sign in sign up
<<
Home , Aaron Jeffery, Aaron Pedersen, All Saints (season 2), All Saints (season 5), All Saints (season 6), Blue Heelers

Richard Roxburgh reprises his heralded portrayal of ’s most notorious former detective in : Killer Cop - leading an all star cast including , Matt Nable, Dan Wyllie, , Justin Smith, Damian Walshe-Howling, , , , and reprising their original roles - Tony Martin and .

A floating body, a drug deal gone wrong, and two former detectives the perpetrators. is the end of Roger Rogerson’s story. The last Blue Murder ended with his expulsion in disgrace from the NSW Police Force. In this instalment he struggles to make a living in a world that’s rapidly changing, caught between the pressures of criminals, police and a love that might save him.

Written by Peter Schreck, directed by Michael Jenkins and produced by Michael Jenkins and Carol Hughes, and executive produced by , and Julie McGauran - Blue Murder: Killer Cop is an Shine Australia production for Australia, made with the assistance of and Screen NSW.

Blue Murder Killer Cop is a scripted drama not a documentary. Some characters and events have been created for dramatic purposes. EPISODE ONE

“ sleep easy because people like me kept things neat and tidy.”

From his final fall, recorded on CCTV outside a storage lock- in suburban , Blue Murder: Killer Cop tracks back to Kings Cross, 1989.

On the eve of a new decade, ‘disgraced former detective’ Roger Rogerson (Richard Roxburgh) struggles to find relevance in a rapidly changing world.

With the old guard of corrupt Kings Cross detectives soon to be taken down by authorities, can Roger fight to get back in the game through his connections? Or will new found love with Anne (Toni Collette) inspire him to take a new path? EPISODE TWO

“Well as my dear old grandmother used to say … it’s all fun and games until someone loses any eye.”

Roger Rogerson (Richard Roxburgh) looks to make ends meet by proposing a scheme to his good mate “Mickel” (Dan Wyllie).

But Mickel faces personal challenges of his own, not least in the form of crusading NSW Crime Commission Investigator Mark Standen (Matt Nable) who has plans to pursue Mickel to his last breath.

Can Roger succeed in his plans and help his mate too? Award-winning actor Richard Roxburgh has worked on his association with , with whom he stage and screen around the world. His screen credits also appeared as the title character in STC’s hugely include Moulin Rouge, Doing Time For Patsy Cline, successful production of Chekhov’s , Mission Impossible II, Oscar & Lucinda, Thank God He directed by Tamas Ascher. Richard shared the stage Met Lizzie, Children Of The Revolution, The Turning with some of Australia’s finest actors including Cate (Reunion), Matching Jack and James Cameron’s action Blanchett, , Jackie Weaver and John adventure film Sanctum. Bell. The play had a revival at the Kennedy Center in Washington in 2011, describing Richard’s well known credits include the role his performance as “astonishing, Richard Roxburgh, of Cleaver Greene in the ABC hit series Rake, which he who seems to melt and re-form before your eyes”. The also co-creates and produces. His brilliant performance play was remounted at the Lincoln Centre New York for earned him a TV Week Silver Logie for Most Outstanding the in 2012. Additional stage Actor and the 2012 AACTA Award for Best Actor in a credits include (including a critically Television Series. The series screens in the US on DirectTV. acclaimed 2015 tour to the Barbican, London), Toy His performance in the role of Prime Minister Symphony, , Hamlet (Company B) in Channel TEN’s Tele-movie Hawke earned Richard and Closer (Sydney Theatre Company). critical acclaim along with his award winning electrifying portrayal as the notorious Roger Rogerson in the ABC’s Most recently Richard appeared opposite controversial mini-series Blue Murder. For the ABC he and up and comer also collaborated with Somersault director in ’ Looking on the two-part drama series The Silence and East Of For Grace. He has recently completed Everything where he played the lead role of Art Watkins. filming the fourth instalment of Rake.

Richard is also an accomplished director. His debut film, Romulus, My Father, starring drew critical acclaim when it was released in 2007.

