''An Aussie Goes Barmy'' is an Australian

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series which aired on the

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channel FOX8 in

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. The series featured Australian

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fan

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infiltrating the

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, an organised group of supporters of the

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. The series was narrated by Hollywood actor

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, who had been "best

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" with Worland since they attended the same

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in Australia. The production company owned by Jackman and his wife

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, Seed Productions, devised and produced the series with

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and

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. The premise of the series was that Worland, who had lived in

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for twenty years and had an English wife, must follow the Barmy Army as they travel from the UK to Australia for the

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.Brown, Pam
The star who sent an Aussie Barmy
, ''

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'', 28 November 2006. Jackman makes a bet with his friend—if England wins the Test series, Worland must join the Barmy Army permanently and become an England supporter (Australia won the series 5–0). ''An Aussie Goes Barmy'' was followed by a sequel, '' An Aussie Goes Bolly'', in

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, which featured Worland travelling through

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during a tour by the

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References

External links

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Granada Productions website
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