List of The Games episodes
Encyclopedia
The Games was an Australian mockumentary
television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC
and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000.
The Games starred satirists John Clarke
and Bryan Dawe
, along with Australian comedian Gina Riley
and actor Nicholas Bell
.
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000.
The Games starred satirists John Clarke
John Clarke (satirist)
John Morrison Clarke is a New Zealand-born Australian comedian, writer, and satirist. He was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, and has lived in Australia since the late 1970s...
and Bryan Dawe
Bryan Dawe
Bryan John Dawe is best known as an Australian writer, comedian and political satirist, but is also known for his work as a songwriter, photographer and social activist....
, along with Australian comedian Gina Riley
Gina Riley
Gina Riley is an Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian.Riley became a popular television performer in the sketch shows Fast Forward, its successor Full Frontal, Big Girl's Blouse and Something Stupid. In the latter she was also a producer and writer...
and actor Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell is a British actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years. He is a regular actor in Melbourne Theatre Company productions as well as work with all the major broadcasters in Australia, most notably the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.-Film and television:Film credits...
.
Series 1 (1998)
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|
Series 2 (2000)
| Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|
External links
- The Games scripts at John Clarke's site.
- The Games at IMDB