Richard most recently appeared on stage in the critically hailed The Present, at the Sydney Theatre Company, an adaptation of Chekhov’s , continuing Matt Nable / Mark Standen

Matt Nable is an Australian actor and writer. Last year saw Nable in the third season of US ratings success as Ra’s al Ghul, Series In 2007, Nable wrote and played the lead in Paramount Winter as Jack Harris and the television mini- Pictures’ first Australian acquisition – the critically series Gallipoli. acclaimed The Final Winter. Up next, Nable will be seen in Incarnate Following that success, he headed to the U.S. where he alongside Aaron Eckhart, the horror- played the lead role in the television SIS. Nable thriller feature In Cold Light, the Mel went on to star in such feature films as The Killer Elite Gibson directed feature , with , and ; Jasper Jones alongside Hugo Weaving and 33 Postcards with ; K-11 and The Turning, a Toni Collette, as well as the US television chronicle of short films based on stories by Australian series Quarry, Arrow Season 4, Legends of writer , with cast Hugo Weaving, Cate Tomorrow. Blanchett and . 2013 saw the release of Riddick with Nable in a lead role alongside Most recently Matt was seen in the Australian and in 2014 the revenge and redemption drama Fell and mini-series Barracuda, as well as the television Around the Block with . Also in 2014 he drama Hyde & Seek as the lead. worked alongside Ewan McGregor in Son of a Gun. Nable has also published three books with On the small screen, Nable starred as Travis in the third Penguin: “We Don’t Live Here Anymore”, “Faces in season of the international award-winning Australian the Clouds” and “Guilt.” drama, . He also played Detective Sergeant Gary Jubelin in the fifth instalment of the critically-acclaimed Australian series : Badness. Nable then starred as the lead, Jock Ross, in the gritty, six-part series about the war between two of Australia’s most notorious biker gangs, Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms. Justin Smith / Glen MacNamara

Justin’s most recently appeared opposite Clark in Sarajevo for the Griffin Theatre; the Australian and Alan Dale in ’s Secret City and later in the year tour of ’s The Mousetrap; The Floating will be seen on . in Jungle’s second series of comedy World and The New Electric Ballroom for the Griffin No Activity. Theatre Company; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for Railway Street Theatre; and he performed in three Justin’s other television credits include Deadline main stage productions for the Sydney Theatre Gallipoli, Devil’s Playground, Underbelly: Badness, Company, Marion Potts’ The Wonderful World of Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War, The Straits, Tricky Business, Dissocia, Howard Davies’ and , My Place, Queen Kat Carmel and St Jude, ’s Ruby Moon. White Collar Blue, Backberner, Stingers and Bastard Boys for which he was nominated for an AFI Award for Justin’s credits include Billy Elliot: Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rent and Tick Tick Boom. Justin has starred in numerous stage productions including most recently Arcadia for the Sydney In 2017 Justin will appear in Pirates of The Theatre Company. He was also seen on stage in Simon Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales. His other Stone’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Benedict Andrews’ feature film credits include ’s The Eye The Threepenny Opera and Svetlana in Slingbacks for of the Storm, Around the Block, Sleeping Beauty, Belvoir; The Winter’s Tale, Just Macbeth, The Servant of Burning Man, Being Venice and Angst. Two Masters and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet for the Bell Shakespeare Company; The Floating World, Dan Wyllie / Michael Hurley

Dan’s breakthrough role was in the 1990 film Spotswood In 2013 Dan appeared in Network Nine’s next instalment alongside . This was followed by of the Underbelly franchise Underbelly: Squizzy, the notable performances in Muriel’s Wedding, Romper ABC tele-movie The Broken Shore, and the Stomper, Holy Smoke, The Thin Red Line, Peter Pan, second series of for which and the James Cameron produced Sanctum. In more he was again nominated for an AACTA recent years Dan’s feature film credits include The Award. In the same year Dan also made Hunter with , the Australian thriller Bait, a guest appearance in the popular ABC the films The King Is Dead and Charlie’s series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Country, David Michod’s Animal Kingdom, and Russell and in a lead role in the stand alone Crowe’s feature film directorial debut The Water Diviner. episode of the ABC comedy series It’s A Date. 2014 saw Dan receive an AACTA Dan’s earlier television performances include a leading nomination for Best Guest or Supporting role in the award-winning series for which Actor in a Television Drama for his stand out he won the TV Week Silver Logie for Most Outstanding double episode guest appearance opposite Actor in a Drama Series in 2006. Other standout Richard Roxburgh in the third series of Rake. television performances include roles in Underbelly, Two This was followed with the role of Australian Twisted and the ABC series Bastard Boys and Curtin. He Federal Police investigator Lyndon Joyce in the also played the lead role in ABC mini-series The Shark critically acclaimed Playmaker/ABC series Net, an adaptation of the Robert Drewe memoir. The Code. In 2015 Dan appeared in both of the high profile ANZAC centenary He also appeared in the critically acclaimed Showcase television event series: the ’s series Tangle, and Network Ten’s Puberty Blues for Gallipoli and Foxtel’s Deadline Gallipoli. which he received an AACTA nomination for Best He also appeared in the ABC series The Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. Dan continued Beautiful Lie, a modern day reimagining his working relationship with John Edwards and Imogen of Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina. Banks in 2012 by returning to the third series of Tangle. > Continued next page Cont/...

