East of Everything
Encyclopedia
East of Everything is an Australia
n drama
television
series which began screening on 30 March 2008 on the ABC
. It is produced by Deborah Cox (SeaChange
), Fiona Eagger (CrashBurn
) and Roger Monk (The Secret Life of Us
). Two seasons were produced.
East of Everything revolves around a globe-trotting travel writer who returns home for his Mum's funeral to a neglected resort town, Broken Bay, on the eastern-most point of Australia. He is challenged by a crooked local council, his brother who is trying to cheat him out of his inheritance, his first love who broke his heart when he was a teenager and the son he hasn't seen in ten years. The setting was named by combining the names of Byron Bay and Broken Head.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
television
Television
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series which began screening on 30 March 2008 on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
. It is produced by Deborah Cox (SeaChange
SeaChange
SeaChange was a popular Australian television show that ran for 39 episodes from 1998 to 2001 on the ABC. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howard, Tom Long and Kerry Armstrong...
), Fiona Eagger (CrashBurn
CrashBurn
CrashBurn was an Australian 13-part drama series airing on Network Ten, about surviving long-term relationships in an age where multiple partners and multiple orgasms are considered a birthright....
) and Roger Monk (The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
). Two seasons were produced.
East of Everything revolves around a globe-trotting travel writer who returns home for his Mum's funeral to a neglected resort town, Broken Bay, on the eastern-most point of Australia. He is challenged by a crooked local council, his brother who is trying to cheat him out of his inheritance, his first love who broke his heart when he was a teenager and the son he hasn't seen in ten years. The setting was named by combining the names of Byron Bay and Broken Head.
Cast
- Richard RoxburghRichard RoxburghRichard Roxburgh is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains.-Early life:...
as Art Watkins - Susie PorterSusie PorterSusie Porter is a multiple award winning Australian television and film actress.-Television:Susie Porter began her acting career in one episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky,...
as Eve Pritchard - Tom LongTom Long (actor)-Early life:Long was born on 3 August 1968 in the United States when his Australian parents were there at the time, and grew up on a farm near Benalla, Victoria...
as Vance Watkins - Gia CaridesGia CaridesGia Carides is an Australian actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Liz Holt in Strictly Ballroom, Susy Connor in Brilliant Lies, and Cousin Nikki in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.-Early life:...
as Melanie Freedman - Steve BisleySteve BisleySteve Bisley is an Australian film and television actor, who attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art .-Acting career:...
as Terry Adams - Liana CornellLiana CornellLiana Cornell is an Australian actress and model. She is the daughter of Australian television stars John Cornell and Delvene Delaney. Apart from modelling, Liana was a cast member of the television series East of Everything. In 2010, she began studying at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in...
as Rebecca - Kathryn BeckKathryn BeckKathryn Beck is an Australian actress, best known for playing Lily Nelson on the soap opera Home and Away.-Biography:...
as Lizzy Dellora - Craig StottCraig StottCraig Stott is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Josh Watkins in East of Everything.-Career:He has appeared in McLeod's Daughters, City Homicide and has a regular role in Kick...
as Josh Watkins - Nick TateNick TateNicholas John "Nick" Tate is an Australian actor best known for his role as Eagle pilot Alan Carter in both seasons of the 1970s science fiction television series Space: 1999, as well as for playing the role of Gordon Hamilton's errant brother James in the 1980's soap opera "Sons and...
(2009) as Gerry Watkins
Season 1
| Episode | Title | Summary | Writer | Director | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gross National Happiness | -- | Deb Cox | Stuart McDonald | 31 March 2008 |
| 2 | Voila, Baby | -- | Roger Monk | Stuart McDonald | 6 April 2008 |
| 3 | The Shining Path | -- | Deb Cox | Stuart McDonald | 13 April 2008 |
| 4 | No Way To Nirvana | -- | Roger Monk | Matthew Saville Matthew Saville Matthew Saville is an Australian television and film director, who began his career working as a titles designer for many Australian television series... |
20 April 2008 |
| 5 | Save Me Some Scones | -- | Deb Cox | Matthew Saville Matthew Saville Matthew Saville is an Australian television and film director, who began his career working as a titles designer for many Australian television series... |
27 April 2008 |
| 6 | Aesthetic My Arse | -- | Roger Monk | Matthew Saville Matthew Saville Matthew Saville is an Australian television and film director, who began his career working as a titles designer for many Australian television series... |
3 May 2008 |
Season 2
| Episode | Title | Summary | Writer | Director | Aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Weather Man | -- | Deb Cox | Stuart McDonald | 20 April 2009 |
| 8 | Cumin Get It | -- | Roger Monk | Stuart McDonald | 1 August 2009 |
| 9 | The Golden Rule | -- | Deb Cox | Tony Tilse | 8 August 2009 |
| 10 | Secrets And Lies | -- | Roger Monk | Tony Tilse | 15 August 2009 |
| 11 | Venus Rising | -- | Roger Monk | Tony Tilse | 22 August 2009 |
| 12 | Homeward Bound | -- | Deb Cox | Ian Watson | 29 August 2009 |
| 13 | Community Chest | -- | Roger Monk | Ian Watson | 5 September 2009 |
History
- Season one had six episodes, with the show airing on Sunday nights at 8.30pm. It premiered on Sunday, 30 March 2008, and the season final aired on Sunday, 4 May 2008.
- Season two has seven episodes, with the show airing on Saturday nights at 7.30pm. It premiered on Saturday, 25 July 2009. Nick TateNick TateNicholas John "Nick" Tate is an Australian actor best known for his role as Eagle pilot Alan Carter in both seasons of the 1970s science fiction television series Space: 1999, as well as for playing the role of Gordon Hamilton's errant brother James in the 1980's soap opera "Sons and...
joined the cast for the season. - The show is filmed at Byron Bay, New South WalesByron Bay, New South WalesByron Bay is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a headland adjacent to the town, is the easternmost point of mainland Australia. At the 2006 Census, the town had a...
.
See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs