Headlines:
- The Nine Network has ordered a fifth season of Easy Tiger’s medical drama Doctor Doctor, a rare commission with much of the country in virtual lockdown.
- april 01 | www.if.com.au
- All-time great performances from Richard Roxburgh and Tony Martin make this 1995 miniseries a masterpiece of the true-blue gangster genre
- march 28 | www.theguardian.com
- 1990s teen drama Heartbreak High is in development for a reboot. TV Tonight can reveal Fremantle is working with the format owners to ready the series for a comeback.
- march 12 | tvtonight.com.au
- Actress Georgina Haig (Secret Bridesmaids Business, Once Upon a Time, Dance Academy) is replacing Jessica Marais as Rachel Rafter in the revival of Packed to the Rafters for Amazon Prime.
- march 04 | tvtonight.com.au
- The ABC's drama output has been lacking for the better part of the past decade, but a trio of recent shows is a timely reminder that serious intent is rewarded.
- march 03 | www.theage.com.au
- Fifteen years ago, a deeply troubled German-born Australian resident was transferred out of the Baxter detention centre in South Australia's north and taken to hospital, and then a psychiatric facility in Adelaide. The sequence of events that led to her being locked up in the first place was as bizarre as the fallout was shocking.
- march 01 | www.thebulletintime.com
- When Stateless will get its world premiere at Berlinale on Wednesday, it is going to be the fruits of a seven-year journey for Cate Blanchett.
- february 25 | www.thebulletintime.com
- She's was a hit on TV, but can the fabulous Miss Fisher crack the case of big-screen success?
- february 15 | www.smh.com.au
- Actor Ron Haddrick, star of Australian stage, film and television, has died at the age of 90.
- february 13 | televisionau.com
- Filming has commenced in NSW on a new ABC drama, Wakefield, produced by Jungle Entertainment. The 8 part psychological mystery, co-produced with BBC Studios, explores the fine line between sanity and madness, with humour and heart.
- february 12 | tvtonight.com.au
- The Stranger was Australia's first locally-produced science fiction television show and one of the first Australian series to be sold overseas... While Doctor Who developed a cult following over the following decades, The Stranger sat untouched in the ABC's film archives. But thanks to a team of dedicated film archivists, the series will have a new life after being remastered for ABC iview
- february 02 | www.abc.net.au
- Screen Australia has announced a fresh round of production funding totalling $3.5 million for five projects, including a new comedy series for ABC.
- january 24 | tvblackbox.com.au
- Australian actor Tom Long, a star of television series SeaChange and the film The Dish, has died aged 51 of encephalitis, five months after he was declared cancer-free.
- january 5 | www.theage.com.au
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airdates:
- March
- 26 - How To Stay Married (10 Play)
- April
- 09 - Bloom (Stan)
- 19 - Mystery Road (ABC)
birthdays:
- March
- 1 - James Fraser (1993)
- 2 - Tempany Deckert (1978)
- 2 - Ben Oxenbould (1969)
- 3 - Carla Bonner (1973)
- 4 - Steve Bastoni (1966)
- 5 - Hanna Mangan Lawrence (1991)
- 6 - Lara Cox (1978)
- 6 - Mary Ward (1914)
- 6 - Yael Stone (1985)
- 7 - Cameron Daddo (1965)
- 8 - Gerard Kennedy (1932)
- 8 - Alexandra Davies (1977)
- 8 - Matt Nable (1972)
- 9 - John Doyle (1953)
- 10 - Beth Buchanan (1972)
- 11 - Simone Buchanan (1968)
- 13 - Gillian Alexy (1986)
- 15 - Val Lehman (1943)
- 15 - Tom Budge (1982)
- 15 - Robyn Malcolm (1965)
- 17 - Rob Sitch (1962)
- 18 - Hamish Michael (1980)
- 19 - Simmone Mackinnon (1973)
- 19 - Livinia Nixon (1975)
- 20 - Briony Price (1979)
- 23 - Peter Mochrie (1959)
- 23 - Clayton Watson (1977)
- 24 - Brian Vriends (1964)
- 25 - Peter O'Brien (1960)
- 26 - Luke Ford (1981)
- 30 - Debbie Byrne (1957)
- 30 - Matt Doran (1976)
- 30 - Alan Fletcher (1957)
- 31 - Damon Herriman (1970)
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