House Husbands

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House Husbands

House Husbands title card
Genre Drama
Created by
  • Ellie Beaumont
  • Drew Proffitt
Directed by
Starring
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 23 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Jo Rooney
  • Andy Ryan
  • David Taylor
  • David Maher
Producer(s)
  • Sue Seeary
  • Drew Proffitt
Location(s) Melbourne, Victoria
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Playmaker Media
Broadcast
Original channel Nine Network
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original run 2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) – present
External links
Website

House Husbands is an Australian television comedy drama series. It was first broadcast on the Nine Network on 2 September 2012. The drama was created by writers Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt. House Husbands focuses on four families where the fathers stay at home to raise the children. On 23 September 2012, it was announced House Husbands had been renewed for a second series and it began airing from 8 April 2013. A third series has been commissioned and it will air in 2014.

Production

Conception

On 6 May 2012, the Nine Network announced it had commissioned House Husbands, a ten-part comedy-drama about the issues of changing gender roles.[1] The series focuses on four modern families where the men are in charge of raising the children.[1] Nine's director of television, Michael Healy, stated "House Husbands is a fresh and dynamic look at Australian family life, with a very modern twist. Audiences will fall in love with our characters as they deal with the challenges of raising families in today's hectic world."[1] House Husbands was conceived by Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt.[2] It was directed by Geoff Bennett and Shirley Barrett with Jo Rooney, Andy Ryan and Playmaker Media's David Maher and David Taylor serving as executive producers.[1] House Husbands received funding from Screen Australia and filming on the series commenced at the end of May.[1][3]

On 23 September 2012, Michael Idato from The Sydney Morning Herald reported Nine had renewed House Husbands for a second series.[4] The network's director of television, Michael Healy, stated "I couldn't be happier that Australian audiences have taken House Husbands to their hearts and made it the number one drama in the country. I am thrilled to confirm a second series of House Husbands will go into production with the same acclaimed cast and crew."[4] Filming for the second series took place from 4 February to 6 June 2013.[5] Series two began airing from 8 April 2013.[6]

In June 2013, House Husbands was picked up for a third season, which will air in 2014.[7] The Nine Network and Playmaker Media confirmed that all of the cast members would return.[7]

Casting

Casting for the series was announced on 18 May with Gary Sweet, Rhys Muldoon, Gyton Grantley and Firass Dirani cast as the house husbands.[3] Sweet stars as Lewis, a successful builder who has become a stay-at-home dad to Matilda, while his partner, Gemma, is a nurse at the local hospital.[8] Sweet commented "When I first got the House Husbands scripts I just felt like this was something that had legs."[8] Julia Morris and Anna McGahan were cast as Lewis's partner Gemma and daughter Lucy.[3][9] Muldoon plays Mark and Natalie Saleeba plays his wife Abi.[3][10] Grantley plays Kane who is in a relationship with Tom (Tim Campbell) and helping to raise his niece, Stella (Edwina Royce).[11][12] Kane and Tom mark the first time that an Australian drama has featured a gay couple raising a child.[11] Proffitt commented that Grantley was cast because of his comic timing and Campbell was cast because of his chemistry with the actor.[11] Dirani plays Justin "a disgraced footballer" who has broken up with the mother of his three children, Nicola (Leah de Niese).[11] Nicholas Coghlan was cast as Rodney, Nicola's new partner.[12]

The main cast members from series one all returned for the second series.[13] Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan, the heads of drama at the Nine Network commented "We are thrilled to have House Husbands returning for a second season. With such a strong cast and some great names joining the series, we're excited to be providing more fantastic local drama for our viewers."[13] Series two saw Geraldine Turner and Madeleine West join the cast as Wendy Horne and Dimity respectively.[13] Craig McLachlan began appearing as Damo from episode three.[13] Rick Donald stars as new school teacher, Mr. Tuck, while Kane and Tom welcomed a foster child called Finn, played by Ben Crundwell, into their family.[14]

On 14 December 2013, it was announced that Campbell's character had been written out of the show and he would not be returning for the third season.[15] Campbell was surprised and disappointed with the decision, which came at the last minute.[15] He commented "as a fan of the show I'm disappointed that a unique TV family is no more and Tom would leave his partner and children suddenly off screen. Don't blame me, I'm just the actor."[15] A spokeswoman for Nine added that there would be other cast changes ahead of filming for the third season.[15] The following month, it was announced that Lincoln Lewis had joined the cast as a "mysterious character that ignites tension" among the families.[16] Actress Rachel Griffiths has also joined the cast as Belle, a character "who brings friction to the series."[17]

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting

  • Lily Jones as Poppy Oliver
  • Edwina Royce as Stella Parker
  • Madison Torres-Davy as Tilda Crabb
  • Mattea Annette as Jacob Baynie
  • Riley Webb as Zac Baynie
  • Ben Crundwell as Finn
  • Nicholas Coghlan as Rodney
  • Geraldine Turner as Wendy Horne
  • Madeleine West as Dimity
  • Craig McLachlan as Damo
  • Rick Donald as Mr. Tuck

Episodes

Main article: List of House Husbands episodes

Reception

Of House Husbands, Graeme Blundell from The Australian wrote "It's a nice premise for a show, a kind of Aussie Modern Family and, while not as stylish, or stylised for that matter -- it's underplayed in a kind of low-key naturalism -- its producers similarly lace the family shenanigans with real emotion to balance the humour. Directed with flair by Geoff Bennett, it's a nicely paced character-based comedy-drama constructed from the comings and goings of, as one of the characters says, a bunch of 'useless parents having a crack'."[18] Blundell went on to say that the show is "far removed from the childish shenanigans" of Two and a Half Men and is not as soapy as Packed to the Rafters, a show that it could replace as "TV's favourite family hour".[18] He added "Sure, there's a blokey edge to House Husbands though, so far at least, it's never lascivious, sexist or plain dumb."[18]

The first episode of House Husbands averaged 1.376 million viewers overnight, which was a ratings record.[19] It also ranked first in the 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54-year-old demographics.[2] Holly Byrnes from the Herald Sun reported that the show became the number one new Australian drama and a popular subject on social networking site Twitter, where it trended in Australia and gained praise from viewers who dubbed it Underbelly: Dads.[19] Siobhan Duck from the Herald Sun stated "Thank goodness for House Husbands. The Melbourne-made drama is one of the better Aussie shows on TV. And certainly the only drama launched in 2012 to resonate with the audience. That's thanks largely to its stellar cast."[20]

Accolades

In 2013, House Husbands won the Most Popular Drama Series accolade at the Logie Awards.[21] Dirani and Morris were nominated for Most Popular Actor and Most Popular Actress, while Edwina Royce earned a nomination for Most Popular New Female Talent.[22][23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Husbands clean up in new shows for Nine and Ten". WAtoday (Fairfax Media). 6 May 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Idato, Michael (3 September 2012). "Has Channel Nine regained its mojo?". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 3 September 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "House Husbands' cast and crew announced". Mumbrella. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Idato, Michael (23 September 2012). "Nine locks in House Husbands for season two". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 23 September 2012. 
  5. ↑ "In production". Film Victoria. Retrieved 1 July 2013. 
  6. ↑ McManus, Bridget (4 April 2013). "Home is where the husband is". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 8 April 2013. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Knox, David (10 June 2013). "Renewed: House Husbands". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Davis, Guy (30 August 2012). "Gary Sweet Takes On Alpha Male Role". Yahoo!7 TV. Yahoo!7. Retrieved 4 September 2012. 
  9. ↑ Nauman, Zoe (2 September 2012). "Curvy actress Anna McGahan's bare secret". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). Retrieved 1 May 2013. 
  10. ↑ Nauman, Zoe (21 October 2012). "Nine's House Husbands Rhys Muldoon draws on his cheating past". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). Retrieved 1 May 2013. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Duck, Siobhan (6 August 2012). "Grantley brings down house in new role". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). Retrieved 3 September 2012. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Cuthbertson, Ian (3 September 2012). "Man about the house". The Australian (News Limited). Retrieved 3 November 2012. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "House Husbands is now in Production". ninemsn. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 
  14. ↑ Knox, David (23 April 2013). "Boys to men". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 April 2013. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Moran, Jonathon (14 December 2013). "Tim Campbell has vented on social media after Nine dumped his gay character Tom from House Husbands". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). Retrieved 14 December 2013. 
  16. ↑ Vought, Yasmin (29 January 2014). "Lincoln Lewis joins House Husbands for season three!". TVFix. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  17. ↑ "Rachel Griffiths to join the cast of Channel Nine's House Husbands". news.com.au. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Blundell, Graeme (1 September 2012). "Leave it to Cleaver". The Australian (News Limited). Retrieved 3 September 2012. 
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Byrnes, Holly (3 September 2012). "Channel 9 drama House Husbands debuts as most watched TV show in Australia". Herald Sun (The Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 3 September 2012. 
  20. ↑ Duck, Siobhan (1 October 2012). "What happened on TV last night?". Herald Sun (The Herald and Weekly Times). Retrieved 1 October 2012. 
  21. ↑ Bodey, Michael (8 April 2013). "Third time lucky for Asher Keddie busts Nine's Logie run". The Australian (News Limited). Retrieved 7 April 2013. 
  22. ↑ "Nominees revealed for the 2013 TV Week Logie Awards!". TV Week. ninemsn. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013. 
  23. ↑ Byrnes, Holly (11 March 2013). "Comic duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee to battle each other for Gold Logie". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). Retrieved 10 March 2013. 

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