''Short Cuts'' was an Australian

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that first screened on the

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in 2002. The 26-episode series was aimed at teenagers. It was financed by the

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and Burberry Productions.Short Cuts TV Show - Short Cuts Television Show - TV.com
/ref> The series was subsequently repeated on the youth-oriented network

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in March and April 2011.

Premise

Short Cuts depicts a group of students in a

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class facing the challenges of growing up and using a camera to express themselves for their schoolwork.

Location

The series was filmed at Fitzroy High School in the inner north of

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Cast

Main / regular

* Alex Tsitsopoulos as Ross Papasavas * Gemma Bishop as Sophie Bennett *

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as Oscar Coxon * Katie Barnes as Fiona Frischmann *

Alexander Cappelli Alexander (Alex) Cappelli (born 4 October 1984) is an Australian musician and actor. Early life Alex developed an interest in acting while making amateur films, in which he then started acting. From there, he enrolled in drama school in 2000 ...

as Kurt Winters * Leah De Niese as Ruth Hartnell * Lucia Smyrk as Anna Klopfer * Dylan Gray as Tim McQuilten * Joel Gray as Tom McQuilten * Matthew Green as Gordon Long * Kym Osborne as office guy

Recurring

* Katerina Kotsonis as Mrs Papasavas, Ross's mother * Marcus Eyre as Aaron Winters, Kurt's father * Alex Konis as Laz Papasavas, Ross's brother *

Bruce Spence Bruce Robert Spence (born 17 September 1945) is a New Zealand-born Australian actor. Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre. Career Spence won an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the 197 ...

as Mr Coxon * Jane Hall as PC Demmler (2 episodes) *

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 Mrs Bartlett (9 episodes) *

Marieke Hardy Marieke Josephine Hardy is an Australian writer, radio and television presenter, television producer and screenwriter, and former television actress. Early life and family Hardy is the granddaughter of Frank Hardy, author of ''Power Without Gl ...

(writer of the series) as Josephine Coxon (2 episodes) * Johnny Lockwood as Hippy *

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as Mrs Coxon (4 episodes)

Guests

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 M ...

as DJ * Brett Swain as Glenn * Lisa Aldenhoven as Mrs Frischmann

Episodes

One series of ''Short Cuts'' was filmed, and comprised 26 episodes.

Season 1 (2001)

Awards

won an Australian Writers' Guild Award in 2002 for ''Short Cuts''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id= 0280260, title= Short Cuts
Short Cuts - Burberry Productions

Short Cuts
at the Australian Television Information Archive
''Short Cuts'' - "Wheels on Fire"
at

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