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Set in and around the fictional advertising agency BND Worldwide, we follow the ridiculous, but true-to-life, dramas that arise from the conflicting interests of an advertising agency and its demanding clients. From inventing banks that care, to terrifying women with fictitious skin conditions, BND is an agency in near-constant panic mode. Through its dealings with Daiyonda and other clients, we see the manic, manipulative, madness that lies behind those 30 second masterpieces known to the rest of us as ‘bloody ads’.
A drama with heart set in the red centre of Australia, THE ALICE is a show about fate, the search for yourself, and the interconnectedness of all things.
This medical drama focuses on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency Department at All Saints Hospital.
ALL SAINTS is a weekly one hour series of self contained stories with several continuing threads for permanent characters. It is centred on the drama of life in a hospital emergency department seen through the eyes of the people who carry most responsibility for it - the men and women of the nursing staff.
A series about women who always deliver.
Charts the journey of a group of young surfers living a life focused on the best breaks, great friendships, freedom and good times. From their tiny garages and surf coast shopfronts they create billion-dollar empires, hurtling them from the beach to the boardroom, winning and losing themselves along the way.
BLOOD LINES is about finding your heritage in urban Australia. Finding out where your blood runs... Part of the A Bit of Black Business series.
A gritty tale of misguided revenge set in the underbelly of Sydney where, in the world of the homeless, identity is hard to come by and harder to keep, and trivial possessions become things worth fighting for. Tough and bleak in its outlook, BRAVE is a film that's not afraid to be brutal.
CANAL ROAD is a medical and legal advisory centre where the lives of inner-city professionals and their patients entwine in a story of mystery and medical intrigue. At the heart of the series are the tragic deaths of the wife and son of psychiatrist Spencer McKay, who is confronted by the killer of his loved ones and sets out on a journey of revenge which will implicate friends, workmates and his darkest demons.
Stretching from the spectacular red desert of Australia’s outback to the cool corridors of power in Canberra, THE CODE tells the story of two very different brothers who unearth information those at the highest levels of political power will kill to keep secret.
The piper comes calling for Ned and Jesse Banks - paying the price will drag them headlong into the darknet and bring them face to face with the best and worst that we get up to when we think no-one's looking.
An explosive action series and tale of forbidden love set against the culturally diverse backgrounds of street crime on the tougher side of the city and the affluence of the city beach suburbs. Breaking new ground for Australian drama, exploring youth culture, including the taboo subjects of the underground world of drag racing and ram-raiding.
The true story of Australia's worst peace-time disaster. Made with the support and participation of the survivors and rescuers.
Trying to find a job, Dan has to overcome social stereotypes. Part of the A Bit of Black Business series.
When Detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned a brutal murder case they uncover evidence to suggest the killing is connected to a spate of unexplained deaths and disappearances of gay men that took place in the 80s and 90s. The killer is using THRUSTR to entice his victims and anyone using the App is now at risk. In reopening the cold cases the detectives reveal the hidden truth about the past murders, finally giving closure to the victims' families, and uncover critical evidence leading to the serial killer.
A satirical series featuring the iconoclastic Effie, Australia's own suburban Greek hair goddess, who naively interrogates the inherent and often ludicrous contradictions in our everyday attitudes and prejudices.
Imagine that you've been sent to pick up your great aunt to take her to a family funeral. You have never met her because she is a black sheep of the family and has no intention of coming along. Instead, by the end of the day, you are having a bath together, as well as a revealing confrontation.
Set in a small country town, FIREFLIES centres on the townspeople and its rural bushfire brigade. You can measure a township by the commitment of its people. Most of them are volunteers, from the fire brigade to the CWA. Whether you're new in town, or here for generations, when you're facing the driest, hottest summer in decades, it pays to belong.
Set in a small country town, FIREFLIES centres on the townspeople and its rural bushfire brigade. You can measure a township by the commitment of its people. Most of them are volunteers, from the fire brigade to the CWA. Whether you're new in town, or here for generations, when you're facing the driest hottest summer in decades, it pays to belong.
