AustLit logo
Jonathan Gavin Jonathan Gavin i(A77592 works by)
Gender: Male
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 2 form y separately published work icon In Our Blood Adriano Cappelletta , Jane Allen , Jonathan Gavin , ( dir. John Sheedy et. al. )agent Australia : Hoodlum Entertainment Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2023 25827672 2023 series - publisher film/TV
1 1 form y separately published work icon Amazing Grace Sarah Smith , Ainslie Clouston , Jonathan Gavin , 2021 Australia : Playmaker Media , 2021 21267438 2021 series - publisher film/TV

'The series centres on midwife Grace and her passionate colleagues at an unconventional birth centre attached to a major city hospital. A fierce advocate for her pregnant mothers-to-be, Grace's dubious work/life balance is about to get even more chaotic when Sophia, the daughter she gave up for adoption 17 years ago, arrives unannounced and pregnant at the birth centre.' (Series summary)

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 1 form y separately published work icon The Secrets She Keeps Sarah Walker , Jonathan Gavin , ( dir. Catherine Millar et. al. )agent Australia : Lingo Pictures Network Ten , 2019 15409942 2019 series - publisher film/TV crime

'In The Secret She Keeps, Meghan doesn’t know Agatha, but Agatha knows Meghan. Two women from vastly different backgrounds have one thing in common: explosive secrets that could destroy everything they hold dear.

'Two women have a chance encounter in a supermarket, in an affluent Sydney suburb. They are the same age, both heavily pregnant and due at the same time. Meghan (Jessica De Gouw) is a glamorous influencer on the rise, with an ambitious television sports reporter husband Jack (Michael Dorman), while Agatha (Laura Carmichael) works in the supermarket as a shelf stacker.

'Although they live near each other, the two women’s lives could not be more different…

'Agatha is a loner and barely above the poverty line. She’s ecstatic to be pregnant, pinning all her hopes and dreams on this much longed-for miracle baby. Yet the father of her child, Hayden (Michael Sheasby), a sailor on active duty, remains oblivious to her condition.

'Meghan is a sophisticated mother-of two who uses social media to reframe her imperfect life into a glossier, more aspirational existence. Despite posting enthusiastically about her pregnancy to her avid followers, including Agatha, behind closed doors this third baby is putting pressure on an already strained marriage.

'Both women have secrets. And both will risk everything to conceal the truth. But their worlds are about to collide in one shocking act that cannot be undone.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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 form y separately published work icon Mustangs FC Michael Miller , Kirsty Fisher , Rae Earl , Warren Clarke , Magda Wozniak , Shanti Gudgeon , Alix Beane , Jonathan Gavin , ( dir. Tori Garrett et. al. )agent Australia : Matchbox Pictures Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017-2020 13571309 2017 series - publisher film/TV children's

'A comedy drama which follows a group of girls who abandon the sidelines to start their football club's first all-girl team.'

Source: Production blurb.

1 4 form y separately published work icon Seven Types of Ambiguity Jacquelin Perske , Jonathan Gavin , Marieke Hardy , ( dir. Glendyn Ivin et. al. )agent Australia : Matchbox Pictures Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 10408355 2017 series - publisher film/TV thriller

'Seven-year-old Sam Marin is taken from his school. Much to the relief of his parents Anna and Joe, Sam is found unharmed hours later and the police arrest ex-school teacher, Simon Heywood. It’s not a matter of who took Sam, but a question of why.

'Told from the shifting perspectives of seven characters, this psychological mystery explores the complex emotional terrain of past and present relationships and the risks people will go to in the name of love.'

Source: ABC TV (http://about.abc.net.au/abc-in-2017/drama-lovers/). (Sighted: 04/11/2016)

1 59 form y separately published work icon Cleverman Jon Bell , Jonathan Gavin , Ryan Griffen , Michael Miller , Jane Allen , Stuart Page , Justine Gillmer , Jonathan Gavin , ( dir. Wayne Blair et. al. )agent Australia New Zealand : Goalpost Pictures Pukeko Pictures , 2016-2017 8816704 2016 series - publisher film/TV science fiction

Two Indigenous brothers fight for survival in a world in which humans and non-humans clash.

