''The Alice'' was an Australian

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created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central

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city of Alice Springs. The program began as a successful TV movie, '' The Alice'', that later spun off a regular series. The series proved less popular and was cancelled by the

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on 28 September 2005 after a sharp decline in its ratings. The entire series and original TV movie have since been released on DVD.

Cast

Main / regular

* Jessica Napier as Jess Daily *

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as Jack Jaffers * Caitlin McDougall as Helen Gregory * Simon Burke as Patrick * Patrick Brammall as Matt Marione * Roxane Wilson as Ellie Delaney * Brett Stiller as Toby Delaney * Andrew McFarlane as Hugh Delaney * Anne Louise Lambert as Heaven Daily * Luke Carroll as Michael Anderson * Henry Hereford as Adam Cooper * Steve Dodd * Kick Gurry as Darren

Guests

* Dee Smart as Maxine (2 episodes) * Jodie Dry as Beverley (1 episode) *

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as Simone (1 episode) * Lenka Kripac as Sally Fleming (2 episodes) * Paula Arundell as Lara (1 episode) * Rel Hunt as Kane (1 episode) * Robert Mammone as Simon (3 episodes)

Awards and nominations

APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards

The annual APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards are presented by

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(APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) for television and film scores and soundtracks. , - , rowspan="2",

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, ''The Alice'' ( David Bridie) , , Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie , , - , "Pitjantjara" (Bridie, Frank Yamma) – ''The Alice'' , Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series ,

References

External links

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''The Alice''
at Australian Screen Online {{DEFAULTSORT:Alice, The APRA Award winners 2000s Australian drama television series Nine Network original programming Television shows set in the Northern Territory Television shows set in the Outback 2005 Australian television series debuts 2006 Australian television series endings Television series by Endemol Shine Australia