Whilst visiting her family in Townsville for her sister Alice’s engagement festivities, tea shop owner Lia finds herself at a comedically tumultuous family luncheon with her best friend Mason and is gifted an unwelcome prophecy that she will soon meet her suitor. Her family, unsure of Lia’s ability to discern a partner for herself, decides to set her up on five blind dates. Even though her true passion and current focus lies in saving her tea-shop, a legacy left to her from her grandmother, Lia reluctantly agrees to go on these dates.
Set against the spectacular South Heads headland looking out to sea, the series features the two opposing worlds of a traditionally working class Australian town confronted with a younger generation of university goers.
A Gold Coast criminal enters witness protection, along with his dysfunctional family. He suddenly finds himself in a strange city, with a new name, a new house and a new job – in a university psychology department.
HOUSE HUSBANDS is a comedy drama about four modern families with one thing in common – the men are in charge of raising the kids.
HOUSE HUSBANDS is a comedy drama about four modern families with one thing in common – the men are in charge of raising the kids. A warm, funny and real look at the way we live today, HOUSE HUSBANDS proves that just because you have kids doesn’t mean you stop acting like one.
When a powerful amulet is broken on the eve of the Hungry Ghost Festival in Melbourne, a vengeful spirit is unleashed, bringing the dead with him. As they wreak havoc across the Vietnamese Australian community, reclaiming lost loves and repaying old grudges, a young woman who’s never taken responsibility for who she could be, must finally step up and accept her destiny.
Who would have thought a glass of water could cause so much havoc? Part of the A Bit of Black Business series.
LOOT follows the investigations of Jon Peregrine, a forensic accountant who tracks the paper trail as money is hidden, laundered, and fast tracked around the world.
A character drama set in 1969 in Kings Cross; the time and place Australia came of age and the new generation broke all the rules.
Series Two of LOVE CHILD begins on the eve of 1970. The final moments of the tumultuous sixties segue into the seventies, a new decade full of promise and rapid social change. Joan Millar, now a qualified obstetrician and the young mothers we have come to love are back in the heart of Kings Cross. We’ll continue with them as they fight for their rights, for self-empowerment and for each other in a world changing, but still structured to deny them.
Lawyers defend doctors accused of malpractice in an organisation called Medical Defence Australia (MDA).
MY PLACE is the story of one spot in Australia, told by the children who live there over 260 years.
Two men get into a hansom cab one murky night in Melbourne. They’re driven through the city where one man gets out. The other rides on to St Kilda. There, the driver finds the second man murdered…
NCIS: SYDNEY follows the multi-national taskforce as they strive to keep naval crimes in check, in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.
Over five decades, she’s been the one that we want. The hugely popular Australian singer Olivia Newton-John is the subject of this moving drama about her brilliant career. The two-part series charts the astonishing personal life of Australia’s sweetheart. Aged just 15, Newton-John won a local tv talent contest which propelled her to London on her first recording contract. She went on to become her country’s most successful singer, selling an astounding 100 million albums internationally. She became loved the world over in the role of the innocent Sandy in the 1978 global smash-hit movie, Grease. She was a major part of one of the best-selling soundtracks in movie history. Then in 1992 the singer bravely announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. After her recovery, Newton-John become an inspiring advocate for further research into breast cancer and helped set up The Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre in Melbourne. This highly affecting drama underscores that above all else Newton-John is not only a fighter and survivor, but a tireless campaigner who continues to give back and make a difference. By the end, viewers of this absorbing life-story will doubtless be “Hopelessly Devoted to Olivia”.
A story about a boy from the bush whose talent, determination and drive made him Hollywood royalty and an international household name. Peter Allen’s life was fast and furious, he left an indelible mark and Peter Allen – Not the Boy Next Door – aims to do the same.
Two vets come to terms with each other as a community struggles with drought.
The series explores the darkest corners of the male psyche through the eyes of two fathers, one of whom is a serial-killer. Like most men, Leo and Mike try to do what’s best for the people they love, the families they protect. But as both struggle to suppress their inner demons, the murder of a local teenager sets them on a course of mutual destruction that will emanate through every facet of their quiet, suburban community.
A one-hour action drama series based around the lives and loves of the Special Operations Rescue Unit.
