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Jenny Apostolou
Jenny Apostolou (also known as Jen Apostolou) is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in the television series ''TwentyfourSeven'' and the children's television series '' Double Trouble''. She has been active since 1996. Apostolou has also had a number of roles in other television series such as Out of the Blue, Water Rats, Heartbreak High, Police Rescue, G.P. and The Ferals ''The Ferals'' is an Australian children's television comedy, comedy television series which aired on ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC from 1994 to 1995. It was created by Wendy Gray and Claire Henderson and featured a mixture of people and ani .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Apostolou, Jenny 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Australian television actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TwentyfourSeven
''Twentyfourseven'' is a documentary-style reality show on MTV that documented the lives of seven male friends seeking fame and fortune in Hollywood. The show was described as a "real" version of '' Entourage'', in the same manner that ''Laguna Beach'' is the "real" version of '' The O.C.''. The show aired for eight episodes from December 6, 2006 to February 21, 2007. ''twentyfourseven'' aired on Wednesday nights in the ''Ten Spot'' block after '' The Real World''. The show faced low ratings and critical derision, and some viewers were suspicious that certain portions of the show were staged for dramatic effect; for instance, Greg Cipes was described as a singer new to the Los Angeles music scene, despite his acting in small live-action roles and voicing characters for animated series for several years. In a rare move, MTV canceled the series without explanation after three episodes. Though the network refrained from airing any repeats, the series' subsequent episodes premiered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Television Series
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are Television show, television programs designed specifically for Child, children. They are typically characterised by easy-going content devoid of sensitive or adult themes and are normally broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake, immediately before and after school schedules generally start in the country where they air. Educational television, Educational themes are also prevalent, as well as the transmission of cautionary tales and narratives that teach problem-solving methods in some fashion or another, such as social disputes. The purpose of these shows, aside from profit, is mainly to entertain or educate children, with each series targeting a certain age of child: some are aimed at infants and toddlers, some are aimed at those aged 6 to 11 years old, and others are aimed at all children. History Children's television is nearly as old as television itself. In the United Kingdom, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Trouble (Australian TV Series)
''Double Trouble'' is an Australian children's comedy-drama television series aired on the Nine Network and repeated on ABC Me, ABC3. It was produced by the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association. ''Double Trouble'' is the remake of the Double Trouble (American TV series), 1984 American series of the same name and is based on the popular comic strip ''Cheeverwood'' written and drawn by Michael Fry, syndicated by The Washington Post Writers Group. The program is currently being syndicated in the United States on Vibrant TV Network. Premise A set of identical twin Indigenous Australian, Aboriginal girls separated at birth accidentally meet up 15 years later in Alice Springs. The inspiration for it was the comic strip ''Cheeverwood'' by Michael Fry. Yuma has been brought up in the bright lights of Sydney with her European-Australian father, and Kyanna has grown up in a remote traditional Aboriginal community in Central Australia with her mother. They concoct a scheme to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Blue (2008 TV Series)
''Out of the Blue'' is an Australian serial drama commissioned by the BBC, and produced by Australia's Southern Star Entertainment. It began screening on BBC One on weekday afternoons on 28 April 2008. The programme attracted lower than desired ratings figures, prompting the broadcaster to shift it to its second channel BBC Two from 19 May 2008. The BBC eventually decided not to commission a second series, and the final episode aired on 29 January 2009. The rights to show the first series in Australia were purchased by Network Ten, while in the UK, Channel 5 has picked up the repeat rights to ''Out of the Blue'', and began airing all 130 episodes on digital sister channel Fiver in February 2009. Premise Set in Sydney beach suburb of Manly, New South Wales, ''Out of the Blue'' is a drama shown five days a week about a group of thirty-year-old friends returning home for a high school reunion, which is brought to an end when someone is murdered. An investigation follows as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Rats (TV Series)
''Water Rats'' is an Australian police procedural crime drama television series created by John Hugginson and Tony Morphett for the Nine Network. The series was based on the work of Sydney Water Police who fight crime around Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney Harbour. ''Water Rats'' premiered on 12 February 1996, and ran for six seasons and 177 episodes. Colin Friels and Catherine McClements were the original stars of the series and were instrumental in the show's early success. They both departed the show in 1999. In later seasons, Steve Bisley, Aaron Pedersen and Dee Smart became the show's main stars. For the sixth and final season in 2001, the show concentrated more on the cops' personal lives rather than just focusing on the crimes committed. The Nine Network cancelled the show after six seasons. Executive Producer Kris Noble blamed escalating costs for the cancellation. However, the series had been suffer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak High
''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television programme created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with some episodes airing in the UK ahead of their Australian release. The drama has been described as more gritty and fast-paced than many of its contemporaries, and follows the lives of students and staff at a multicultural Sydney high school. The first five series were set at the fictional Hartley High and filmed in Maroubra Bay High School in Maroubra, New South Wales in the South-Eastern Suburbs. Series six and seven were set at the fictional Hartley Heights, and filmed in Warriewood in the Northern Beaches. The show is a spin-off of the 1993 Australian feature film '' The Heartbreak Kid'', which also featured Alex Dimitriades, Nico Lathouris, Doris Younane, Scott Major and Katherine Halliday as early versions of their ''Heartbreak Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Rescue
''Police Rescue'' is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC and Southern Star Entertainment, Southern Star Xanadu in association with the BBC. Apart from the 61 episodes, there was a 90-minute television pilot, pilot episode (first screened in 1989) as well as a feature film in 1994, starring Zoe Carides. The series dealt with the State Protection Group, New South Wales Police Rescue Squad based in Sydney and their work attending to various incidents from road accidents to train crashes. The show was very well received for the first four series, however a decline in ratings by the commencement of the 1996 series saw the cancellation of the show, following an almost epitaph in the final three episodes. ''Police Rescue'' was shown in the United Kingdom first on BBC1 and later on Sky One, in the Czech Republic as ''Záchranáři'' on TV No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ferals
''The Ferals'' is an Australian children's television comedy, comedy television series which aired on ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC from 1994 to 1995. It was created by Wendy Gray and Claire Henderson and featured a mixture of people and animal puppets known as the "Ferals". It was lauded for its irreverent humour and distinctive characters, some of which featured on other ABC programming. Garth Frost was responsible for the puppet design. The opening theme was written by Peter Dasent and Arthur Baysting and performed by Dave Dobbyn. In the UK, the show aired on satellite television via Nickelodeon (British and Irish TV channel), Nickelodeon UK. Plot ''The Ferals'' are an eclectic group of animals that live together in a backyard shed. There is a rat called Rattus, a feral cat called Modigliana, a rabbit called Mixy, and a feral dog called Derryn. The humans are two university students, and their landlord, who clash with each other and the Ferals. They include the uptight, n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Australian Actresses
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Australian Television Actresses
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Living People
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