Having also established an extensive theatre career, Most recently Dan was seen in the Foxtel political thriller Dan has had a long and close association with Sydney’s Secret City and the Stan comedy series No Activity for Belvoir Theatre, performing in The Lieutenant Of which he received a 2016 TV Week Logie nomination Inishmore, The Alchemist, Suddenly Last Summer, for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor, and the sixth , Summer Of The 17th Doll, and most series of the popular Network Ten series . Dan memorably the international theatre tour of Tim Winton’s recently featured in the screen adaptation of the award Cloudstreet in which he played Fish Lamb. winning novel JASPER JONES, playing opposite Toni Collette, which was released in 2017. Other notable theatre performances have included the 2008 Belvoir Theatre production of Pillowman, and the Neil Armfield directed Gethsemane. In 2014 Dan performed in the international production of the Henrik Ibsen play The Wild Duck at the Barbican Theatre in London. Toni Collette is one of Australia’s most recognized and In 2005 Toni starred opposite and Shirley celebrated actors, having worked internationally in McLaine in the hit film In Her Shoes. This was followed film, television and theatre. Her career has seen her win with the huge critical and box office success of the both Emmy and Golden Globe awards and receive an sleeper hit Little Miss Sunshine which saw her Academy Award nomination. again nominated for a Golden Globe award. Other films across this period include The Toni made an indelible impression with her performance Night Listener opposite Robin Williams, Alan as Muriel Heslop in PJ Hogan’s 1994 film Muriel’s Ball’s Towelhead, and Evening opposite Wedding. The film earned her a Golden Globe . nomination and began an international career now spanning three decades. Showtime’s hit series United States of Tara was Toni’s first foray into U.S. series In 1999 Toni earned an Academy Award nomination for television. Written by Academy-Award winner her role in M Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense, playing Diablo Cody (Juno), Toni portrayed the title a mother trying to cope with the distress surrounding character of Tara, a woman with multiple her young son’s paranormal powers. This was followed personality disorder. by playing opposite Hugh Grant in the screen adaptation of ’s About a Boy for which she received a The show premiered in January British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2009 and garnered Toni both nomination; and the critically acclaimed The Hours an Emmy Award and a Golden alongside , and Julianne Globe Award for Best Actress in Moore. a Comedy Series, as well as two Screen Actors Guild Award Throughout her international career Toni has also nominations. The show played maintained a strong presence working in Australia; one for three successful seasons, of her stand-out local films being Japanese Story in ending in 2011. 2002 which saw her win numerous local awards. In 2007 she starred in Australian film The Black > Continued next page Balloon which was awarded the Crystal Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Cont/...

In 2014 Collette starred in A Long Way Down, a film adaptation of British writer Nick Hornby’s novel of the This year she has appeared in the independent war same title. This was followed starring alongside Thomas drama The Yellow Birds alongside Jennifer Aniston and Haden Church in the comedy Lucky Them which alongside and in Ben Lewin’s premiered to rave reviews at the Toronto International Please Stand By. Film Festival in September 2014. Toni also starred in the riveting coming of age story Along with Toni’s remarkable career on screen, she has Jasper Jones, the screen adaptation of the much performed on New York’s Broadway in two memorable loved Australian novel, directed by , and theatre productions, receiving Tony and Drama Desk featured in Vin Diesel’s xXx: The Return of Xander Cage Award nominations, and winning a Theatre World Award also released this year. for her Broadway debut in George C. Wolfe and Michael John LaChiusa’s musical The Wild Party.

