Russell Newman

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Lucy
7.4

Lucy

May 04, 2003
MOW about the life of Lucille Ball, focusing on the loving yet tumultuous relationship with Desi Arnaz.
TV Movie
After Hours
5.8

After Hours

Jul 20, 1985
The difficulty of separating sexual fantasy and reality becomes apparent in an investigation of an alleged sexual harassment case.
Drama
Whipping Boy
6

Whipping Boy

Nov 11, 1996
A female lawyer heads a government taskforce investigating a suspected paedophile racket in Sydney. Based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord.
TV Movie
Dear Cardholder
1

Dear Cardholder

Nov 22, 1989
Hec, a sacked taxation clerk, seeks fame and fortune using the world of credit cards. Unfortunately for him, and the banks, he has no concept of credit card limit.
Comedy
Kindred
1

Kindred

Jan 01, 1983
Penny is in her mid-twenties. For years she has suffered from the sexual assaults of her father, who is now beginning to take an interest in her younger sister. She tries to convince her mother and sister of her situation as an incest victim, but they just ignore her. The father tries to keep his secret by isolating Penny, but eventually she is old enough and confident enough to break free, though not without the emotional scars of years of abuse.
Drama
The Seventh Floor
6.3

The Seventh Floor

Sep 30, 1994
Kate Fletcher has the perfect apartment. Everything is computer controlled. It is the home of her dreams until a psychotic man begins to execute the violent orders he hears from his long dead sister.
Thriller
Kindred Spirits
1

Kindred Spirits

Jan 12, 1984
A young dancer on the Sydney club circuit finds her life falling apart after she witnesses the drowning of a young man at Bondi. His presence continues to haunt her.
TV Movie
Codgers
1

Codgers

Jun 24, 2011
Five Aussie codgers meet at the gym each week to exercise, chew the fat, sling off, sing and have a bloody good laugh! Among the jokes and the secrets, the back strain and biceps, they learn that ‘difference’ is more to do with your point of view and that no matter what, ‘you wouldn’t be dead for quids!’
The Riddle of the Stinson
6.8
L'histoire vraie de l'accident d'avion de 1937 dans les McPherson Ranges dans le Queensland. Après dix jours, l'épave a été retrouvée par un bushman avec seulement deux des trois hommes vivants. L'un des survivants transportait une somme d'argent. D'où vient-il?
Drama
The Custodian
4.3

The Custodian

Mar 17, 1994
Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his straight life to join his partner Detective Church in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He secretly sides with a reporter and an Internal Affairs lawyer to expose them to the press.
Drama
Love in the First Degree
1
An actor takes a temporary job working as a secretary at a law firm, and is attracted to a female attorney. She is reluctant to start a relationship out of fear of her fellow attorneys believing that she is dating below her position.
Comedy
Archer's Adventure
5

Archer's Adventure

Nov 03, 1985
During the 1860s, Dave Powers, apprentice to a horse trainer, volunteers to ride Archer to the Melbourne Cup race. Their start is 600 miles from Melbourne, and the journey is anything but easy. Of course, the pair have numerous adventures along the way, and in the end Archer competes in the Melbourne Cup race.
Adventure
Army Wives
1

Army Wives

Apr 05, 1987
Two childhood friends who marry brothers in the Army soon discover that their lives will take a different path from what they first expected.
TV Movie
The Distant Home
5

The Distant Home

Jun 06, 1992
Government authorities incarcerate a girl whose extraterrestrial origin is discovered after an accident with a car.
Family
Joh's Jury
7

Joh's Jury

Feb 16, 1993
Dramatisation of the 1991 perjury trial of former Queensland state Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.
Drama
Fireflies
1

Fireflies

Jun 24, 2004
Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487. It was centred on the lives of a group of volunteer firefighters, during the hottest, driest summer in decades. The theme song "Beautiful Feeling" was written and performed by Paul Kelly.
Drama
Brigade des mers
6.7

Brigade des mers

Aug 07, 2001
Cette série met en scène la vie d'un commissariat de la police maritime. Deux inspecteurs enquêtent sur les crimes qui ont eu lieu en mer et dans le port de Sydney et ses environs.Et on suit le quotidien des patrouilleurs et des plongeurs de la brigade des mers
Crime
Brides of Christ
7

