An Aussie Goes Barmy
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An Aussie Goes Barmy was an Australia
n reality television
series which aired on the pay TV
channel FOX8
in 2006
. The series featured Australian cricket
fan Gus Worland
infiltrating the Barmy Army
, an organised group of supporters of the England cricket team.
The series was narrated by Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman
, who had been "best mates
" with Worland since they attended the same kindergarten
in Australia. The production company owned by Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness
, Seed Productions
, devised and produced the series with Granada Productions
and Foxtel
. The premise of the series was that Worland, who had lived in England
for twenty years and had an English wife, must follow the Barmy Army as they travel from the UK
to Australia for the 2006-07 Ashes series
. Jackman makes a bet with his friend – if England win the Test series, Worland must join the Barmy Army permanently and become an England supporter (Australia won the series 5–0).
An Aussie Goes Barmy was followed by a sequel, An Aussie Goes Bolly
, in 2007
, which featured Worland travelling through India
during a tour by the Australian cricket team.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series which aired on the pay TV
Pay TV
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channel FOX8
FOX8
Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms...
in 2006
2006 in Australian television
-Events:* 1 January – Mildura Digital Television, a joint venture between WIN Television Mildura and Prime Television, goes on air in the Mildura area of Victoria as a Network Ten digital-only affiliate....
. The series featured Australian cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
fan Gus Worland
Gus Worland
Gus Worland is an Australian television and radio personality. He is best known for his series of reality television programs An Aussie Goes Barmy, An Aussie Goes Bolly and An Aussie Goes Calypso which aired on Fox8....
infiltrating the Barmy Army
Barmy Army
The Barmy Army is a semi-organised group of English cricket fans which arranges touring parties for some of its members to follow the English cricket team on overseas tours...
, an organised group of supporters of the England cricket team.
The series was narrated by Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters...
, who had been "best mates
Mate (colloquialism)
Mate is a colloquialism used to refer to a friend and is commonly used in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. It is or has been used interchangeably with many equivalent terms, such as buddy , pal or bro . It is sometimes abbreviated to M8..-Origin:Mate is a colloquialism...
" with Worland since they attended the same kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
in Australia. The production company owned by Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness
Deborra-Lee Furness
-Biography:Furness attended Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne where she graduated in 1973. She subsequently graduated at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York in 1981....
, Seed Productions
Seed Productions
Seed Productions is a film production company associated with 20th Century Fox, started by Australian actors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, with producer and business partner John Palermo....
, devised and produced the series with Granada Productions
Granada Productions
Granada Productions was a British commercial television production and distribution company. The company took its name from the successful ITV franchise, Granada Television....
and Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
. The premise of the series was that Worland, who had lived in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for twenty years and had an English wife, must follow the Barmy Army as they travel from the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to Australia for the 2006-07 Ashes series
2006-07 Ashes series
The 2006–07 cricket series between Australia and England for the Ashes was played in Australia from 23 November 2006 to 5 January 2007. Australia won the series and regained the Ashes that had been lost to England in the 2005 Ashes series...
. Jackman makes a bet with his friend – if England win the Test series, Worland must join the Barmy Army permanently and become an England supporter (Australia won the series 5–0).
An Aussie Goes Barmy was followed by a sequel, An Aussie Goes Bolly
An Aussie Goes Bolly
An Aussie Goes Bolly was an Australian reality television series which aired on the pay TV channel FOX8 in 2008. The six-part series featured Australian cricket fan Gus Worland following the Australian cricket team during their 2007 tour of India....
, in 2007
2007 in Australian television
The year 2007 in Australia television was the 52nd year of continuous operation.-Events:* 21 January: Channel Nine, NBN Television & WIN Television relaunches their on-air presentation....
, which featured Worland travelling through India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
during a tour by the Australian cricket team.