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Correction: The Beautiful Lie
An earlier report indicating Asher Keddie was returning to the ABC to appear in upcoming ABC drama The Beautiful Lie was incorrect. The casting news referred to details via writer Alice Bell’s website...
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New Endemol drama series Tips for Married Life
Producers John Edwards & Mimi Butler (Rush, Paper Giants, Howzat!) have a new adult drama series, Tips for Married Life. The synopsis reads: “A grieving career wife has to wise up and fight for...
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Sarah Snook in demand
At only 27 years of age Sarah Snook is fast developing a formidable body of work, now with calls for work from Australia, the US and the UK. Having won rave reviews for Predestination she is currently...
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ABC’s six-part drama series The Beautiful Lie, a contemporary reimagining of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, will premiere on Sunday 18th October at 8.30pm. The cast includes Sarah Snook, Rodger Corser,...
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Gina Riley joins Please Like Me
Gina Riley is joining the cast of Josh Thomas’ third season of Please Like Me. The much-loved performer will play Donna, the mother of Arnold (Keegan Joyce), boyfriend of Josh. Her on-screen husband...
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Final cast being secured for Offspring return
Producers are in final negotiations with Offspring cast ahead of the hit drama’s return in 2016. TEN announced last month Asher Keddie & Kat Stewart were signed to resume their roles as the...
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Sarah Snook: “Humans are complex”
In playing the trepidatious role of retired tennis star Anna Ivin, Sarah Snook admits it is difficult not to judge. In ABC’s modern day version of Anna Karenina, The Beautiful Lie, her character...
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The Beautiful Lie
Anna Ivin thought she had a pretty perfect life. The retired tennis star was married to handsome tennis champ Alexander (Rodger Corser), living an affluent life with their young son. But as her voice...
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Nine takes Sunday with The Block
Last night’s ratings were affected by Seven’s Telethon which raised a whopping $25.8m in Perth over its two day event. As a result it ran a staggered network schedule. The Block topped the night,...
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Beautiful Lie “more than one kind of love”
He has made some of the country’s top dramas, Offspring, Paper Giants, Howzat!, Love My Way, Puberty Blues, The Secret Life of Us and Police Rescue, but producer John Edwards admits it is impossible...
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Rules of Spoilering
The Daily Mail’s much maligned article in which it revealed the eventual winner of The Bachelorette puts the topic of Spoiling back in the spotlight. Over the years I’ve copped plenty of criticism for...
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Triple threat in Nine’s win on Sunday
Sunday proved to be an triple win for Nine snaring the top 3 slots for the night. The Block scored 1.24m viewers, its best number for the season thus far. It was followed by wins from Nine News and 60...
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Drama Report 2014 – 2015
Adult Drama is down, Children’s Drama is up, and there are green shoots in SVOD, according to Screen Australia’s annual Drama Report. But there are concerns at shorter commissions by networks. This...
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Rugby World Cup draws early morning crowd
More viewers watched a 2am broadcast of the Rugby World Cup on Nine than were watching the channel at 9:40pm in the evening. The Rugby World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand scored an...
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Airdate: Anna Karenina
Not quite The Beautiful Lie, Foxtel Arts will screen Anna Karenina –the ballet. This is a performance by Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre with choreography by Alexei Ratmansky. Possible spoiler alerts for...
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Season high for The Block as Nine wins Sunday
The Block is enjoying a dream run as it heads towards its final auction, last night attracting 1.36m viewers -its biggest audience so far this season. Numbers for the “room reveal” episode will put an...
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Doctor Foster
Television loves to pull apart Infidelity. In The Affair we see it from the inside, as Dominic West embarks on a lustful, uncontrollable desire for Ruth Wilson. In The Beautiful Lie unbridled passion...
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TEN telemovie scores amid night of news & sport
TEN’s telemovie Mary: The Making of a Princess has drawn good numbers, with 929,000 viewers watching the show. It was the highest-rated entertainment title for Sunday and proved to be a good...
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Nine sings on Sunday, Seven close behind.
Nine had a winning line-up last night, leading from Nine News at 6pm through to an Adele special at around 9:30pm. Seven News was a competitive second while TBL Families saw a proposal help deliver...
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Best New Show of 2015?
800 Words, Gogglebox, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!, Glitch, The Beautiful Lie, Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door -just some of the titles in the running for the Best New Show in voting for the...
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