Dog's Head Bay

Dog's Head Bay
Genre	comedy
Written by	David Williamson Kristin Williamson
Directed by	Simon Phillips
Starring	Gary Sweet Susan Lyons Shane Withington
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	25 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original airing	1999

Dog's Head Bay is a 1999 Australian television series co-written by David Williamson about a lawyer who buys a weekender house in a quiet coastal town. ^[1]

One of the stars was Shane Withington who later called the show "the worst piece of television in the history of Australia".^[2]

Synopsis

Criminal lawyer Alex Santorini buys a house in the sleepy coastal town of Dog's Head Bay.

Cast

Gary Sweet as Alex Santorini
Susan Lyons as Vicki Santorini
Sebastian Goldspink as Nicholas Santorini
Shane Withington as Bob Grant
Sarah Peirse as Jenny Grant
Rachael Coopes as Amanda
Vic Rooney as Bert
Dai Paterson as Todd
Jeff Truman as Mike
Roy Billing as Franco Poreini

References

↑ "Dog's Head Bay". abc.net.au. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
↑ Holly Richards, "Summer of discontent", The West Australian, September 13, 2012 accessed 5 November 2014

External links

Dog's Head Bay at the Internet Movie Database
Dog's Head Bay at Australian Television

Works by David Williamson

Plays	The Indecent Exposure of Anthony East (1968) You've Got to Get on Jack (1970) The Coming of Stork (1970) The Removalists (1971) Don's Party (1971) Jugglers Three (1972) What If You Died Tomorrow? (1973) The Department (1975) A Handful of Friends (1976) The Club (1977) Travelling North (1979) Celluloid Heroes (1980) The Perfectionist (1982) Sons of Cain (1985) Emerald City (1987) Top Silk (1989) Siren (1990) Money and Friends (1991) Brilliant Lies (1993) Sanctuary (1994) Dead White Males (1995) Heretic (1996) Third World Blues (1997) After the Ball (1997) Corporate Vibes (1999) Face to Face (2000) The Great Man (2000) Up for Grabs (2001) A Conversation (2001) Charitable Intent (2001) Soulmates (2002) Flatfoot (2003) Birthrights (2003) Amigos (2004) Operator (2005) Influence (2005) Lotte's Gift (2007) Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot (2008) Let the Sunshine (2009) Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica (2010) Don Parties On (2011) At Any Cost? (2011) Nothing Personal (2011) When Dad Married Fury (2011) Managing Carmen (2012) Happiness (2013) Rupert (2013) Cruise Control (2014) Dream Home (2015)

Screenplays	Stork (1971) Libido (1973) Petersen (1974) The Removalists (1975) Eliza Fraser (1975) Don's Party (1976) The Department (1980) (TV movie) The Club (1980) Gallipoli (1981) Duet for Four (1982) The Year of Living Dangerously (1983) Phar Lap (1983) The Last Bastion (1984) (TV series) - also produced The Perfectionist (1987) (TV movie) Emerald City (1987) Travelling North (1987) Touch the Sun: Princess Kate (1988) (TV) A Dangerous Life (1988) (TV mini-series) The Four Minute Mile (1988) Sanctuary (1995) Brilliant Lies (1996) Dog's Head Bay (1999) (TV series) On the Beach (2000) (TV series) Balibo (2009) Face to Face (2011)