Young Lions (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Young Lions was an Australia
n TV police
drama
broadcast on the Nine Network
in 2002 and in Ireland
on RTÉ Two
.The series was based around the professional and private lives of four rookie detectives, the Young Lions, of South West 101, an inner city Sydney
police station.
The program rated poorly and was not renewed after its first season. Competition from other new drama series and several timeslot changes also contributed to the show's demise.
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 TV police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
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...
broadcast on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
in 2002 and in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
on RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...
.The series was based around the professional and private lives of four rookie detectives, the Young Lions, of South West 101, an inner city Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
police station.
The program rated poorly and was not renewed after its first season. Competition from other new drama series and several timeslot changes also contributed to the show's demise.
Cast
- Alex DimitriadesAlex DimitriadesAlex Dimitriades is a Greek Australian film and television actor.-Early life:Dimitriades was born in Sydney, the son of first generation Greek immigrants and is the youngest of three siblings . He grew up in the suburb of Earlwood...
as Det Snr Constable Eddie Mercia - Alexandra DaviesAlexandra DaviesAlexandra Davies is a British-born Australian actress.Davies graduated from the University of Western Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts in Performance...
as Det Snr Constable Donna Parry - 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 Det Snr Constable Guy 'Guido' Martin - Anna Lise PhillipsAnna Lise PhillipsAnna Lise Phillips is an Australian actress. Phillips grew up in Darwin and toured the Northern Territory with a youth theatre group before moving to the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She graduated from NIDA in 1996...
as Det Snr Constable Cameron Smart - Penny CookPenny CookPenny Cook is an Australian actress. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1978.Cook first appeared in the 1970s Australian television soap opera The Restless Years...
as Chief Inspector Sharon Kostas - Katherine Slattery as Madeleine Delaney
- Alan CinisAlan CinisAlan Cinis , an Australian politician and actor, is a Councillor on Leichhardt Council, Sydney, New South Wales representing the NSW Greens since 2008. As an actor, Cinis has starred in television, musical drama and film.-Acting career:Cinis commenced his acting career in October 1969, aged nine...
as Phil Emerson