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1 form y separately published work icon The Hungry Truth Michael Lucas , Adrian Wills , ( dir. Emma Freeman ) Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2023 27370895 2023 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon No More Lies Michael Lucas , Kim Ho , ( dir. Emma Freeman ) Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021 23367711 2021 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Three, Two, One ... Michael Lucas , ( dir. Emma Freeman ) Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021 23367050 2021 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Twenty-Seven Weeks Christine Bartlett , Michael Lucas , ( dir. Fadia Abboud ) Australia : Hoodlum Entertainment , 2021 23332651 2021 single work film/TV
1 8 form y separately published work icon The Newsreader Michael Lucas , Jonathan Gavin , Niki Aken , Kim Ho , ( dir. Emma Freeman ) Australia : Werner Film Productions , 2021-2022 20851611 2021 series - publisher film/TV

The series 'follows the unlikely bond between a young TV reporter and a "difficult" female newsreader'.

Source: Inside Film (https://www.if.com.au/joanna-werner-michael-lucas-find-drama-in-a-tv-newsroom/) (Sighted: 3/12/2020)

1 form y separately published work icon Five Bedrooms Christine Bartlett , Mithila Gupta , Michael Lucas , Xavier Coy , ( dir. Fiona Banks et. al. )agent Australia : Hoodlum Entertainment , 2019 16508273 2019 series - publisher film/TV

Five Bedrooms 'revolves around five strangers, all misfits, who find themselves at a singles table at a wedding. After an excess of alcohol they decide the solution to all their problems is buying a big five bedroom house together. Stewart is Liz, a once high-flying lawyer who has fallen from grace. Peacocke is Ben, a tradie who lives in a caravan. Younane is Heather, a middle-aged woman who is at the crossroads of her life and landlord to Ainsley (Robertson). Ainsley is secretly in love with Lachlan (Sheridan), who has a toxic marriage with Melanie (Jenkinson). Joseph is Harry, an Indian surgeon who cannot bring himself to tell his mother that he’s gay.'

Source: IF Magazine (https://www.if.com.au/peter-templeman-explains-why-hoodlums-five-bedrooms-rings-true/). (Sighted: 13/05/2019)

1 form y separately published work icon Sisters Jonathan Gavin , Anita Jankovic , Benjamin Law , Michael Lucas , Monica Zanetti , ( dir. Emma Freeman et. al. )agent Australia : Endemol Australia Network Ten , 2017 13571877 2017 series - publisher film/TV

Three women discover that they are sisters, after learning that their Nobel-Prize-winning father was substituting his own sperm in in-vitro fertilisation procedures.

1 11 form y separately published work icon The Wrong Girl Judi McCrossin , Michael Lucas , Christine Bartlett , Claire Phillips , Vanessa Alexander , Judi McCrossin , ( dir. Daina Reid et. al. )agent Australia : Playmaker Media Network Ten , 2016 9139161 2016 series - publisher film/TV

Romantic comedy about Lily, the producer of a morning-television cooking segment, who is torn between two very different men.

1 form y separately published work icon The Wrong Girl [Episode 1.3] Michael Lucas , ( dir. Daina Reid ) Australia : Playmaker Media Network Ten , 2016 11402892 2016 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Plan Bea Michael Lucas , ( dir. Adrian Wills ) Fremantle : FremantleMedia Australia , 2016 10253352 2016 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Offspring [Series 5, Episode 11] Michael Lucas , ( dir. Peter Salmon ) Australia : Southern Star John Edwards , 2014 8888740 2014 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Offspring [Series 4, Episode 11] Michael Lucas , ( dir. Jennifer Perrott ) Australia : Southern Star John Edwards , 2013 7625289 2013 single work film/TV

'The Proudman family implodes when Nina and Patrick's counselling session goes public.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 23/7/2014)

1 6 form y separately published work icon Party Tricks Michael Lucas , Australia : Southern Star Entertainment , 2013 6093191 2013 single work film/TV

'A woman’s campaign to be the next State Premier is complicated when her ex-lover is announced as the new leader of the opposition.' (Source: Screen Australia)

1 23 form y separately published work icon Not Suitable for Children Michael Lucas , ( dir. Peter Templeman ) Australia : Wild Eddie Exit Films Frame, Set and Match , 2012 Z1859553 2012 single work film/TV

'If your twenties is the party decade, then Jonah Reid (Ryan Kwanten) is one very high achiever. Impulsive and charismatic, Jonah lives in a crumbling inner-city share-house, surviving off the proceeds of the massive, anarchic house-parties he hosts every week with his best mate Gus (Ryan Corr). All financial considerations and life administration he outsources to fellow housemate Stevie (Sarah Snook).

In the wake of an unfortunate discovery during a one-night-stand, Jonah is diagnosed with testicular cancer. Assured that his life is not at risk, he is warned that his impending treatment will render him totally and permanently infertile. A shell-shocked Jonah goes directly to the sperm bank in an effort to preserve his parenting future, but when his samples fail to freeze effectively, he is left with just one option for parenthood - natural conception. Within the next four weeks!

Suddenly the party maestro ... has a convulsive shift in priorities. With paternal instincts firing, Jonah becomes determined to procreate before it's too late. He barrels back to his ex-girlfriends - starting with Ava (Bojana Novakovic) - but after failing to convince her to drop her life and offer her womb, Jonah contacts just about every girl he has ever known (and some he doesn't) before being given a reality check by Stevie.

Advising him to ditch the ex-girlfriend strategy and cut out the emotional complications, Stevie assesses his options with razor-sharp frankness, lining up candidates and brokering meetings. But as Stevie's efforts as a 'womb agent' stall, and time ticks away... Jonah soon realises that the perfect candidate might be closer than anyone would think.' (Source: Village Roadshow website)

1 1 form y separately published work icon The 20 Something Survival Guide Michael Lucas , ( dir. Peter Templeman ) Australia : 2011 Z1766187 2011 single work film/TV romance humour
1 form y separately published work icon Offspring [Series 2, Episode 6] Michael Lucas , ( dir. Daina Reid ) Australia : Southern Star John Edwards , 2011 6044415 2011 single work film/TV

'When Cherie discovers that Jimmy and Tammy are planning a secret wedding, Nina rallies the Proudmans in an attempt to reunite her family. Amidst the chaos, Billie, Mick and Andrew try to make a baby.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 12/6/2013)

1 50 form y separately published work icon Offspring Imogen Banks , John Edwards , Debra Oswald , Debra Oswald , Tony McNamara , Leon Ford , Ben Chessell , Jonathan Gavin , Michael Lucas , Christine Bartlett , Tommy Murphy , Kylie Needham , Ian Meadows , Charlie Garber , Samantha Strauss , Li-Kim Chuah , Rachel Givney , Alice Bell , ( dir. Shirley Barrett et. al. )agent 2010 Australia : Southern Star John Edwards , 2010- Z1733890 2010 series - publisher film/TV

'Born out of the telemovie of the same name, Offspring is a contemporary drama series about Nina Proudman, a thirtysomething obstetrician and her fabulously messy family. Following the Proudman family's adventures searching for love, fulfillment and balance in the chaos of modern life, Offspring is about the life forces that drive us all: love, sex, babies, food and music. Stylistically fresh and visually exciting, Offspring mixes conventional narrative drama with flashbacks, graphic animation and fantasy sequences, showcasing the vibrant world of Fitzroy, Melbourne, where Nina and the extended Proudman family go about their unpredictable daily lives.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive.

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