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Spirited (series 2)
The second series of '' Spirited'', an Australian drama television series, aired on 20 July 2011. The season concluded after 10 episodes. ''Spirited'' follows dentist Suzy Darling (Claudia Karvan), who walks away from a loveless marriage and into an old apartment block that is inhabited by the ghost of a 1980s English rock star Henry Mallet ( Matt King). Suzy had been married to husband Steve Darling (Rodger Corser) for 15 years and they have two children son Elvis (Louis Fowler), 13, and daughter Verity (Charlie Hancock), 8. Belinda Bromilow also stars as Suzy's sister Jonquil. Cast Regular * Claudia Karvan as Suzy Darling * Matt King as Henry Mallet * Rodger Corser as Steve Darling * Belinda Bromilow as Jonquil Payne * Angus Sampson Angus Sampson is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his performances as Tucker in the ''Insidious'' film series, Ray Jenkins in ''The Mule'' (2014), The Organic Mechanic in '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) and '' Furiosa: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W Channel (Australia)
SoHo was an Australian pay television channel. Originally launched as FX in 1995 and oriented towards classic programming, it was rebranded as W. and shifted its focus to women's programming on 1 November 2003. Later, on 20 August 2012, it was again rebranded as SoHo and shifted its focus to drama television series. The channel closed down on 4 October 2016, and was replaced by Binge. History In 1995, FX, then stylised as fX, was launched in Australia on Foxtel, featuring classic TV series (often branded as "Golden Years of Television"). In late 1998 fX became FX, which at the time was a channel aimed at women, unlike the international FX channels demographic, featuring shows such as The View and Donny and Marie. The channel became available on Austar in April 1999. In late 2000, FX was again rebranded, officially becoming "Australia's first TV channel for women". It was relaunched as W. on 1 November 2003, shortly before digital broadcasting began. W. screened origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirited Series 1
The first series of '' Spirited'', an Australian drama television series, began airing on 25 August 2010 on W. The season concluded on 13 October 2010 after 8 episodes. ''Spirited'' follows dentist Suzy Darling (Claudia Karvan), who walks away from a loveless marriage and into an old apartment block that is inhabited by the ghost of a 1980s English rock star Henry Mallet ( Matt King). Suzy had been married to husband Steve Darling (Rodger Corser) for 15 years and they have two children son Elvis (Louis Fowler), 13, and daughter Verity (Charlie Hancock), 8. Belinda Bromilow also stars as Suzy's sister Jonquil. It is revealed that although Suzy is the only human able to see Henry, animals such as the resident cat are able to sense his presence, however Henry has been able to frighten the caretaker into a heart attack by blowing into his ear. The season was to be released on DVD on 20 April 2011 under the title, ''Spirited: Season 1''. Cast Regular * Claudia Karvan as Suzy Darl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirited (TV Series)
''Spirited'' is an Australian television Supernatural fiction, supernatural comedy-drama series made for subscription television channel W that aired for two seasons, 2010 and 2011. The series stars Claudia Karvan as dentist Suzy Darling, who walks away from a loveless marriage and into an old apartment block that is inhabited by the ghost of a 1980s English rock star, Henry Mallet, played by Matt King. Suzy had been married to Steve Darling, played by Rodger Corser, for 15 years, and they have two children, Elvis, 13, played by Louis Fowler, and Verity, 8, played by Charlie Hancock. Belinda Bromilow plays Suzy's sister Jonquil. Cast Main cast * Claudia Karvan as Suzy Darling * Matt King as Henry Mallet * Rodger Corser as Steve Darling * Belinda Bromilow as Jonquil Payne * Louis Fowler as Elvis Darling * Charlie Hancock as Verity Darling * Angus Sampson as Zach Hannigan * Jane Harders as Rita * Yael Stone as Linda Recurring * Anna McGahan as Penelope (5 episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' ()—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word ''Play (theatre), play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Series
A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platforms. This generally excludes breaking news or advertisements that are aired between shows or between segments of a show. A regularly recurring show is called a television series, and an individual segment of such a series is called an episode. Content is produced either in-house on a television stage with multiple cameras or produced by contract with film production companies. Episodes are usually broadcast in annual sets, which are called seasons in North America and series in other regions. A one-off television show may be called a television special, while a short series of episodes is a miniseries. A television film, or telefilm, is a feature film created for transmitting on television. Television shows are most often scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Karvan
Claudia Karvan (born 19 May 1972) is an Australian actress and producer. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film '' Molly'' (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in ''High Tide'' (1987). She portrayed a teacher in '' The Heartbreak Kid'' (1993) – the film was spun off into a TV series, ''Heartbreak High'' (1994–1999), with her character taken over by Sarah Lambert. Karvan's roles in television series include '' The Secret Life of Us'' (2001–2005), '' Love My Way'' (2004–2007), '' Newton's Law'' (2017) and '' Halifax: Retribution'' (2020). She won Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama at the AFI Awards (later rebranded as the AACTA Awards) for her appearance in '' G.P.'' (1996). She won two similar AFI Awards for her role in ''Love My Way'' (2005 and 2007) and in 2014 for her work in '' The Time of Our Lives'' (2013–2014). As a co-producer and co-writer on ''Love My Way'', she won three further AFI Awards for Best Drama Series in 2005, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt King (comedian)