In 2014, she returned to Broadway in Will Eno’s play The Realistic Joneses, directed by Sam Gold; and with her fellow actors from the ensemble – , Tracy Letts, and Michael C. Hall - sharing the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance.

2015 saw the international release of Miss You Already, with Toni and Drew Barrymore playing life-long friends whose close friendship is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls terminally ill. In the same year she appeared in Irish director Gerard Barretts’s Glassland which won the Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival; and opposite Noomi Rapace in Michael Apted’s action thriller Unlocked.

In 2016 Toni appeared opposite Daniel Radcliffe in the FBI thriller Imperium. Emma Booth / Julie Weinthall

Emma made her feature film debut in ’s Emma recently featured in Ben Young’s psychological Clubland, which earned her the Best Supporting Actress thriller Hounds of Love opposite . Award at the 2007 AFI Awards and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards. Emma’s television credits include the ABC/Matchbox series Glitch, Underbelly: The Golden Mile, for which she Her other feature film credits include Joel Schumacher’s received two TV Week Logie nominations, the acclaimed Blood Creek opposite and Henry mini-series Cloudstreet and the ABC telemovie Jack Cavill, Karl Golden’s Pelican Blood, ’ The Boys Irish: Bad Debts alongside Guy Pearce. Are Back opposite Clive Owen, Craig Lahiff’s Swerve, Working Title’s Hippie Hippie Shake opposite Cillian Emma recently wrapped production on Universal’s sci-fi Murphy and Sienna Miller, ’s feature film thriller, Exctiction, due for release in 2018. Parker opposite Jason Statham and and in Alex Proyas’ feature film Gods of Egypt alongside Gerard Butler. One of Australia’s most accomplished actors, Damian Damian’s film credits include pivotal roles in He Died Walshe-Howling has an impressive list of film and with a Felafel in His Hand, Macbeth, A Wreck A Tangle, television credits. Damian gained critical notoriety for ’s 2014 thriller Mystery Road alongside Hugo his performance in Underbelly, one of Australia’s highest Weaving, and as well as ever rating television programmes. His personification Around The Block starring Christina Ricci. Damian of “’s most loved murderer” - Andrew Benji played the lead in Andrew Traucki’s terrifying Veniamin - in the produced series, captured shark thriller The Reef for which he won the hearts and minds of Australian and international Best Actor at the 2013 A Night Of Horror audiences. The many accolades led to Damian winning International Film Festival. an AFI Award in 2008 for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. Damian’s theatre credits include lead roles in the B Sharp production A View He garnered a previous AFI Award nomination for his Of Concrete as well as Danny And The performance in the highly acclaimed series The Secret Deep Blue Sea, Mojo, Crave, Fool For Life of Us. His extensive list of television credits include Love and ’s highly the produced series Terra Nova, Nine successful Melbourne production of Network/NBC’s tele-movie Panic at Rock Island, East Men. Last year saw Damian star in West 101, Rescue Special Ops, Satisfaction, Wilfred, the Black Swan Theatre Company , , Halifax fp, Stingers, Brothers production of ’s in Arms, The Time of Our Lives and most recently lead Pulitzer Prize winning Glengarry Glen roles in two critically acclaimed ABC series Janet King Ross. Damian was host of the Nine and Old School starring and . Network high rating series Customs as well as the quirky Flickerfest On Extra. Cont/...

As a writer/director Damian’s career has really begun to take shape. Recently, Damian won the Lexus Short Film Competition which allowed him to collaborate with the renowned Weinstein Company. As a result, Damian wrote, produced and directed Messiah which recently enjoyed a successful premiere at the .

His short film Suspended opened a number of prestigious festivals around the world, including Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, Nashville International Film Festival, Slamdance, Flickerfest, St Kilda and was most recently screened at Cannes Cinephiles. His previous short The Bloody Sweet Hit had extensive sales internationally including MTV Europe.

