Grass Roots
Encyclopedia
Grass Roots is an Australia
n television
series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
between 2000 and 2003.
The series is set around the fictional Arcadia Waters Council (LGA) near Sydney
, and was primarily a satirical look at the machinations of local government. It was written by Geoffrey Atherden
.
Part of the series was filmed in the inner west Sydney
suburb of Concord
. Many external shots of Arcadia waters Council chambers used Concord
Council Chambers as a setting and as was other various locations around Concord, particularly in the shopping centre and cafes in Majors Bay Road.
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 television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
between 2000 and 2003.
The series is set around the fictional Arcadia Waters Council (LGA) near Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and was primarily a satirical look at the machinations of local government. It was written by Geoffrey Atherden
Geoffrey Atherden
Geoffrey John Atherden, AM, is an Australian television writer, best known for the sitcom Mother and Son. He also wrote the sitcom Grass Roots and the mockumentary BabaKiueria, and contributed to The Aunty Jack Show....
.
Part of the series was filmed in the inner west Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
suburb of Concord
Concord, New South Wales
Concord is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay....
. Many external shots of Arcadia waters Council chambers used Concord
Concord, New South Wales
Concord is a suburb in the inner west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay....
Council Chambers as a setting and as was other various locations around Concord, particularly in the shopping centre and cafes in Majors Bay Road.
Main cast
- Col Dunkley - (Geoff Morrell)
- Liz Murray - (Zoe CaridesZoe CaridesZoe Carides is an Australian film and television actress who is best known for her roles in the television series G. P. as Dr. Sonia Kapek and Grass Roots as Liz Murray. Carides was born in Sydney, Australia.-Family:...
) - Harry Bond - (John ClaytonJohn Clayton (actor)John Clayton was an Australian actor.He was best known for his television work, with credits including: Division 4, Rush, The Outsiders, Chopper Squad, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, E Street, Police Rescue, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Wildside, Farscape, Grass Roots and All...
) - Karin Schumaker - (Rhondda Findleton)
- Biddy Marchant - (Sophie HeathcoteSophie HeathcoteSophie Heathcote was an Australian actress.Heathcote was born in Melbourne. She began her acting career with a role in medical drama series A Country Practice as Stephanie "Steve" Brennan from 1990 to 1991...
) (2000), (Jodie DryJodie Dry- Career :She is mostly known for her roles as Nicole Brown in White Collar Blue and Biddy Marchant in ABC's Grassroots...
) (2003) - Helen Mansoufis - (Sacha HorlerSacha HorlerSacha Horler is an Australian actress. Her parents were lawyers, but co-founded Sydney's Nimrod Theatre Company in the early 1970s.-Career:...
) (2000- 2 episodes in 2003) - Greg Dominelli - (Rhys MuldoonRhys MuldoonRhys Muldoon is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and radio.-Television:...
) - George Hasnakov - (Chris HaywoodChris HaywoodChris Haywood is an English-born, Australian-based film and television actor/producer.-Early life:Haywood was born in Billericay, Essex, England. He spent his early childhood in Chelmsford before moving to High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire where he attended High Wycombe Royal Grammar School from...
) - Gordon Mahon - (Michael CraigMichael Craig (actor)Michael Craig is a British actor, known for his work in film and television in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Craig was born in Poona, Maharashtra, British India, the son of Donald Gregson, a captain in the 3rd Indian Cavalry. He came to England with his family when aged three, and went to...
) - Salwah Mandinkis - (Sandy GoreSandy GoreSandy Gore is an Australian actress, renowned for her work in theatre. Was married to Director George Miller and had one daughter. Gore has worked extensively for Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company...
) - Derek Garner - (Matthew NewtonMatthew NewtonMatthew Newton is an Australian stage and screen actor. Born in Melbourne, he is the son of television personalities, Bert and Patti Newton, brother of Lauren Newton, brother-in-law of Matt Welsh and uncle to Sam Albert and Eva Eunice Newton Welsh.-Acting:Newton has performed in Australia and...
) (2000) - Emily Bell - (Lucy BellLucy BellLucy Bell is a British-born Australian television and film actress. Her partner is James O'Loghlin and they have three daughters.- Television :...
) (2003) - Irene Cheung - (Pauline ChanPauline ChanPauline Chan Bo-Lin is a deceased Hong Kong adult movie actress who aroused significant attraction and controversies in the Greater China Area during her active years in the 1990s.-Career:Born in Shanghai, Chan's parents divorced when she was very young and she immigrated to Hong Kong with her...
) (2000), (Theresa Wong) (2003) - Fran Smith - (Melissa JafferMelissa JafferMelissa Jaffer is an Australian actress who has made many appearances in television series, including Kings, Mother and Son, G. P., Brides of Christ, Grass Roots and All Saints...
) (2000), (Kerry Walker) (2003) - Victor Trujillo - (Nicholas PapademetriouNicholas PapademetriouNicholas Papademetriou is an Australian actor with many television, film and theatre credits. He is best known as a stage actor, having appeared in productions in Australia, London, New York and Edinburgh...
) - Janice Corniglio - (Judi FarrJudi FarrJudi Farr is an Australian theatre, film and television actor best known for several situation comedy roles on Australian television.She first became known for her role of Rita in the situation comedy My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?...
) - Julie Dunkley - (Tara MoriceTara MoriceTara Morice is an Australian actress, singer, and dancer.Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child...
) - Ava Strick - (Mary CoustasMary CoustasMary Coustas is an Australian television personality. Originally from Melbourne, Coustas often performs as the character "Effie": a stereotypical second-generation Greek Australian...
) (2003) - Morgan Bartok - (John Gregg)
- Marilyn Hennessy - (Tammy MacIntoshTammy MacIntoshTammy MacIntosh is an Australian actress. She is best known for portraying Dr. Charlotte Beaumont on the medical drama All Saints.-Career:...
) (2000) - Warwick Marchant - (Peter KowitzPeter KowitzPeter Kowitz is an Australian actor.His television credits include: Prime Time, Richmond Hill, Chances, Pacific Drive, Water Rats, Wildside, Farscape, Murder Call, Grass Roots, All Saints and Supernova....
) - Justin Thyer - Alan CinisAlan CinisAlan Cinis , an Australian politician and actor, is a Councillor on Leichhardt Council, Sydney, New South Wales representing the NSW Greens since 2008. As an actor, Cinis has starred in television, musical drama and film.-Acting career:Cinis commenced his acting career in October 1969, aged nine...