballer Jimmy Krakauer. With success came cocaine addiction ending in 1999 with Fraser being charged with being knowingly concerned with an importation of cocaine, serious charges that received no mercy. This was the end of life as Fraser had known. He admitted himself into hospital and withdrew from use. This was the start of the long road to recovery, remaining drug free for the two years he was on bail and has remained so ever since. Fraser pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2001 to seven years imprisonment with a minimum of five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underbelly (series 1)
''Underbelly'', the first series of Australian crime television drama series '' Underbelly''. The thirteen-part series originally aired from 13 February 2008 to 7 May 2008 on the Nine Network and is loosely based on the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival, Carl Williams. The series is based on the book ''Leadbelly: Inside Australia's Underworld'', by journalists John Silvester and Andrew Rule, and borrows its name from the successful ''Underbelly'' true crime anthology book series also authored by Silvester and Rule. An alternative and significantly updated tie-in novel, ''Underbelly: The Gangland War'', was released as their 13th book in the series. The series is produced by the Australian Film Finance Corporation, in association with Film Victoria. The executive producers are Des Monaghan and Jo Horsburgh. The lead-up to ''Underbelly'' involved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nique Needles
Cornelius Delaney, formerly known as Nique Needles, is an Australian artist, musician and actor. He currently lives in France where he continues to produce and exhibit paintings, and perform with his group ''Darky Valetta''. Music In 1981 Needles formed Melbourne band ''The Curse'' along with John Rowell, Graeme Scott (both from Models), Nick Barker and Adrian Chynoweth.McFarlane'Nick Barker and the Reptiles'entry. Archived frothe originalon 28 August 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2017. Needles later went on to front ''Freak Power'' with Scott, Barker and Chynoweth. In 1987 ''Freak Power'' released a self-titled album through Rampant Releases. In 1992 ''Freak Power'' was re-formed with Needles, Chynoweth, Barker, Stu Thomas, and Peter Jones (drummer). Jones left the band mid 1994 to join Crowded House to complete their USA tour. In the early '90s, ''Doghouse'' followed in the wake of ''Freak Power''; the initial lineup being Needles, Chynoweth, Thomas, Delaney Davidson and David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda McClory
Belinda McClory (born 1968) is an Australian film, television and stage actress, mainly known for her role as Switch in ''The Matrix''. McClory was born in Adelaide, Australia. Her father was a police officer, giving her insight to the life of a cop and their family. On 30 January 1999 she married director Jon Hewitt. She received a Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for her role in the 2004 Australian production of '' Frozen''. Filmography Film Television Theatre * '' Frozen'' (2004) * ''The Modern International Dead'' (2009) *''Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to ...'' (2016) *''My Sister Feather'' (2018) References External links * 1968 births Australian film actresses Australian television actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