He is currently working as a director with two highly acclaimed production companies in Melbourne, Princess Pictures and Guilty Content as well as developing a number of his own projects. Andrew Ryan / Wayne Crofton

Andrew graduated from the Queensland University of Andrew’s film credits include John Marsden’s Technology in 2006. action adventure teen war drama Tomorrow When the War Began, the romantic comedy Following graduation, Andrew’s television work included Not Suitable for Children, the award the ABC’s children’s drama series My Place and comedy winning Black Balloon starring Toni Collette, series Chandon Pictures, the Foxtel comedy series the Lemon Tree Passage, the The Jesters, Network Seven’s long running All Saints, directed Last Cab to Darwin, Network Nine series Reef Doctors opposite Lisa McCune, and the comedy All My Friends Are Leaving and the popular franchise series Underbelly: Squizzy . Taylor. Andrew’s theatre credits include Andrew’s more recent television credits include Love Liberty, Equality for the Ensemble Child, Janet King, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Theatre, Romeo & Juliet for the Story Of INXS, for which he received an AACTA Award Riverside Theatre, and The Kid Nomination for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a for Griffin Theatre. Television Drama for his portrayal of Andrew Farriss, Network Seven’s highly celebrated mini-series, Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door, and alongside Richard Roxburgh in season four of the ABC series Rake. Andrew Ryan / Wayne Crofton

Aaron Pedersen recently featured in Chris Fitchett’s The Film Festival, was nominated for an IF Award for Best Fear Of Darkness and Damien Power’s Killing Ground Short Documentary and Aaron received a Deadly Award which premiered at the 2016 Melbourne International Film nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Film. Festival. Aaron recently starred in Ivan Sen’s Goldstone, the ABC’s miniseries and Stephen Pages’ Spear. His theatre credits include Signs of Life (STC/Black Swan), The Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Black Swan), King Aaron transitioned into acting, after initially training as Lear (MTC), Black (Company B/MTC), Eating Ice a journalist at the ABC. Through his work on Wildside, Cream with Your Eyes Closed (QTC), The Club (STC), Water Rats, MDA, Territorians, Grassroots, Queen Of Journey to Horseshoe Bend (Sydney Symphony), No Way Hearts, Black Jack, East West 101 and The Secret Life to Forget, Harry’s War (Darwin Theatre Company) and Of Us, Aaron has been able to champion the changing Conversations With the Dead (Playbox Theatre) for which representation of Indigenous people in Australia. he won the 2002 Green Room Award for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role. Aaron’s other television credits include It’s A Date and The Code on ABC, the SBS mini-series The Circuit, City In the same year, Aaron won the Sidney Homicide on the Seven Network, and the ABC telemovies, Myer Performing Arts Indigenous Jack Irish: Dead Point, Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Individual Award. In 2005, he was Black Tide, based on the thriller novels by . nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Leading Role for He starred in Ivan Sen’s feature Mystery Road, for which he his performance in Eating Ice Cream was also an Associate Producer. Mystery Road screened With Your Eyes Closed. in Special Presentation at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Aaron received the Australian Film Critics In 2007 and 2013, Aaron received Association, Film Critics Circle of Australia and Rolling a Deadly Award nomination for Stone Australia Award for Best Actor for his role in the film. Male Actor of the Year and won the award in 2003 and 2011. He His other film credits include ’s The was the recipient of the Bob Maza Darkside, Suri Krishnamma’s Bad Karma with Ray Liotta Fellowship in 2007. and , , Saturday Night, Grange, Unfinished Business, Mimi, and Mirror Images.

Aaron’s short documentary, My Brother Vinnie is a heartfelt piece that explores Aaron’s relationship with his 34 year old brother Vincent who has a mild intellectual disability and cerebral palsy. The film won the Best Short Documentary award at the Melbourne International Andrew Ryan / Wayne Crofton

Robert Mammone’s film and television work both in Home in Australia, Robert has collaborated on many Australia and internationally spans two decades of productions such as the feature films Caterpillar Wish, excellence and collaboration with some of the world’s Storage, Swerve, the action/fantasy epic shot in China foremost Directors: Andy and Larry Wachowski with the The Last Dragon, as well as the first of Screentime’s Matrix trilogy, John Dahl’s WWII epic The Great Raid, highly successful television series Underbelly, East West Martin Campbell’s The Vertical Limit, Scott Wiper’s The 101 Series 3, Blackjack, Carla Cametti PD, Satisfaction Condemned and with Ivan Sen on Mystery Road. Series 1 & 2, Dangerous and several seasons in the iconic series . Through television, Robert has had his work continually seen internationally through productions such as Reprising the role of Tony Mokbel for Fat Salom’s Lot directed by Academy Award winning Tony & Co which was a ratings success, he Cinematographer Mikeal Salomon, Nightmares and was most recently seen in Brock - the Dreamscapes, two “Stephen King” inspired telemovies television series about the life of racing and the NBC telemovie Starter Wife. legend. Robert has recently filmed a guest role in the third season of the celebrated series Janet King. Steve Le Marquand / Tony Martin / Larry Churchill Neddy Smith

