My Place (TV series)
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My Place is an Australia
n children's television drama series based on the award-winning picture book of the same name by Nadia Wheatley
and Donna Rawlins. The series first screened on ABC3
weeknights 8pm from 4 December 2009.
My Place is produced by Penny Chapman and directed by Jessica Hobbs, Samantha Lang, Catriona McKenzie, Michael James Rowland
and Shawn Seet. The series is accompanied by an interactive website for children that allows them to explore the house that is the series' main setting. It won the 2010 Logie for Best Children's Program.
On 23 March 2010 Screen Australia
announced they approved funding for a second series which will focus on the lives of children and their families from the time period of 1878 to before the White Settlement Filming began on 21 September 2010 and the first of thirteen episodes began airing on 26 June 2011.
as told by the generations of children who have lived there over a period of over 220 years. The series opens in 2008 and travels back to pre-1788. Each episode centres around a child with a talent for some kind of trouble, each hiding up the same old fig tree, each with a story to tell.
For other cast members see List of My Place (TV series) Episodes.
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 children's television drama series based on the award-winning picture book of the same name by Nadia Wheatley
Nadia Wheatley
Nadia Wheatley is an award winning Australian writer of children’s fiction and non-fiction, adult non-fiction and biographies, and newspaper and journal articles. Her works often focus on "the difficulties faced by Aborigines or non-English-speaking newcomers to Australia, ... environmental issues...
and Donna Rawlins. The series first screened on ABC3
ABC3
-Future shows:Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:* After School Care * Bindi's Boot Camp * Bushwacked! * Dance Academy * Dancing Down Under...
weeknights 8pm from 4 December 2009.
My Place is produced by Penny Chapman and directed by Jessica Hobbs, Samantha Lang, Catriona McKenzie, Michael James Rowland
Michael James Rowland
- The early years :Prior to his screen career, Michael James Rowland studied graphic design at the North Adelaide School of Art in South Australia and started his early working life as a designer / illustrator specialising in the Arts. His list of freelance clients grew to include Sony , Womad ...
and Shawn Seet. The series is accompanied by an interactive website for children that allows them to explore the house that is the series' main setting. It won the 2010 Logie for Best Children's Program.
On 23 March 2010 Screen Australia
Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Federal Government’s key funding body for the Australian screen production industry. Its functions are to support and promote the development of a highly creative, innovative and commercially sustainable industry....
announced they approved funding for a second series which will focus on the lives of children and their families from the time period of 1878 to before the White Settlement Filming began on 21 September 2010 and the first of thirteen episodes began airing on 26 June 2011.
Synopsis
My Place tells the story of one house in south SydneySydney
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...
as told by the generations of children who have lived there over a period of over 220 years. The series opens in 2008 and travels back to pre-1788. Each episode centres around a child with a talent for some kind of trouble, each hiding up the same old fig tree, each with a story to tell.
Children
- Maddie Madden as Laura
- Narek Armaganian as Mohammed
- Sheena Pham as Lily
- Will Cottle as Mike
- Anastasia Feneri as Sofia (Logie Nominee 2010)
- Jonathan Kollias as Michaelis
- Monique Holmes as Jen
- Alfred Carslake as Colum
- Holly Fraser as Bridie
- Shardyn Fahey-Leigh as Bertie
- Lucy Howroyd as Evelyn
- Benson Anthony as Rowley
- Eliza Saville as Victoria
Adults
- Leah PurcellLeah PurcellLeah Purcell is an Australian actor, director and writer.-Biography:She is a film, television and theatre actor, singer, director and playwright. She is the youngest of seven children of Aboriginal and white Australian descent. Her father was a butcher and a boxing trainer...
as Ellen - Anita HeghAnita HeghAnita Hegh is an Australian actor, known for starring as Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie in the television seriesStingers.- Life :...
as Emma - Wadih Dona as Omar
- Kris McQuadeKris McQuadeKris McQuade is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles.Her film credits include: The Love Letters from Teralba Road, Kostas, Fighting Back, Lonely Hearts, Goodbye Paradise, The Coca-Cola Kid, Strictly Ballroom, Billy's Holiday and December Boys.Television credits...
as Grandma - 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...
as Michaelis - Victoria HaralabidouVictoria HaralabidouVictoria Haralabidou , is a Greek actress. She was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia; her father was a Pontic Greek from Trabzon, while her mother was born in Tashkent to Greek refugees...
as Mama - Rebecca MasseyRebecca MasseyRebecca Massey is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in the television series Chandon Pictures and My Place.She has also appeared in the acclaimed Australian film The Black Balloon and television series such as All Saints, City Homicide and Grass Roots.-External links:...
as Mrs Benson - Susie PorterSusie PorterSusie Porter is a multiple award winning Australian television and film actress.-Television:Susie Porter began her acting career in one episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky,...
as Miss Muller - Emma LungEmma Lung- Career :Lung played Carmelita in the short-lived Australian drama series The Cooks. She received her first breakthrough role in the film Peaches starring alongside Jacqueline McKenzie and Hugo Weaving. She starred in the movie 48 Shades alongside Victoria Thaine and Richard Wilson...
as Bridie - 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...
as Mr O'Sullivan - Dan SpielmanDan SpielmanDan Spielman is an Australian actor. He has no formal acting training and works in theatre, TV and film since graduating from high school in 1996 at St...
- Leon FordLeon FordLeon Ford is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television and theatre productions. He is best known for his roles in the television series The Cooks, Changi and the telemovie Stepfather of the Bride.Ford portrayed 1st Lt...
- 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:...
- Russell DykstraRussell DykstraRussell Dykstra is an Australian actor of screen, stage and TV. He trained at the schools of Jacques Lecoq and Philippe Gaulier.-Partial filmography:* Soft Fruit , 1999 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role...
- Dan Wyllie
For other cast members see List of My Place (TV series) Episodes.
Season One
- Laura 2008
- Mohammed 1998
- Lily 1988
- Mike 1978
- Sofia 1968
- Michaelis 1958
- Jen 1948
- Colum 1938
- Bridie 1928
- Bertie 1918
- Evelyn 1908
- Rowley 1898
- Victoria 1888
Season Two
- Henry 1878
- Minna 1868
- Ben 1858
- Johanna 1848
- Davey 1838
- Alice 1828
- Charles 1818
- Sarah 1808
- Sam 1798
- Dan 1788
- Waruwi 1788
- Bunda Before Time
- Barangaroo Before Time