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HE’S BACK WITH MORE FRONT RAKE RAKE HE’S BACK WITH MORE FRONT

(8 x one hour TV series) Season 3 premieres Sunday 9 February 8.30pm SERIES SYNOPSIS

Cleaver Greene languishes in prison Scarlet and David are torn between love surrounded by enemies – Cal McGregor, Col for each other and duties that make their and the Corella brothers, but also friends. affair impossible. David’s tenuous grip on Many former colleagues from Macquarie opposition leadership could not survive Street and the bench are also guests of Her exposure, and he is the only thing standing Majesty courtesy of corruption scandals. between media and mining magnate Tikki His cell-mate Mal fancies himself as more Wendon and her monstrous casino slated than a friend. A convicted murderer, he for prime harbourside land. However, Tikki watches Cleaver’s back – constantly. has an insurance plan involving a weak Cleaver even gets appearance work before government, an aggressive merchant the kangaroo court that metes out prison bank and former Attorney-General Cal justice. But he needs all his cunning and a McGregor as soon as he gets out of prison. dose of luck to avoid assaults, protect his friends and find a way to outwit an appeals Cleaver is better off not knowing Missy’s bench deliberately selected to keep him biopic is about to hit cinema screens with a locked away forever. surprise casting choice. Nor discover Kirsty Corella’s plans for him, or just how much Cleaver might not be so keen on freedom trouble can be caused by a pair of coke- if he knew what was happening in the fuelled rogue traders, or a sexy drug and outside world. Wendy has plans underway alcohol counsellor, or a Medicare scammer to start a new life with Roger, whose with a plate of special muffins. If Cleaver sports medicine practice is thriving. Fuzz knew the avalanche of disasters set to is making plans with his deeply Christian fall on his nearest and dearest, he would girlfriend Tara that will take him a long way probably prefer to stay inside. from his father both physically and morally.

Scarlet has taken over Cleaver’s clients along with his assistant, Nicole, despite her being the mother of Barney’s love child. Scarlet, Barney and Nicole have formed an uneasy ménage – locked together by a challenge in Barney’s life that would rock Cleaver to the core – if he knew. CLEAVER RICHARD GREENE ROXBURGH

He may be in a prison cell surrounded Award-winning actor portrayal as the notorious Roger by enemies and at risk from his friends, has worked on stage and screen around Rogerson in the ABC’s controversial but Cleaver Greene has even more the world. His screen credits include miniseries . Also for the cause to be nervous about life on the Moulin Rouge, Van Helsing, Doing ABC he starred in the two-part drama outside. His family and friends are all Time for Patsy Cline, Stealth, Mission series The Silence, and in two series of moving on in ways that Cleaver would Impossible II, Oscar & Lucinda, Thank East of Everything. hate. Professionally, where he once God He Met Lizzie and Children of represented the bottom of the barrel, the Revolution. He is also notable Recently Richard appeared on stage who will want a lawyer who is more for his appearances in Ice, Legend of as the title character in Theatre ‘criminal’ than ‘barrister’? Fortunately The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’hoole, Company’s phenomenally successful Cleaver is irrepressible, and in a state Matching Jack and James Cameron’s production of Chekov’s where corrupt land grabs, Royal action adventure film Sanctum. along with , Hugo Commissions and dodgy casinos are Richard’s debut film as a director, Weaving, and John commonplace, Cleaver could just be Romulus, My Father, starring Eric Bell. The play had a revival at the in the right place at the right time Bana, drew critical acclaim when it Kennedy Center in Washington in 2011 for heroics. Who else is so entwined was released in 2007. to rave reviews, and was remounted at with both sides of the criminal justice the New York for Sydney system? Who else can snort coke Richard is most well known for his Theatre Company in 2012. Additional with bankers and bake muffins with brilliant performance as eccentric stage credits include Toy Symphony, fraudsters? Who else knows, down to barrister Cleaver Greene in ABC , Hamlet (Company B) and the millimetre, the line between law and TV’s Rake which he co-created and Closer (). justice? And if Wendy is right, Cleaver is produced, and which earned him He recently appeared in the short not the primal cause of chaos after all, a TV Week Silver Logie for Most film Reunion opposite Cate Blanchett, he’s the canary in the coalmine, warning Outstanding Actor and the 2012 which screened as part of the feature us about the toxic sewage approaching. AACTA Award for Best Actor in a film collaboration The Turning, based When that hits the fan, it may be the Series. The series generated on ’s short story collection bottom feeder who finds the path to international attention and screened of the same name. Richard is currently redemption. to US audiences on DirectTV. His starring alongside in work in the title role of Prime Minister for the STC. in Channel 10’s telemovie Hawke earned Richard much acclaim, as did his award-winning electrifying BARNEY RUSSELL MEAGHER DYKSTRA

Blameless, dependable Barney who has had a successful Theatre Critics award. Other shows devotes his life to making other career in film, television and theatre for Company B include Baby Teeth, people happy, is making everyone very spanning more than 20 years. He made Ray’s Tempest, The Underpants, The unhappy through no fault of his own. his feature film debut in the critically Laramie Project, Yibiyung and The Ham Struck by the nastiest of blows, Barney acclaimed Soft Fruit, for which he Funeral. His one-man show Children insists on getting out and making the received the 1999 AFI award for Best of the Devil toured nationally and most of life. His complicated home life Actor, and was nominated for a Film won him a Brisbane Theatre Critics’ with wife, children, mistress, love child Critics’ Circle of award. He Matilda Award and a Victorian Green and mother-in-law under the one roof, has since appeared in Romulus, My Room Award nomination for Best makes getting out a necessity. And Father – where he was once again Actor. Most recently Russell appeared it is necessity at its direst that impels nominated for an AFI award for on stage as the much-loved character Cleaver to drag Barney on a gallop Best Supporting Actor – Oranges Uncle Fester in The Addams Family through Royal Commissions, corruption and Sunshine, Clubland, Lantana, for which he won a 2013 Helpmann hearings and inquiries. When you are Garage Days, , View from Award. Russell has also appeared in wading through the sticky stuff, you Greenhaven Drive, The Wannabes, productions for Malthouse Theatre, need a mate with a moral compass as and Hey Hey it’s Esther Blueburger. Theatre of Image, Griffin Theatre, finely tuned as Barney’s. Barney will This is his third appearance in a lead Ensemble, La Boite and Queensland find a way to clean up his own befouled role alongside Richard Roxburgh in Theatre Company. nest, if he is given the chance. But until ABC TV’s highly successful drama then Cleaver must contemplate life Rake. Russell’s other television credits without the personal and professional include Wild Boys, , My Place, yin to his yang. Scorched, BlackJack, ABC TV’s Loot, , White Collar Blue, ABC TV’s Grass Roots, and Water Rats. Theatre credits include God Of Carnage, The Wonderful World Of Dissocia, The Unlikely Prospect Of Happiness (Sydney Theatre Company) Toy Symphony and Stuff Happens for Company B, both performances earning him a Helpmann award for Best Supporting Actor, and a Sydney SCARLET DANIELLE ENGELS CORMACK

As Cleaver’s star has fallen, so Scarlet’s has had an multi-award winning crime drama, has risen. She has taken over Cleaver’s extensive career in film, theatre and (Season 3). Danielle was assistant, Nicole, and his client list, and, television in both Australia and New also nominated for the TV Week Silver for her sins, she is leading Cleaver’s Zealand. Danielle starred alongside Logie for Best Actress (: appeal. She has taken charge of Barney in the feature film Razor and East West 101 (Season 3). Her in his time of need and is stoically living Separation City for which she received most recent theatre appearance was in and working with Nicole, the mother of a nomination for Best Actress in the B Sharp’s Yellow Moon. Other theatre her husband’s love child. While on the NZ Film awards. Other film credits credits include the Sydney Theatre surface she gleams with competence include Topless Women Talk About and Theatre Company and glamour, love and duty have their Their Lives (Best Actress at the NZ production Rock n Roll. Danielle has claws in her and are wrenching her from Film awards), The Price of Milk and performed in many Auckland Theatre different directions. Scarlet brims with Australian film Siam Sunset for which Company’s productions, among them passion and with the intelligence to she won an award for Best Actress Caligula, Arcadia, The Shape of Things, know how dangerous passion can be at the Fantasporto International Film The Vagina Monologues and The Blue – she’s been burnt before. Can Scarlet Festival. Danielle is currently filming Room. ever live down her night with Cleaver the second series of , a that spun her world off centre? And remake of the cult drama Prisoner, does she want to? and is receiving generous critical acclaim for her lead role as Bea. She recently appeared in the highly successful Underbelly: Razor as the lead , and recently appeared in ABC TV’s Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. This is the third time Danielle has appeared in the role of Scarlet alongside Richard Roxburgh in the ABC TV’s Rake. Her numerous other television credits include The Cult, for which she won Best Actress at the 2010 NZ Film and TV awards, Rude Awakenings, , The Strip, Maddigan’s Quest, and the DAVID MATT POTTER DAY