Based on the heroic real-life stories of doctors, nurses, pilots and support staff of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the new season picks up one year later, as the RFDS family is forced to grapple with the fallout of choices and deal with the domino effects of a tragedy. This year the team will face their toughest obstacles yet, forcing them to make big decisions about what they want their lives to be and who they want to share them with.
About a group of 20-somethings living in the urban environs of Melbourne's St Kilda. They have yet to make it, but know it's just a matter of time. A one-hour drama series about love, money, friendship, success and anything else that's worth going after.
A one hour drama series about love, money, friendship, success and anything else that's worth going after.
When 11-year-old Whalen spies a Special Forces dinghy off the jetty, the whole town gets in on the action to outdo the professionals at their own game. Set in the Torres Strait Island communities of Barnaga and Seisia, SHARPEYE tells the story of the Charlie Company. Part of the A Bit of Black Business series.
SLIDE is an exciting integrated multiplatform drama experience and tracks five teens as they smash their way into adulthood. When you’re 17, life can turn in 24 hours and for Bryan, Tammy, Luke, Linda and Eva this will be the transformative time of their lives. They’ve got 10 weeks, each other and a lift home from mum when they need it. SLIDE: survive your teenage years with a smile.
When a highly successful retired businessman, Michael Kingley, starts to see things he at first can't explain, his life takes a dramatic turn. And when his grand-daughter rebels against her father, he is forced to re-evaluate his life and to act to prevent her going down a similar path to one he took years before. He tells her his story, when as a boy he lived a lonely existence with his father, Hideaway Tom, on an isolated coastline and how a bond with an orphaned pelican, Mr. Percival, changed his life forever.
The Strip is the hub of the Gold Coast. Its allure attracts those who have it, those who want it, and the criminals who will take it if they can. Keeping an eye over the Strip is the elite Paradise CIB, headed by Inspector Nelson Steele. Detective Tully, a local, is partnered with Detective Cross, a tough cop from the south, trying to patch up a broken marriage with DPP Prosecutor Marcia Cross. They are supported by plain clothes Constable Mackay, a forensics investigator who moved across to the CIB unit, and fast talking rookie, Moretti. Everyone wants a piece of Paradise. Especially the crooks.
The 13 part drama series looks at the lengths people go to, to get themselves out of debt.
Thirteen-year-old Jason is going through the changes to become a young man. His mother sends him to the only decent role model she can think of, his paternal grandfather, for a holiday at a small coastal town. Part of the A Bit of Black Business series.
Two brothers face a crisis of dignity, which causes them to examine their relationship and sets them on a quest to become indeed, two big boys. Part of the A Bit of Black Business series.
Anthony is a young Italian-Australian boxer being pushed to the limit by his Sicilian father Joe, who is also his trainer. Joe wants Anthony to achieve the success in the ring that he was denied as a young man. When Anthony meets Kate, he loses focus on boxing and Joe turns his back on his son. When Joe is betrayed by another boxer, Anthony decides to honour his father and his family.
The new series, UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES, will focus on the clash between anti-marijuana crusader Don Mackay and the organised crime groups that controlled the Griffith-based dope trade in the 1970s and 1980s. Mackay was murdered in the car park of the Griffith Hotel on 15 July 1977. Though bloodstains and several spent .22 cartridge cases were found at the scene, Mackay's body was never found.
Dramatising the 1998 murders of Victorian police officers Gary Silk and Rod Miller.
Set during the roaring ‘20s in Sydney, when organised crime in Australia began. This is the story of the bloody battle between the era’s most feared vice queens – Tilly Devine and her rival Kate Leigh.
Spanning the years from 1915 to 1927, UNDERBELLY: SQUIZZY tells the epic story of Squizzy's relentless quest for power, ultimately creating a public persona that made him the first superstar gangster of the 20th Century.
UNDERBELLY: THE GOLDEN MILE is the story of the most famous mile in Australia - Kings Cross. The story of this playground where anything is available is the story of excess, the rise and fall of the empire and the chaos that followed. It is the story of the ultimate victory of strong and honest police…seen through the eyes of some of the most sexy, charming, corrupt and deadly people of the time.
Two couples from different worlds collide, resonate and fall to pieces.
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