Steve’s film credits include Red Dog: True Blue, Broke, Tony Martin has had an extensive career in theatre, Kill Me Three Times, Terminus, One Eyed Girl, A Few television and film. He trained for three years at Ensemble Best Men, (Film Critics Circle of Australia Studios tutored by Hayes Gordon and in 1974 he gained a nomination for Best Supporting Actor), Men’s Group, Diploma in Acting. Razzle Dazzle, Last Train to Freo (AFI and FCCA nominations for Best Lead Actor), Kokoda, Lost Things, Tony is best known for his television roles in the ABC’s Mullet, , Vertical Limit and Two Hands. Wildside for which he received two TV Week Silver Logies for Most Outstanding Actor, In 2016 Steve starred in the feature Broke written and for which he was nominated for an AFI Award for Best directed by Heath Davis - with his performance being Actor in a Television Series, and for his AFI Award winning heralded by audiences and critics alike. performance as Neddy Smith in Blue Murder.

His television credits include Rake, , Old School, His other television credits include Serangoon Road, Catching Milat, Underbelly: Razor, Small Time Gangster Blood Brothers, , , GP, (ASTRA nomination for Most Outstanding Actor), Laid, Sea The Forest, E Street, and Network Ten’s telemovie Patrol, All Saints, Farscape, Crash Palace, Young Lions, Jessica for which he received an AFI Award nomination Blue Heelers, Wildside, GP, , Big Sky, Water for Best Supporting Actor. Rats, Home & Away and . Tony received a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award He also won Best Actor at in 1996 for his own Nomination for his performance in Craig Monahan’s feature, short film Cliche. The Interview. His other feature credits include Craig Monahan’s Healing with Hugo Weaving, Neil Armfield’s On stage, Steve has appeared in numerous productions Candy, Inspector Gadget 2, Closed For Winter, and for Belvoir including Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Kathryn Millard’s Parklands with Cate Blanchett. , Paul, The Spook, Buried Child and Waiting for Godot. His theatre credits include Mojo and The Floating World for the Sydney Theatre Company, The Seed for the Melbourne Other theatre credits include Don’s Party (MTC and STC); Theatre Company, Capricornia and My Zinc Bed for Belvoir, The War of the Roses, Gallipoli, The Serpent’s Teeth, Lips Together Teeth Apart, How Sleep The Brave and Death Tales From The Vienna Woods and Holy Day (Sydney Of A Salesman for the Ensemble Theatre and The Hope Of Theatre Company); Ugly Mugs, Songket, Borderlines–The The World for the Queensland Theatre Company. Return (Griffin).

He co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the stage adaptation of He Died With a Felafel in His Hand. Michael Jenkins success. Together with Peter Schreck, Michael also script produced Young Lions, a filmed crime series of 22 hours. Director & Producer Michael’s feature directing credits include the comedy film Michael Jenkins is one of Australia’s foremost television and , written by playwright and film directors and script producers. As a director, he has starring the late, great and Nicole Kidman, pushed the boundaries of edgy, contemporary filmmaking and Sweet Talker, a family picture for Taylor Hackford’s like no one has. He directed the original, award-winning company starring Bryan Brown and Karen Allen. mini-series Blue Murder. Blue Murder featured a gallery of Australia’s finest actors including Richard Roxburgh, Alex Among his screenplay credits is the great classic Australian Dimitriades and Tony Martin and was sold to the BBC for a film Careful He Might Hear You. record figure for an Australian production.

