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n television

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 mockumentary

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 series that first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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 in 2001.

The series features the private and public lives of two ambitious federal parliamentary backbenchers Fielding (Philip Quast) and Dunne (Jeremy Sims) who are contesting the same seat in a federal election.

Cast

• Philip Quast
  Philip Quast
  Philip Quast is an Australian actor perhaps best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the stage musical version of Les Misérables, or for appearances in numerous Australian soap operas including Sons and Daughters, The Young Doctors and Police Rescue.-Personal life:Quast was born in 1957 in...
  
   as Michael Fielding MP
• Jeremy Sims
  Jeremy Sims
  -Personal life:He was educated at Wesley College, Perth, 1977–83. Sims was married to film director Samantha Lang. They have two daughters, Frederique and Evelyn Rose.-Career:...
  
   as Tony Dunne MP
• Anne Looby
  Anne Looby
  Anne Looby is an Australian actress best known for her role as Anna Lacey in the television series A Country Practice and her recurring appearances in All Saints as Julia Archer....
  
   as Caroline Fielding
• Belinda McClory as Tanya Dunne
• Ed Wightman as Craig
• Kristy Wright
  Kristy Wright
  Kristy Wright is an Australian actress.Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two half-sisters. Hoping to win a contest for acting lessons, she sent in her photograph and ended up with a full year's paid tuition...
  
   as Vanessa 'Van' Harrison
• Simon Chilvers as Lester

Serving politicians Bruce Baird

Bruce Baird

Bruce George Baird, AM , is a former Australian politician.-Early life:Baird was born in Sydney, and was educated at the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne, holding a master's degree in business administration from the latter...

, Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Robert James Brown is an Australian senator, the inaugural Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens and was the first openly gay member of the Parliament of Australia...

, Cheryl Kernot

Cheryl Kernot

Cheryl Kernot is an Australian politician, academic, and political activist. She was a member of the Australian Senate representing Queensland for the Australian Democrats from 1990 to 1997, and the fifth leader of the Australian Democrats from 1993 to 1997...

, Mark Latham

Mark Latham

Mark William Latham , an author and former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005....

 and Natasha Stott-Despoja made cameos as themselves.

External links

• http://www.australiantelevision.net/corridors.html Australian Television Information Archive