What could be more demoralising than has established a reputation film Muriel’s Wedding; the critically- to lead a state opposition thrashed at as one of Australia’s leading film and acclaimed feature film Love And the last election and being decimated television actors. Matt has appeared Other Catastrophies; Doing Time For by corruption inquiries? Perhaps being in numerous Australian television Patsy Cline; and the award-winning in love with a married woman and series and telemovies including the Sarah Watts’ My Year Without Sex, fearing exposure will end your career. ABC drama Paper Giants: The Birth which screened in Official Selection Or knowing you are linked by cruel of Cleo, the three series of ABC TV’s at the 2009 Toronto International fate to Cleaver Greene, the antithesis Rake alongside Richard Roxburgh, Film Festival. His other feature credits of everything you value and believe in. three series of Tangle, in which include Woody Allen’s Scoop. Matt is Fortunately David Potter is built to go Matt’s leading role of Gabriel saw also an accomplished theatre actor, the distance. He stands, square-jawed him nominated for Most Outstanding appearing in The Wonderful World of if a little weak-eyed, against the shock Performance by an Actor at the 2010 Dissocia, Six Degrees of Separation jocks, spin doctors and media/casino ASTRA awards, Hell Has Harbour and Fred for the Sydney Theatre tycoons who are actually calling the Views, My Brother Jack, The Informant, Company and Scarlett O’Hara for the shots for the government. If David Underbelly: The Golden Mile, ABC Melbourne Theatre Company. Matt has keeps pushing on doors, he hopes TV’s Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, recently completed production on the one day karma will deliver the break and the second series of Lowdown. local independent feature film Touch, that will reward his hard work and Matt has also worked extensively in directed by Christopher Houghton. determination. He would never guess the UK, including roles in the BBC’s that break might come in the form of The Hound Of The Baskervilles, in his nemesis, even less that one day which he played Sir Henry Baskerville; the keys to his future happiness may the photographer Frank Hurley in be held in the hands of that self-same the Channel 4 telemovie Shackleton Cleaver Greene. opposite Kenneth Branagh, and a recurring guest role in Spooks. Matt’s film roles includeKiss Or Kill, which saw him nominated for an Australian Film Festival (AFI) award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role; and a Film Critics’ Circle of Australia (FCCA) nomination for Best Actor; the international hit MELISSA ADRIENNE PARTRIDGE PICKERING

Success is bittersweet for Melissa. is a graduate Awards for her work in the short film Young, beautiful and now famous, her of QUT, and has already built a She Was Quiet. memoir is a bestseller, on the back of successful career working in theatre, the tragic murder of her fiance. The film and television. Adrienne’s film biopic of their lives is a blockbuster, work includes Neil Armfield’s Candy, but Cleaver feels betrayed by her She Was Quiet, Pug and Final Call, as portrayal of him – and the casting. All well as US production Shutter, and Missy wants from Cleaver is closure. the role of Alison in the Alex Proyas However, that is something Cleaver film Knowing with Nicholas Cage. In is incapable of giving to any woman 2009 Adrienne completed work on he has loved, least of all Missy. Her two Australian feature films: James attempts to let go cause an eruption Rabbitts’ The Clinic, and a lead role that terrifies them both and pushes in The Reef directed by Andrew her back towards Harry-Sorry- Traucki. Adrienne’s television credits David whose spin doctors believe include series roles in All Saints and there could be votes in a glamorous, Headland, and ongoing lead guest reformed prostitute dating the roles in Out of the Blue, Home and heretofore sexually dubious Leader Away, Sea Patrol: Red Gold and Mr & of the Opposition. But what if there is Mrs Murder. This is Adrienne’s third real love beneath the hype? starring role in the ABC series Rake. Adrienne has just completed filming a lead role in Channel Ten’s Secrets & Lies to premiere in 2014. Her theatrical work includes a lead in Company B Belvoir’s sell out 2009 season of Ruben Guthrie, lead and ensemble roles in productions such as Cabaret, Edmond, Romeo & Juliet, St Kilda Tales and La Ronde. In 2004 Adrienne won Best Actor from the Pacific Film and Television Commission/Warner Roadshow Studios New Filmmakers CAROLINE WENDY BRAZIER

It’s remarkable how peaceful life can Since graduating from the prestigious Her most recent performance was be when your ex-husband, Cleaver National Academy of Dramatic Art with Tamarama Rock Surfers’ The Greene, is safely locked in jail. Graceful, (NIDA) in 1998, has Removalists and previously I Want to wise and brimming with empathy, enjoyed an extensive career in film, Sleep with Tom Stoppard, which won Wendy is blossoming professionally theatre and television. Caroline is her a Sydney Theatre Award and a and personally with rock-steady fiance well known for her role as Wendy Glug Award for Best Actress. Roger, and newly Christian son, Fuzz. in Seasons 1 and 2 of Rake. Other It can’t last. When the halcyon months television credits include Miss Fisher’s end, her own personal albatross Murder Mysteries, Terra Nova, Wild returns bringing disasters beyond her Boys, Dripping in Chocolate, Packed darkest imaginings. Having pushed to the Rafters, 30 Seconds, City Cleaver away for the sake of her own Homicide, Parralax, White Collar Blue, safety and sanity, Wendy needs him at Young Lions, Water Rats and Walt last. Things are grim when you must Disney’s television series Legend of turn to Cleaver Greene for grown-up the Seeker. Caroline’s last feature support, but it is when all seems lost film was the outback thriller Rogue. that Cleaver is at his best. Perhaps this Caroline has a string of credits with time he can even surprise himself. highly regarded theatre companies. For Sydney Theatre Company, she has appeared in Don’s Party, for Melbourne Theatre Company Enlightenment, Ray’s Tempest and Two Brothers. Bell Shakespeare productions include Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and The Merchant of Venice, and for Brisbane Powerhouse, The True Story of Butterfish. Other productions include Bang with B Sharp, Europe at La Mama, Whale Music for Darlinghurst Theatre, A Moment on the Lips for the Melbourne Festival and Ensemble Theatre’s Liberty Equality Fraternity. NICOLE KATE VARGAS BOX

Doting mother to baby Iain, dutiful graduated from NIDA in daughter to Maria, supportive baby- 2003 and recently finished filming mama to ailing Barney, legal secretary a lead role in ABC TV’s drama series to Scarlet and long-suffering island in Old School with and Sam the middle of Cleaver’s storm, Nicole Neill. She has appeared in all three is the steady support to everyone series of Rake in the role of Nicole, around her. With her sharp tongue and recently wrapped on the feature and refusal to countenance bullshit, The Little Death in the role of Rowena. nobody sees Nicole as a doormat, but Kate’s theatre credits include Food, neither do they notice how completely (Belvoir Street and tour), playing Julie they all rely on a practical pair of in Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s hands among the prima donnas. No- Miss Julie, Knives in Hens at the one can carry the weight of the world Malthouse Theatre, Sydney Theatre forever, but Cleaver and associates are Company’s The Wonderful World of unprepared for what life might be like Dissocia and Doubt, Bell Shakespeare’s if Nicole chooses to strike out on her The Two Gentlemen of Verona and A own. Midsummer Night’s Dream, Brink’s 4:48 Psychosis for the Fringe, B Sharp’s productions of Tender and 7 Blowjobs, I’ve Got the Shakes for Smug and Triple Threat for the State Theatre Company of South Australia. Kate’s other screen credits include Paper Giants, , My Place, All Saints, Tripping Over and Small Claims; the feature films Random 8 (2012) and Black Balloon (2007) which won a Crystal Bear at 58th Berlin International Film Festival, and three Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) awards. CAL DAMIEN MCGREGOR GARVEY

When he was a senior cabinet has had recurring roles All Saints, The Alice the miniseries, minister, Cal mistakenly believed the in television series such as Home and How To Change in 9 Weeks, and the government ran the state. A stint Away, H20 Just Add Water, McLeod’s quirky ABC TV series Spy Shop. in prison has taught him the power Daughters, East of Everything, All of money, crime and real estate. He Saints, Sea Patrol, Answered by Fire, emerges ready to sell himself to the as well as the UK TV series Heartbeat. highest bidder – in his case a media In Rake series two, Damien is Attorney and gambling mogul with her eyes on General Cal McGregor. He ended 2010 a luscious slice of harbour foreshore. by winning the AFI award for his role However, Cal has bigger plans. He as Detective Graham ‘Chook’ Fowler in knows that a demagogue with a large Underbelly:The Golden Mile, and was enough audience share can intimidate then offered the role of Tom Boylan premiers, eviscerate cabinet ministers in Terra Nova, produced by Steven and do very nicely out of those who Spielberg. He appeared in ABC TV’s need positive public opinion and are telemovies (Bad Debts and prepared to pay for it. While David Black Tide), starring , and a Potter remains his political enemy, and support role in Reef Doctors. Damien Cleaver his personal nemesis, politics also filmed cameos in PJ Hogan’s makes strange bedfellows, and Cal is feature film, Mental, and the ABC not a man to turn down a three-way. telemovie Mabo. Damien’s feature film credits include A Heartbeat Away, Accidents Happen (with Geena Davis), Bait, The Marine, Under the Radar, Lou and Scooby Doo as well as the lead role in Storage. He had a role in vampire feature film, (with and ), and in Blurred, where he gained cult status for his dentally-challenged role of Pig Man. Other television roles include parts in Mortified, Big Reef, Young Lions, Through My Eyes, Water Rats, FINNEGAN KEEGAN (FUZZ) GREENE JOYCE

There are two ways a son might react is one of Australia’s to his father being jailed for conspiracy best up-and-coming young actors. He to murder: reject the crime, the is recognised for his break-out role as criminal, and create as much distance Fuzz in series 1 and 2 of Rake which is as possible, or embrace the sin, the currently being adapted into a series sinner and emulate his carnal career, in the USA. His career began at age or – if you are the only child of Cleaver 12 after he was handpicked to play Greene – both. For Fuzz, there is no the title role in Cameron Mackintosh’s middle ground between missionary nationwide tour of Oliver, and he has work with a happy-clapping virgin since appeared in Superman Returns and betel-fuelled escapades with directed by Bryan Singer. Keegan has inappropriate women on the shady played major roles in a number of side of transnational laws. Fuzz has productions including: Fiddler on the a good heart and an angelic face, Roof, The Sound of Music and Titanic: but they can be both blessing and A Musical. Keegan is a highly skilled curse. When Fuzz discovers an almost musician and is currently completing Cleaveresque knack for inciting a his degree in Musicology at the Sydney typhoon of the brown-stuff, he must Conservatorium of Music. decide whether to put himself in the hands of Sydney’s most criminal barrister – his father.

EPISODE EPISODE ONE TWO Sunday 9 February 8.30pm Sunday 16 February 8.30pm Writer Peter Duncan Writer Director Jessica Hobbs Director Jessica Hobbs

Except for the food, the senseless Armed with secret knowledge learned violence and fear for his life, prison in prison Cleaver outsmarts the isn’t all bad for Cleaver Greene. His hanging judges on his appeal-bench, cell-mate Malcolm protects him from but life outside isn’t all ‘Vogue Living’. those out to kill him – Cal, Col, and the He is a legal pariah, jobless, homeless Corella brothers. Plenty of his former and phoneless, and while he has been colleagues from government and inside, his world has been sliding the law have joined him inside after towards chaos. Scarlet has taken over involvement in corrupt land deals. his clients and his assistant, Nicole. He even gets the occasional brief Nicole and her baby have taken over to appear before George Corella’s his flat. Wendy and Roger are selling kangaroo court which metes out prison Cleaver’s house and getting married. justice. Between holding off Malcolm’s Fuzz and girlfriend Tara are off to the amorous advances, and foraging Congo. And Barney has news that for food that has parents, Cleaver makes the rest seem trivial. Only the prepares his appeal. Unfortunately loyalty of his prison mate Malcolm his appeal bench is being stacked to remains unchanged, but Malcolm keep Cleaver inside. After a shocking dreams of talent show stardom and is murder, the soon-to-be-released about to learn the price of relying on Malcolm misguidedly confesses – Cleaver Greene. hoping to stay in jail with him. It will take all of Cleaver’s luck and legal reasoning to parlay a corrupt judge, a cold war between Cal and George, and Col’s secret love affair into saving Malcolm’s liberty and finding a potential escape route for himself. EPISODE EPISODE THREE FOUR Sunday 23 February 8.30pm Sunday 2 March 8.30pm Writer Peter Duncan Writer Andrew Knight Director Jonathan Teplitzky Director Jonathan Teplitzky

