''Rosehaven'' is an Australian television comedy series created and written by Celia Pacquola and

Luke McGregor Luke William McGregor is an Australian comedian, writer and actor, who has performed at various national and international comedy festivals, as himself in many TV shows, and is known for his roles in the ABC TV series ''Utopia'' and '' Rosehav ...

, who also star in the lead roles. Its name derives from the fictional small town in rural

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

in which it is set. Premiering on 12 October 2016 on ABC TV, the series finished after its fifth season on 22 September 2021. The second season began airing on 25 October 2017. The third season began on 30 January 2019. The fourth season began airing on 8 July 2020. The show was renewed for a fifth and final season in January 2021, which went to air from 4 August 2021.

Plot

Daniel returns to his hometown in

, fictional "Rosehaven", to help his mother, Barbara, run the family real estate business. His friend Emma turns up after her honeymoon doesn't work out. The series draws its inspiration from McGregor's parents, who have worked in real estate in Tasmania since 1986.

Cast

as Daniel McCallum * Celia Pacquola as Emma Dawes *

Kris McQuade Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles. Career McQuade's film credits include '' The Love Letters from Teralba Road'', '' Kostas'', '' Fighting Back'', '' Lonely Hearts'', '' Goodby ...

as Barbara McCallum * Katie Robertson as Grace * David Quirk as Damien * Kim Knuckey as Greg * Noela Foxcroft as Mrs Marsh * Sam Cotton as Bruce *

Susie Youssef Susie Youssef is an Australian writer, actor and comedian who works in television, on radio and stage. She is best known for her appearances in the television series '' The Project'', '' Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia'', and '' Rosehaven ...

as Gez * Anthony Morgan as Phil

Recurring and guest appearances

Stephen Hunter Stephen Hunter (born March 25, 1946, in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American novelist, essayist, and film critic. Life and career Hunter was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. His father was Charles Francis Hunte ...

as John (Season 1) * Gabrielle Adkins as Olive (Seasons 1-5) * Georgina Naidu as Jocelyn (Season 2, 4) *

Tony Briggs Tony Briggs (born 3 July 1967) is an Aboriginal Australian actor. He is best known for creating the stage play '' The Sapphires'' (later a 2012 film), which tells the true story of an Aboriginal singing girl group who toured Vietnam during th ...

as Brian (Season 3) *

Tracy Mann Tracy Mann is an Australian actress and voice artist. After appearing in a number of television series, she won an Australian Film Institute award in 1980 for the film '' Hard Knocks'' . She has also won awards for her work in the mini-seri ...

as Karina (Season 3) *

Norman Coburn Norman Coburn (born 6 March 1937) is an Australian former actor, playwright and writer best known for his television serial and soap opera roles. He started his early career in theatre, film and television in the United Kingdom in the mid-1950s. ...

as Gareth (Season 3) * Debra Lawrance as Sandra (Season 3) *

Geneviève Picot Geneviève Picot is an Australian stage, film and television actress. Career Picot is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art and some of her other performances include '' The Timeless Land'', '' The Sullivans'' and '' Bread and ...

as Jenny (Season 3) * Shareena Clanton as Suzanne (Season 3) *

Dustin Clare Dustin Clare (born 2 January 1982) is an Australian actor. He is known for his starring role as Gannicus in the Starz series '' Spartacus: Gods of the Arena'', '' Spartacus: Vengeance'' and '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'', and as Riley Ward ...

as Farmer Dan (Season 3) * Leah Vandenberg as Harleen (Season 3) *

Jack Charles Jack Charles (5 September 1943 – 13 September 2022), also known as Uncle Jack Charles, was an Australian stage and screen actor and activist, known for his advocacy for Aboriginal people. He was involved in establishing the first Indigenous t ...

as Duncan (Season 3) * John Xintavelonis as Joe (Season 4) *

Alicia Gardiner Alicia Gardiner is an Australian television and theatre actress who is best known from her role on television series ''Offspring'' as Kim Akerholt. Gardiner is also known for her role as Cath in '' Deadloch''. Early life Gardiner studied at th ...

as Julie (Season 4) *

Josh Quong Tart Josh Quong Tart (born 18 September 1975) is an Australian actor. Early life Tart attended the McDonald College before he was accepted into National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1994, graduating in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Perfo ...

as Donovan (Season 4, 5) * Bonnie Sveen as Jacquelyn (Season 4) * Dennis Coard as John (Season 4) *

Louise Siversen Louise Siversen is an Australian actress. She is known for her television roles, including Lou Kelly in ''Prisoner'' (1984–1986), Debbie in '' The Flying Doctors'' (1988–1990), and 2012-2017 Heather Looby in '' House Husbands''. She has a ...

as Kerry (Season 4) * Zahra Newman as Amy (Season 4, 5) * Nicholas Colla as Ryan (Season 4) *

Morgana O'Reilly Morgana O'Reilly (born 19 August 1985) is a New Zealand film, television and theatre actress. She has appeared in several theatre productions and created the one-woman play ''The Height of the Eiffel Tower'', which she performed at the Edinburgh ...

as Pen (Season 4) *

Geraldine Hickey Geraldine Hickey (born 7 July 1979) is an Australian comedian, known for her work as co-host of the '' Breakfasters'' program on Melbourne community radio station 3RRR. At the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Hickey's "''What A Su ...

as Pippa (Season 4) * Ben Winspear as Sam (Season 4, 5) *

Pamela Rabe Pamela Rabe (born Pamela June Koropatnick; 30 April 1959) is a Canadian–Australian actress and theatre director. A graduate of the Playhouse Acting School in Vancouver, Rabe is best known for her appearances in the Australian films '' Sirens ...

as Margaret (Season 5) * Vivienne Awosoga as Lena (Season 5) * Katrina Milosevic as Jana (Season 5)

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

Series 2 (2017)

Series 3 (2019)

Series 4 (2020)

Series 5 (2021)

Viewership

Series 1 (2016)

Series 2 (2017)

Series 3 (2019)

Series 4 (2020)

Series 5 (2021)

Broadcast

Internationally, the series was acquired by

SundanceTV Sundance TV (formerly known as Sundance Channel) is an American pay television channel owned by AMC Networks that launched on February 1, 1996. The channel is named after Robert Redford's character in ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' and, w ...

in the United States.

Home video releases

The first series was released on DVD on 7 December 2016. The second series was released on DVD on 13 December 2017. The third series was released on DVD on 20 March 2019.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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