Another classic film mini-series directed by Michael is the Peter Schreck WRITER highly controversial and ground-breaking Scales of Justice, the forerunner of Blue Murder and other series such as Peter Schreck has written, produced or story produced Wildside. His internationally-awarded The Leaving of well over one hundred hours of television and feature Liverpool initiated a global crusade on behalf of displaced film drama. orphans banished from their homes into the often-abusive care of churches and charities. He also directed and was Schreck has won five Australian Writers Guild script consultant for majority the very popular ten-hour AWGIE Awards, including the GOLD AWGIE for the Best series Dirtwater Dynasty, produced by George Miller’s Screenplay in any category, and an AFI Award for Best Kennedy Miller. Screenplay - plus several other AWGIE and AFI nominations. Michael’s work in feature films is extensive. He directed and co-wrote the feature film The Heartbreak Kid, which opened a Sydney Film Festival and achieved notable success at the box office. It also inspired the record- breaking spin-off series Heartbreak High.

Michael co-created, directed the pilots of and executive produced the first 50 hours of Heartbreak High.

Michael’s experience as a script producer is extensive on numerous long form television series. He script produced the greater part of Wildside, in addition to shooting the pilot episodes. This multi-award winning series went on to achieve sixty hours of film production and major critical John Edwards Executive Producer Carol Hughes Producer

John Edwards has produced more than 600 hours of Carol Hughes is one of Australia’s leading production television drama that have won 29 , 39 AFI executives. and AACTA Awards, 8 ASTRA Awards, numerous awards within Australia and a number of international awards, With a career spanning over 30 years, Carol has produced, as well being the only Australian television producer line produced or executive produced hundreds of hours of nominated for the Golden Globe Awards. outstanding entertainment.

His television credits include The Beautiful Lie, Gallipoli, As line producer, Carol’s most recent television credits Puberty Blues, Offspring, Tangle and Dangerous (with include seasons two, three and four of the celebrated Rake, Imogen Banks); Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War and Rush the critically acclaimed event series The Principal and the (with Mimi Butler); Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, award winning telemovie The Broken Shore. Spirited (with and Jacquelin Perske); Beaconsfield, Love My Way (with Claudia Karvan); Her feature film credits as line producer include the highly , (with Judi McCrossin); anticipated sequel Red Dog: True Blue, associate producer (with Amanda Higgs); On The of . Her other credits include producer of Beach and Police Rescue (with Sandra Levy). the feature Like Minds, line producer of The Ferryman, River Queen, Swimming Upstream, Say A Little Prayer, In 2011, he was conferred an Honorary Masters degree by executive producer of the 2003 breakout comedy hit the Australian Film Television and Radio School. Danny Deckchair and co-producer of Thank God He In 2016, with Dan Edwards, he joined forces with Met Lizzie. Roadshow Films to form the new production entity Roadshow Rough Diamond. For television Carol has supervised the production of Serangoon Road and series produced the telemovie At Home With Julia. Her previous credits in varying capacities include Do or Die, Hard Knox, On The Beach, Hart to Hart, Cody, Heroes II: The Return, Ring of Scorpio and The Elite.

Carol commenced her career in the film and television industry as a highly sought after production manager working across features and television with credits including series Poor Man’s Orange, Harp In The South and the telemovie as well as the features Salute of the Jugger, Evil Angels, Bullseye and Bliss. CAST / CREW

Roger Rogerson Richard Roxburgh Brad Lyons Director of Production, Channel Seven Mark Standen Matt Nable Julie McGauran Head of Drama, Channel Seven Glen McNamara Justin Smith Director Michael Jenkins Michael Hurley Dan Wyllie Writer Peter Schreck Julie Weinthall Emma Booth Producers Carol Hughes Michael Jenkins Alan Abrahams Damian Walshe-Howling Executive Producers John Edwards Larry Churchill Steve Le Marquand Richard Roxburgh Neddy Smith Tony Martin Julie McGauran Wayne Crofton Andrew Ryan Production Designer Murray Picknett Joe Kensell Aaron Pedersen Director of Photography Bruce Young Chris Bronowski Casting Ann Robinson Abo Henry Peter Phelps Costume Designer Damir Peranovic Kinch Robert Mammone Hair & Make Up Designer Nikki Gooley Jamie Gao Michael Tran

With Toni Collette Anne Melocco CAST / CREW

SYDNEY Alison Booth 02 8777 7270 [email protected] MELBOURNE Lisa Berger 03 9697 7761 [email protected] BRISBANE Debbie Turner 07 3368 7281 [email protected] Libby Rayner 08 8342 7297 [email protected] Belinda Giglia 08 9344 0692 [email protected]