Luck can turn on the toss of a coin. The seemingly random murder of The humiliation of Missy’s film (with a security guard at Tikki Wendon a famous actor as Cleaver) leads to a Enterprises brings Felicity back into drug-fuelled casino binge with young Cleaver’s life. However, if her friends traders Horny and Paul, and enough are not the world’s least competent winnings to buy a share in a restaurant. murderers, they are definitely the least At Malcolm’s funeral Cleaver meets co-operative defendants. Cleaver Mal’s sister Felicity, a honey blonde knows he needs Barney despite the with an acid wit, who has more than misery of Barney’s chemotherapy his measure. He may chafe at being being exacerbated by Nicole and their Scarlet’s junior but their gambling- baby moving in with him and Scarlet. addicted client, Helen Harwood, has Despite his growing attraction to faith in Cleaver and a plan to ensure Felicity, Cleaver can’t leave Wendy he leads her case. Only hapless Leader alone, and his attempts to say goodbye of the Opposition, David Potter, to Missy become very messy indeed. stands against the state’s embrace Refusing to let go of any woman he of casino queen Tikki Wendon and has ever loved could distract Cleaver her mouthpiece, reformed convict, from an ugly conspiracy to send two Attorney General, and now TV shock innocent men to jail. jock, Cal McGregor. EPISODE EPISODE FIVE SIX Sunday 9 March 8.30pm Sunday 16 March 8.30pm Writer Andrew Knight Writer Peter Duncan Director Rowan Woods Director Rowan Woods

One man’s meat is another man’s Cleaver is determined to win Felicity’s misery. Cleaver is retained for a heart, but God has other ideas; wickedly low rent tawdry sex offence. Royal nasty ideas that see Cleaver subjected Commissions that have decimated to perhaps the worst relay race of David’s front bench mean that even humiliations he has ever faced. Roger barrel-bottom Cleaver Greene is has banned Cleaver from Wendy’s life getting briefs. Unfortunately his and Kirsty and Col have re-emerged as possibly paedophile priest, his majority partners in Cleaver’s money- allegedly corrupt politician, and his bleeding restaurant. Worst of all Fuzz purportedly rogue trader, Horny, are has returned with a Congolese wife all scheduled to appear on the same (not his own), a Cleaveresque attitude, day as his sex pest. Even worse, they and (according to the AFP) a suitcase are all innocent of the accusations full of stolen blood diamonds. Wendy’s – except the sex pest. Can Cleaver client, football star Craig Goodham, and Barney appear in four tribunals needs a lawyer when he confesses at once, hide Barney’s return to work to using performance-enhancing from Scarlet, and avoid a disastrous drugs. But when Craig is hospitalised run-in with David who plans to resign in a hit and run, Cleaver must expose from his pointless role as Leader of the the dangerous criminals behind the Opposition and pursue the woman he drug scam before he and Barney are loves? In a word, ‘no’. targeted. Comatose Craig wakes for barely long enough to give Cleaver a very surprising name. EPISODE EPISODE SEVEN EIGHT Sunday 23 March 8.30pm Sunday 30 March 8.30pm Writer Andrew Knight Writer Peter Duncan Director Kate Dennis Director Kate Dennis

Siege veteran Cleaver leads Wendy, Something is seriously awry in Fuzz and Prue out of Roger’s hostage Cleaver’s world. His practice is crisis, but is accidentally shot in the booming. Barney is thriving. Kirsty buttock. The emergency at least has bought him out of the restaurant brings Felicity and Missy to his side and he is falling deeply in love with and the baton is passed. Missy offers Felicity who, despite herself, seems to pose as girlfriend to David, who to reciprocate. Love seems possible is surging in the polls. This comes at for Scarlet and David and for Barney a terrible time for Scarlet who has and Nicole. Fate must be around ended her marriage with Barney and the corner with a nasty surprise – is at last available for David’s love like a mid-morning punch-up with a – if he still wants her. Wendy’s post businessman that could see Cleaver traumatic stress disorder leaves her charged with assault and barred from speaking in tongues. Cleaver, Scarlet practice. His worlds begin to collide. and Barney must pull out every trick Bank fraud defendant Horny confesses in the legal book to save Fuzz and his he has kept secret knowledge about girlfriend, Patience Mwamba, from the murder of Felicity’s friend the serious jail time as diamond mules. security guard. Tikki and Cal are at As rising demagogue Cal McGregor war with each other and the state and media and gambling magnate government. All fingers point to an Tikki Wendon fight over the spoils of e-mail from Horny’s friend, Tikki’s state government corruption, Cleaver stepson Paul Wendon, that may blow discovers that sometimes the law can the whistle on a massive corruption deliver justice. Or what passes for it. scandal involving bribery, murder and the ugliest casino south of Macau. But fate has nastier surprises in store.

CREATIVE CREDITS

WRITER/PRODUCER writer, director and producer of Rake, directed by Jeffrey Walker and starring The Slap (based on the book by Christos His credits include: SeaChange, Man, starring , Bojana ROWAN WOODS PETER DUNCAN which is produced by Essential Media Guy Pearce. A further Tsiolkas) for ABC TV. Jessica has won Full Frontal, D Generation, the miniseries DIRECTORS Novakovic and . The EPISODES 5 & 6 for the ABC. The show’s first series adaption, , starring Australian Film Institute awards for the Tripping Over, After the Deluge, My film was selected to screen at Toronto Peter Duncan is both a screenwriter JESSICA HOBBS Rowan Woods made his feature film was nominated for an AACTA award and , has just miniseries Answered by Fire (2006), Brother Jack, Kangaroo Place and the Film Festival in September and had and director. His first feature film, debut with The Boys starring Toni for Best Television Drama Series and been completed. Ian also produced the a Canadian/Australian co-production features Siam Sunset and Spotswood. EPISODES 1 &2 its national release in November 2011. Children of the Revolution (starring Collette and . The film Logie award for Most Outstanding feature film Saving Mr Banks, starring set during the violent East Timorese Along with Peter Duncan, he co-wrote As above Jonathan received an AWGIE award , , was nominated for nine AFI awards, Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie. and Emma Thompson, to independence referendum of 1999, and three series of the ABC hit series Rake, for Original Screenplay for Burning and F Murray Abraham), was awarded winning four, including Best Director. Peter himself won the 2011 AWGIE be released internationally in December for (2005). Jessica also and wrote and executive-produced JONATHAN TEPLITZKY Man and was shortlisted for the three AFI’s (nominated for nine), and Rowan’s acclaimed second feature, award for Television Series the 2012 2013. His documentary programs directed Curtin – a telemovie about the the Jack Irish telemovies for ABC TV. EPISODES 3 & 4 WA Premier’s Literary Awards. The won Best Feature Film at Little Fish, starring Cate Blanchett, Sam NSW Premier’s Literary Award, and was include Australia on Trial, Whatever: The life of Australian Prime Minister John He has adapted and produced with film received the most nominations International Film Festival and the Film After receiving First Class Honours Neill and Hugo Weaving was nominated nominated for his direction of Episode 1 Science of Teens, The Making of Modern Curtin in the 1940s. Curtin screened in Ian Collie the telefeature The Broken for the 2011 FCCA awards (10 of 11 Critics award for Best Screenplay. Peter from Harrow College Film School for 13 AFI awards, 11 FCCA awards and at the 2012 ADG awards. Series two was Australia, Rogue Nation, The Catalpa competition at BANFF in 2007. Last year Shore for ABC TV which will air in categories), including Best Film, Best wrote, directed and co-produced A in London in 1989, Jonathan spent eight IF awards – including Best Film also nominated for an AACTA award, Rescue, A Case for the Coroner, Art she directed the AACTA - nominated 2014. He is currently working on the Director and Best Script. It was also Little Bit of Soul, a comedy starring almost twenty years working and Best Director. His first US feature, and scored Peter another ADG award House, The Shadow of Mary Poppins miniseries Devil’s Dust for ABC TV and feature projects King of Thieves also nominated for 10 AACTA awards Geoffrey Rush and Frances O’Connor extensively in the field of music Fragments a.k.a. Winged Creatures nomination. He recently wrote the US and The Original Mermaid. Ian is also a Fremantle Media, receiving an Australian for Essential Media, The Water Diviner, including Best Film, Best Director (nominated for two AFI awards), and videos and commercials in Australia, starred Kate Beckinsale, Dakota pilot spinoff ofRake for Sony Pictures qualified solicitor and former executive Directors Guild award. In 2013 she was currently shooting and being directed and Best Original Screenplay. directed Passion - a film on the life the US, UK, Europe and Asia. In 2000 Fanning, Guy Pearce and Academy Television and Fox, starring Greg director of the Arts Law Centre of lead director and supervising series and starring , and Ali’s Jonathan has most recently directed of Percy Grainger, starring Barbara he made his directorial and writing Award-winners and Kinnear and directed by Sam Raimi, as Australia and the Australian Directors producer on the third series of Rake. Wedding for . He The Railway Man with producers Hershey, Richard Roxburgh and Emily debut with Better than Sex, starring Forest Whitaker. Rowan’s television well as being a series writer, creative Guild. is also developing a series on Gallipoli Andy Paterson and Chris Brown, Woof, which was nominated for seven David Wenham and . The credits include , Fireflies, consultant and executive producer on for Showtime. His programs have won based on the true story of a man who AFI awards). Peter wrote and directed film screened at festivals all around Do or Die, Farscape, the ABC telemovie the production. some 56 industry awards including AFIs, confronted his World War II torturer Unfinished Sky– which received 10 WRITER the world, including Cannes, and 3 Acts of Murder written by Ian David, Logies, AWGIES and Screen Producers 30 years later. Colin Firth and Nicole AFI nominations (winning for Best SERIES SUPERVISING ANDREW KNIGHT was nominated for eight AFI awards, and Spartacus: Blood and Sand for the Guild, and his films have played at many Kidman star in the film. The Railway Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound, Best PRODUCER/DIRECTOR Andrew’s long writing and producing including Best Film, Best Director and Starz Network. He directed episodes of PRODUCER festivals and won several international Man screened at the 2013 Toronto Original Music Score, Best Actor and JESSICA HOBBS success is all the more notable for his Best Screenplay. He then directed the second series of Spirited, created by IAN COLLIE awards including the People’s Prize at International Film Festival. Jonathan Best Actress), and was nominated for Jessica Hobbs is one of Australia’s top ability to effortlessly from comedy Gettin’ Square in 2003, starring Jacqueline Perske and Claudia Karvan, the Cannes Film Festival. also directs for television. His work eight IF awards (winning three). His An experienced drama and factual television drama directors. Her ground- to major drama to feature films. He is . Gettin’ Square crime drama The Straits for ABC TV, and includes episodes of Spirited, the telefeature credits include Valentine’s television producer, Ian’s credits include breaking work on Love My Way in 2004 considered to be among only a handful was named Best Film by Empire the ABC telemovie Broken Shore based series collaboration between John Day (nominated for the 2008 AFI for three seasons of the highly acclaimed led to the outstanding and hugely of creative show runners. At various Magazine, won the Audience Prize on the Peter Temple book of the same Edwards, Claudia Karvan and Best Telefeature/Miniseries/Short Run ABC TV series Rake starring Richard popular TV series Spirited and Tangle for points in his career, Andrew has written at the Hawaiian International Film name, which premiered at the Adelaide Jacqueline Perske for Southern Star. Series), and Hell Has Harbour Views Roxburgh, telemovies based on Peter Southern Star, followed by Rake and My and/or produced some of the highest Festival and received 14 nominations Film Festival and will premiere on ABC1 for Hilton Cordell Productions, ABC TV Temple’s Jack Irish book series – Bad Place for ABC TV. She was also set-up rating drama, comedy, miniseries, at the AFI awards. He also wrote, in 2014. and Channel 4 (UK). He is co-creator, Debts, Black Tide and Dead Point, director for the award-winning TV series telemovies on Australian television. directed and co-produced Burning CREATIVE CREDITS

Essential Media and Blow by Blow KATE DENNIS and the Australian Broadcasting EPISODES 7 & 8 Corporation in association with Kate Dennis is the set-up director of Screen . Network Ten’s multi-award winning romantic comedy series Offspring. She has also directed episodes of Miss For more information Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, The Time please contact of Our Lives and Rake (Series 2 and 3) for ABC TV. Prior to that, Kate directed KRISTINE WAY multiple episodes of The Secret Life of ABC TV MarComs Us and Love My Way. Most recently, p. 02 8333 3844 Kate directed the thriller Secrets & Lies – soon to screen on Network m. 0419969282 Ten. Other works include Twisted e. [email protected] Tales, Rush, MDA, Secretary and the telemovie The Alice. From 1997 to 2002 she worked in London. She developed two features (with Polygram), co- wrote Superstition (Holland/UK) starring Charlotte Rampling, directed the BBC series Rescue Me, and directed second unit on Buffalo Soldiers (starring Joaquin Phoenix). Kate is currently in development for her feature film, Almost French, adapted from the novel by Sarah Turnbull.