Brides of Christ

Oct 09, 1991
Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling to the faith. The Catholic Church and its followers are struggling with huge changes. The Pope has died, there is war in Vietnam and mandatory conscription, there is the Vatican controversy on abortion and contraception, and the changing face of the Church as a whole. Told in six parts, Diane faces her own demons and has to finally decide if she can teach what the Church preaches, or if it's simply impossible for her to reconcile all the contradictions of the faith and uphold her vow of obedience.
Drama
Pacific homicide
8.3

Pacific homicide

Dec 22, 2003
White Collar Blue is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives. In the pilot episode, Harriet is introduced as the new face to Kingsway station, transferring from the "White Collar" federal police to the "Blue Collar" New South Wales Police. Throughout the series Harriet must deal not only with her husband's brutal murder and the revelation of his adultery, but with learning to adjust and fit into her new surroundings. Joe is Harriet's new partner, and isn't exactly welcoming to her as an addition to the team. With two daughters from previous marriages, Joe needs to juggle his homelife, his dedication to the job and his relationship with Nicole Brown, played by Jodie Dry. The other cops at the station are Ted Hudson, played by Richard Carter, Sophia Marinkovitch and Theo Rahme, and each have their own secrets and problems to deal with. The series was axed after two seasons, however it can be found on cable TV both in Australia and overseas.
Drama
Underbelly
6.6

Underbelly

Sep 01, 2013
Underbelly, relatant la guerre des gangs qui fit rage entre 1995 et 2004 à Melbourne. On suivait l’ascension de Carl Williams, un petit malfrat, pas très fûté, mais animé d’une violence animale, ancien chauffeur des frères Moran
Drama
The Flying Doctors
6.5

The Flying Doctors

Oct 06, 1992
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
Drama
Sydney Police
6.364

Sydney Police

Nov 22, 1996
Sydney Police (Police Rescue) est une série télévisée australienne créée par Christopher Lee, composée d'un téléfilm de 90 minutes diffusé le 15 mars 1989, suivi de 61 épisodes de 50 minutes diffusés entre le 14 février 1991 et le 22 novembre 1996 sur ABC1. En France, la série est diffusée depuis le 7 janvier 1995 sur TF1, et au Québec à partir de février 2000 à Séries+. Elle reste inédite dans les autres pays francophones. Le quotidien de la brigade de sauvetage de la police de Sydney.
Action & Adventure
E Street
7.2

E Street

May 20, 1993
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.
Soap
Hartley, cœurs à vif
6.9
Cette série met en scène les joies et les peines des élèves de Hartley High, puis de Hartley Heights, deux lycées situés dans un quartier multiracial de Sydney.
Drama
Bordertown
4

Bordertown

Dec 06, 1995
Bordertown is a 1995 Australian TV miniseries. It takes place in a post World War II refugee camp in Australia.
Drama
La croisière s'amuse
6.3

La croisière s'amuse

Feb 27, 1987
Le capitaine Stubing et son équipage, le barman Isaac, le docteur Adam, la directrice de croisière Julie et Gopher, accueillent chaque semaine sur leur paquebot, le Pacific Princess, des passagers pour une croisière exceptionnelle.
Drama
Rafferty's Rules
6

Rafferty's Rules

Aug 31, 1990
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.
Drama
Father, Dear Father
5

Father, Dear Father

Jun 28, 1980
The hugely successful British television series Father Dear Father is transplanted to Australia when novelist Patrick Glover and his assistant Nanny trek down under to write the great Australian crime novel, and end up supervising Patricks boisterous young nieces while their own father is abroad.
Comedy
Rafferty's Rules
6

Rafferty's Rules

Aug 31, 1990
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first programs undertaken by the Seven Network's then new in-house drama unit, going into production in May 1985 as "a 15-part courtroom drama". The program had started out as a pilot episode, recorded in early 1984 with the actor Chris Haywood in the lead role. When the pilot episode was remounted later in 1984, Chris Haywood wasn't available and the lead role was re-cast to John Wood. This second recording was eventually broadcast as the program's first episode.
Drama
All Saints
6.2

All Saints

Oct 27, 2009
Medical drama focusing 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.
Drama