Dog's Head Bay is a 1999 Australian television series co-written by David Williamson on the ABC. It was about a criminal lawyer, Alex Santorini, who buys a house in the sleepy coastal town of Dog's Head Bay.[1] One of the stars was Shane Withington, who later called the show "the worst piece of television in the history of Australia".[2]
| Dog's Head Bay | |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy |
| Written by | David Williamson Kristin Williamson |
| Directed by | Simon Phillips |
| Starring | Gary Sweet Susan Lyons Shane Withington |
| Composer | Mark Rivett |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Hal McElroy Geoff Portmann |
| Producer | Peter Askew |
| Camera setup | Andrew Oliver |
| Running time | 25 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 16 August – 8 November 1999 |
Cast
edit- 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
- Felix Williamson
- Celia Ireland as Alice Astassio
- Gerry Connolly as Tony Du Clos
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Dog's Head Bay at IMDb
- Dog's Head Bay at Australian Television
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