That would’ve been the year of Rafters’ launch too after the Beijing Olympics and the tragic death of a much loved cast member.
Though the real writing was probably on the wall with Blue Heelers, getting axed by then chief programmer Tim Worner at the top of 2006, after a resurgent and rather successful 18 months (bar a handful of episodes perhaps). Rumours, confirmed by John Wood a few years ago in a news .com.au article, said it was CEO David Leckie citing the new AFL deal (and Heelers ratings not being pre-2001 level) just signed in 2005 with Ten for 2007-2011, a then record and locked Nine out. But All Saints was saved, it had been doing a bit better consistently at the time and was Sydney HQ and Bevan Lee’s ‘baby’, but it wouldn’t be that long (2009) before its last.
I watched a couple episodes, it awa boring as bat hit; never heard of the actors but the storyline’s are shit. No wonder irs on a Friday night. Shit as shit can be.
Well no I don’t because I have a life and study outside of this forum that is a priority . And when I do get a chance to watch Australian drama is on catch up and only give it three episodes before I make a judgement call about whether to continue.
So excuse you if I don’t watch Australian tv as much as you do . Only name that I recognise was Jane Allsop from Blue Heelers and Rake and some other stuff she has done.
To be fair I don’t have time to watch tv. I have family commitments and a full time uni student. The only name I recognise from that list Jane Allsop from Blue Heelers and her guest appearances in Neighbours in 2007.
Whilst grateful for the series lead in Human Error, Walsman has come to appreciate the value all roles bring to the screen.
“I literally worked with everyone, even all the guest parts. There was something really wonderful about that, and a huge learning curve for me, because I watched everyone come in with their nervous energy and I recognised all those. It’s really interesting to watch an actor come on set and be able to observe it more, as opposed to being that person constantly,” she explains.
“All those smaller roles are really important because they feed my character’s journey. The better that person is, the better I am. That’s just the way acting is for me. It’s all about reaction and feeding from somebody else.”