Matt King (born 31 January 1968) is an English actor, DJ and comedian. He is best known for his role as Super Hans in the British sitcom ''Peep Show''. Early life King was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 31 January 1968 and attended Cheshunt School. He moved to Australia at age 20 where he worked as a chef before meeting Jimeoin McKeown. McKeown suggested that King become a stand-up comedian. King worked in the Australian comedy circuit for 15 years before returning to the UK. Career As an actor he has played many characters, including Elton John and Terry Venables in the BAFTA-nominated comedy series ''Star Stories'', and also starring in his own self-penned sketch show ''Dogface''. His role as Super Hans in ''Peep Show'' spanned more than a decade. He has performed DJ sets in-character as Super Hans. He has appeared in cult comedy series ''Look Around You'', and in the third series of '' Skins'', playing Cook's father, a character very similar to Super Hans. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodger Corser
Rodger Corser (born 28 February 1973) is an Australian actor and TV host. Early life Corser graduated from Deakin University in 1996 with an Honours B.A. in Media Studies. He formed a band called Tender Prey when he was 16. They played their majority of gigs at the Shoppingtown Hotel, Doncaster, Victoria, Doncaster, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. He was also lead vocalist in a band called Stone the Crows. They played The Rolling Stones, Rolling Stones and The Black Crowes, Black Crowes covers as well as many original songs. They released "Perfect Face" on a Nu-Music CD in the mid-1990s. Corser was also the lead vocalist in a 4-piece cover band called "Sideshow Bob" that played around a few Melbourne pubs during the mid-late 90s (1995–1996) – namely at places like the Royal Hotel in Essendon, Victoria, Essendon, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Career Corser's big role came in 1998, when he was cast in a leading role (from a field of 6,000) in the Australian produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Bromilow
Belinda Bromilow is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in the Nine Network series, '' Doctor Doctor'' (2016–21), and the Hulu/Disney+ series, '' The Great'' (2020–23). Education Bromilow studied acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Career Bromilow has appeared in a number of Australian television series, including ''Mcleod's Daughters'', ''Packed to the Rafters'', and ''Rake''. She played Jonquil Payne as a series regular on '' Spirited'' from 2010 to 2011. In 2016 Bromilow joined the main cast of '' Doctor Doctor'' as Betty Bell. She appeared in every episode of the series. In film, Bromilow has had roles in ''The Rage in Placid Lake'' and '' Not Suitable for Children''. Bromilow gained greater recognition outside of Australia through her role as Aunt Elizabeth in the Hulu/Disney+ series '' The Great''. She unsuccessfully auditioned for a part in the 2008 Sydney Theatre Company production of the original play upon which the ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Sampson
Angus Sampson is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his performances as Tucker in the ''Insidious'' film series, Ray Jenkins in ''The Mule'' (2014), The Organic Mechanic in '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2015) and '' Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'' (2024), Bear Gerhardt in the second season of '' Fargo'', Dom Chalmers in ''Bump'' (2021-present) and Cisco in '' The Lincoln Lawyer'' (2022-present). Early life Sampson was born in Sydney, and was educated at Trinity Grammar School in Summer Hill and at The Armidale School in northern New South Wales. He graduated from the AWARD School in 2002. Career Acting Sampson's acting career launched in 1996 with the role as Dylan Lewis's sidekick on '' Recovery'', an ABC youth music show. Later television jobs include roles on ''The Secret Life of Us'', '' The 10:30 Slot'', and '' Greeks on the Roof''. and as Ali in an episode of '' Stingers''. He has appeared as a performer on the improvised show ''Thank God You're Here''. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Brough
Jonathan Brough is a New Zealand-born film director based in Australia. He is best known for the comedy TV series ''Rosehaven'', ''Aftertaste'' and ''The Family Law''. Early life and education Brough grew up in Hāwera, New Zealand, the son of John Brough, a theatre and television actor. Career Brough's graduation project was ''The Model'', a short film (11 minutes) based on a short story by Bernard Malamud, inspired by the work of painter Edward Hopper, and starring Brough's father and Susannah Devereux (later a horror actress in the US). The film was an official selection in the 1994 Cannes Film Festival for a special one-off programme of short films, and was screened at the Silver Images Film Festival in Chicago, U.S. The film was later included in a video anthology called ''Dark Stories 2: Tales from Beneath'' (2002). In following years he directed two short films, ''The Conversation'' (1995) and ''Permanent Wave'' (1996). In 2004 he directed four episodes of the telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
