The Cut (Australian TV series)
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The Cut , written by John Misto, is an Australia
n drama
television
series which screened in 2009 on ABC1
. The series contains six one-hour episodes and stars John Wood
.
The show was first announced in February 2008 and was filmed in June/July 2008.
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 drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series which screened in 2009 on ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
. The series contains six one-hour episodes and stars John Wood
John Wood (Australian actor)
John Wood is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers.-TV career:...
.
The show was first announced in February 2008 and was filmed in June/July 2008.
Synopsis
The Cut is the story of Bill Telford, a colourful sporting identity (player/manager/agent), who has fallen on his feet in the past decade as Australian professional sports have boomed. Bill is injured in a bomb attack in Bangkok. His estranged son, Andrew, is reluctantly persuaded by his mother to return to Sydney and run the business until Bill recovers. Andrew uncovers financial disaster and must confront several skeletons in the closet.Cast
- John WoodJohn Wood (Australian actor)John Wood is a Gold Logie Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his role as Senior Sergeant Tom Croydon in the Seven Network's long running police drama Blue Heelers.-TV career:...
as 'Wild' Bill Telford - Matt PassmoreMatt PassmoreMatt Passmore , an Australian actor. He is known for McLeod's Daughters , Blue Heelers , and his first American television show, The Glades .-Personal:Passmore grew up in Wynnum-Manly, Brisbane....
as Andrew Telford - Ben OxenbouldBen OxenbouldBen Oxenbould is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his work in the Australian film and television industry....
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as Roz Telford - Eloise Oxer as Naomi
- Diarmid HeidenreichDiarmid Heidenreich-Television career:Heidenreich began his television career in 1993, appearing in G. P. as a guest role. Over the next few years, he had guest roles in several drama series, including Echo Point and Big Sky . Heidenreich was also the host of the children's game show Challenger until he left the...
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as Karl - Ian Roberts as Sports Beat Anchor
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See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs