Redfern Now
| Redfern Now | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
Jon Bell Wayne Blair Michelle Blanchard Danielle MacLean Steven McGregor Leah Purcell Adrian Russell Wills |
| Directed by |
Rachel Perkins Wayne Blair Leah Purcell Catriona McKenzie Adrian Russell Wills Beck Cole |
| Starring |
Jimi Bani Wayne Blair Dean Daley-Jones Johnny Lever Deborah Mailman Kelton Pell Leah Purcell Tessa Rose Shari Sebbens Miranda Tapsell |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Erica Glynn Sally Riley |
| Producer(s) |
Darren Dale Miranda Dear |
| Editor(s) |
Dany Cooper Nicholas Holmes |
| Location(s) | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia |
| Cinematography |
Mark Wareham Jules O'Loughlin |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Blackfella Films |
| Distributor | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC1 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 1 November 2012 – 9 April 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Redfern Now is an Australian television drama series screening on ABC1 in Australia and Vibrant TV Network in the United States. It tells powerful contemporary stories about Indigenous Australians in the Sydney suburb of Redfern.[1] The first season has received five AACTA award nominations for 2013.[2]
The series was produced by Blackfella Films, whose productions include First Australians and Mabo. It was developed by local indigenous writers with the support of UK screenwriter Jimmy McGovern.[3] The project also has indigenous directors, producers and actors. It is directed by Rachel Perkins, Catriona McKenzie, Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell.[4]
A second season was commissioned in late 2012[5] and went into production in May 2013,[6] premiering Thursday 31 October 2013.[7]
The series concluded with a telemovie titled "Promise Me" which aired on 9 April 2015.[8]
Cast
- Wayne Blair as Aaron Davis (2012–Present)
- Dean Daley-Jones as Indigo (2012–Present)
- Deborah Mailman as Lorraine (2012–Present)
- Stephen Curry as Ryan Hobbs (2012–Present)
- Ursula Yovich as Nic Shields (2012–Present)
- Leah Purcell as Grace
- Alec Doomadgee as Wesley
- Kelton Pell as Raymond
- Tessa Rose as Coral
- Shari Sebbens as Julie
- Aaron McGrath as Joel Shields
- Craig McLachlan (2013–Present)
- Ernie Dingo (2013–Present)
- Steve Bisley (2013–Present)
Episodes
Season 1
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Family" | Catriona McKenzie | Danielle MacLean | 1 November 2012 |
| Grace (Leah Purcell) and Wesley (Alec Doomadgee) haven't had a holiday for years - with two kids and Wesley's work, there hasn't been time. Now ready to go, Grace discovers that her sister is off her meds and unable to look after her children so Grace has to find temporary care for the children, but nobody wants to care for them. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Joyride" | Catriona McKenzie | Michelle Blanchard | 8 November 2012 |
| In her mid fifties, Coral (Tessa Rose), works in a food van, which sometimes brings her into contact with victims of abuse, leading her to the mistaken conclusion that her daughter's bruised face is the result of more than just an accident. When Coral is hit by a stolen car (the joyride) with Danny as a passenger, her granddaughter, Julie, arrives to look after her, but she is forced into hospital. Danny comes seeking forgiveness and falls in love with Julie. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Raymond" | Wayne Blair | Adrian Russell Wills | 15 November 2012 |
| Raymond (Kelton Pell) and Lorraine (Deborah Mailman) have it pretty sweet - house, four kids and Raymond has been nominated for an award for his services to community. But Raymond's celebrity has put him under scrutiny and he is investigated for unduly claiming benefits. Someone may have dobbed him in, but the question is who? | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Stand Up" | Rachel Perkins | Steven McGregor | 22 November 2012 |
| Sixteen-year-old Joel Shields (Aaron McGrath) has just won an Indigenous scholarship to Clifton Grammar School - one of Sydney's most elite private schools. However, things get complicated when he is forced to sit down for what he believes in. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Sweet Spot" | Leah Purcell | Jon Bell | 29 November 2012 |
| Indigo (Dean Daley-Jones) is a professional boxer so he knows how to hit a man, how to land the perfect punch, how to find the sweet spot, but also how to recognise a sweet spot when he has found it. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Pretty Boy Blue" | Rachel Perkins | Steven McGregor | 6 December 2012 |
| Aaron Davis (Wayne Blair) is proud of his police uniform, proud of the community in which he works and very proud of his daughter Robyn (Rarriwuy Hick) and his 3 year old granddaughter Donna. What happens when he loses pride in himself and what does he have to do to find his way again? | |||||
Season 2
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Where The Heart Is" | Adrian Russell Wills | Adrian Russell Wills | 31 October 2013 |
| When a freak accident takes the life of his partner Richard, Peter (Kirk Page) has to fight Richard's mother (Noni Hazlehurst) to keep custody of their daughter. | |||||
| 8 | 2 | "Starting Over" | Rachel Perkins | Jon Bell | 7 November 2013 |
| Aaron Davis's (Wayne Blair) career in the force is on hold since an Aboriginal teenager died in police custody on his shift, but his life changes when he begins a relationship with a neighbour(Lisa Flanagan). | |||||
| 9 | 3 | "Babe In Arms" | Adrian Russell Wills | Steven McGregor | 14 November 2013 |
| New parents, Janine (Caren Pistorius) and Justin (Meyne Wyatt) are tested to their limit when their newborn son goes missing and suspicions grow in the community and then between one another. | |||||
| 10 | 4 | "Consequences" | Leah Purcell | Leah Purcell | 21 November 2013 |
| Mattie (Tammy Clarkson Jones) races to share the news of her PhD with her estranged white father Jack (Craig McLachlan) - who she hasn't seen in 19 years - only to find he has died days earlier. | |||||
| 11 | 5 | "Pokies" | Beck Cole | Steven McGregor | 28 November 2013 |
| Nic Shields (Ursula Yovich) spends her lunchtimes playing the pokies, and in a desperate attempt to absolve a whirlpool of deceit and debt she has found herself in, stages a robbery. | |||||
| 12 | 6 | "Dogs Of War" | Wayne Blair | Wayne Blair | 5 December 2013 |
| The purchase of an undisciplined guard dog poisons relationships between Redfern neighbours and aggravates a malignant memory for ex-serviceman Ernie (Ernie Dingo). | |||||
Season 3
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Redfern Now: Promise Me (Telemovie)" | Rachel Perkins | Steven McGregor | 9 April 2015 |
| When a young Aboriginal woman is raped and doesn't report it, it has consequences she never could have imagined. | |||||
Reception
Of the first episode Melinda Houston of The Age said, "It makes for television that works on every level: as an important cultural contribution, as a vehicle for sensational actors, writers, directors and technicians, as a great conversation-starter and as a fabulous piece of drama."[12] Based on the second episode, Bob Ellis writes, "It was very well done indeed, and the mixture, like Obama’s Dreams From My Father, of honesty, eloquence and hope, bids fair... for a series outcome that may well be seen, in sum, hereafter, as a classic."[13] After viewing the third episode, the television writer for the Canberra Times writes, "Redfern Now is probably as important as any drama produced this year. This is really mature and clever storytelling with the strangest taste of an old O. Henry morality tale."[14]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AACTA Awards[15] | Best Television Drama Series | Redfern Now | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay in Television | Series 1, Episode 6 ("Pretty Boy Blue") | Won | ||
| Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama | Leah Purcell | Won | ||
| Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Luke Carroll | Nominated | ||
| Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Shareena Clanton | Nominated | ||
| Logie Awards[6][16] | Most Popular Actress | Deborah Mailman | Nominated | |
| Most Outstanding Drama Series | Redfern Now | Won | ||
| Most Outstanding Actress | Leah Purcell | Nominated | ||
| Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent | Shari Sebbens | Won | ||
| Deadly Awards[17] | TV Show of the Year | Redfern Now | Won | |
| Male Actor of the Year | Luke Carroll | Won | ||
| Female Actor of the Year | Deborah Mailman | Won | ||
| 2014 | AACTA Awards[18][19] | Best Television Drama Series | Redfern Now | Won |
| Best Screenplay in Television | Series 2, Episode 3 ("Babe in Arms") | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography in Television | Series 2, Episode 6 ("Dogs of War") | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing in Television | Series 2, Episode 6 ("Dogs of War") | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound in Television | Series 2, Episode 3 ("Babes in Arms") | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Music Score in Television | Series 2, Episode 3 ("Babe in Arms") | Won | ||
| Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | Ernie Dingo | Nominated | ||
| Meyne Wyatt | Nominated | |||
| Logie Awards[20] | Most Outstanding Drama Series | Redfern Now | Won | |
| Most Outstanding Actor | Kirk Page | Nominated | ||
| Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent | Meyne Wyatt | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ "Funding Indigenous Programs: Redfern Now". Screen Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ Kate Goodacre (4 December 2012). "AACTA Awards 2013 nominees: The Voice Australia, The Sapphires, more". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ↑ David Knox (28 May 2012). "Cameras Roll on Redfern Now". TV tonight. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ "ABC TV announces Redfern Now - a drama series collaboration with Jimmy McGovern". ABC. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ David Knox (13 November 2012). "Renewed: Redfern Now". TV tonight. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Redfern Now season 2 goes into production". Official website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ Blundell, Graeme (23 October 2013). "Redfern Now delves into the lives of ordinary people". The Australian. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/08/promise-me-telemovie-to-wrap-redfern-now.html
- ↑ Season 1 Credits from the ABC
- ↑ Season 2 Credits from the ABC
- ↑ Season 3 Details from the ABC
- ↑ Melinda Houston (28 October 2012). "Critic's choice: The week ahead in TV". The Age. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ Bob Ellis (10 November 2012). "The Redfern Saga (2)". Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ "Advance Australia fare". The Canberra Times. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ↑ Knox, David (31 January 2013). "AACTA Awards 2013: Winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ Burgess, Matthew (7 April 2013). "2013 Logies Award Blog". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ Aboriginal magistrate Pat O'Shane, Archie Roach honoured at Deadly Awards, ABC News, 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Knox, David (4 December 2013). "AACTA Awards 2014: Nominations". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (30 January 2014). "AACTA Awards 2014: Winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ Knox, David (27 April 2014). "Logie Awards 2014: Winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
External links
- Official website @ the ABC. There are behind the scenes snippets for all episodes here.
- Redfern Now at the Internet Movie Database
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