The Strip (Australian TV series)

The Strip
Genre Drama
Directed by Shawn Seet
Ken Cameron
Ian Barry
Garth Maxwell
Starring Aaron Jeffery
Simone McAullay
Vanessa Gray
Bob Morley
Country of origin  Australia
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 13
Production
Producer(s) Steve Knapman
Kris Wyld
Broadcast
Original channel Nine Network
Original run 4 September 2008 – 4 December 2008

The Strip is an Australian television drama series that screened on the Nine Network. The series premiered on the Nine Network at 8:30pm on 4 September 2008 but was moved to a later 10:30pm timeslot from 13 November 2008.[1] The show did not return for a second season, due to disappointing ratings.[2] The Strip was released on DVD on 4 July 2009.

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Overview

The Strip is a police detective drama series that follows investigations into crimes on the Gold Coast, Queensland, colloquially referred to as "The Strip". Visually, the program took much inspiration from CSI: Miami and was filmed with images of sparkling surf, aerial shots of buildings and golden sands, as well as similar post production filters and colouring.[3] It had a budget of A$7.8 million.[2]

Cast

Actor/Actress Character
Aaron Jeffery (McLeod's Daughters) Detective Jack Cross
Vanessa Gray Detective Frances "Frankie" Tully
Simone McAullay (Blue Heelers) Plain Clothes Constable Jessica McCay
Bob Morley (Home and Away) Plain Clothes Constable Tony Moretti
Frankie J. Holden Inspector Max Nelson

Guests in the series include Jay Laga'aia, Martin Sacks, Indiana Evans, Matthew Newton, Gillian Alexy and Tahyna Tozzi .[4]

List of episodes

See also

References

  1. ^ Knox, David (2008-08-20). "Airdate:The Strip". tvtonight.com.au. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/08/airdate-strip.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20. 
  2. ^ a b Axed: The Strip
  3. ^ Knox, David (2008-09-03). "Review:The Strip". tvtonight.com.au. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/09/the-strip.html. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
  4. ^ Knox, David (2008-05-05). "Nine announces cast for The Strip". tvtonight.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080506015644/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/05/nine-announces-cast-for-strip.html. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 

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