1 11 form y separately published work icon The Beautiful Lie Alice Bell , Jonathan Gavin , ( dir. Glendyn Ivin et. al. )agent Australia : Endemol Australia Southern Star Entertainment , 2015 8958379 2015 series - publisher film/TV

A reimagining of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.

1 form y separately published work icon The Beautiful Lie [Episode 3] Jonathan Gavin , ( dir. Glendyn Ivin ) Australia : Endemol Australia Southern Star Entertainment , 2015 10318174 2015 single work film/TV
1 5 form y separately published work icon Mr & Mrs Murder Marieke Hardy , Christine Bartlett , Jonathan Gavin , Katherine Thomson , John Hugginson , Bridie O'Neill , Kirsty Fisher , Jay Barnes , Sian Davies , Timothy Hobart , Harold Jordan , ( dir. Abe Forsythe et. al. )agent 2013 Australia : FremantleMedia Australia Network Ten , 2013 Z1858973 2013 series - publisher film/TV crime mystery

'A murder mystery series, Mr & Mrs Murder follows Nicole and Charlie, a married couple who run an extreme cleaning business, specialising in crime scenes. Armed with wit, smarts and the invisibility that cleaning brings, the duo solve the crimes the cops can't in a murder mystery with a smile.'

(Source: Australian Television in Production website)

1 2 y separately published work icon The Business Jonathan Gavin , 2011 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2011 Z1730416 2011 single work drama 'In 1909 Maxim Gorky wrote Vassa Zheleznova, a savage comedy about a Russian family at war over money, entitlement and the march of progress. But Vassa Zheleznova also relates to one of the great Australian themes: how we hauled ourselves out of our working class past and set out on the road to a relaxed and comfortable future.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 form y separately published work icon Offspring [Series 1, Episode 9] Jonathan Gavin , ( dir. Glendyn Ivin ) Australia : Southern Star John Edwards , 2010 Z1800138 2010 single work film/TV 'Still in shock after Alice's unexpected arrival, Nina feels the urge to make peace with her own past and goes to see Brendan. Meanwhile, Billie rights a wrong and as a result, proves her love for Mick.'
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.

1 3 Bang Jonathan Gavin , 2010 single work drama

'A young woman stands on the platform of a suburban railway station. She is waiting for the 6.45pm train. She has a mission.

'... With equal doses of humour and heartbreak, "Bang" is an uplifting story of hope and terror - a prayer for a heartbroken world. Set against the global backdrop of religious inspired violence, "Bang" is an intelligent and accomplished exploration of faith and moral codes, a daring new Australian work that asks us all to question what we really believe in.'

Source: Belvoir Street Theatre website, http://www.belvoir.com.au/
Sighted: 03/02/2010

1 2 form y separately published work icon Rush Southern Star John Edwards (publisher), Christopher Lee , Todd Boland , Adam Todd , Alice Bell , Samantha Winston , Justin Monjo , Leon Ford , Jessica Redenbach , Andrew Prowse , Sam Carroll , John Ridley , Jeff Truman , Keith Thompson , Louise Fox , Tony McNamara , Kris Mrksa , Michelle Offen , John O'Brien , Tim Alexander , Shelley Birse , Kylie Needham , Steve Rodgers , Rene Zandweld , Meaghan Rodriguez , Todd Winston , David Caesar , Jonathan Gavin , Tim Dylan Lee , Vanessa Bates , Michael Boland , Ben Chessell , Raquel Stevens , ( dir. Andrew Prowse et. al. )agent 2008 Australia : Southern Star John Edwards Network Ten , 2008-2011 Z1622238 2008 series - publisher film/TV crime

'... a contemporary action drama series set in a critical incident police unit, providing an insider's view of police under pressure. Our heroes are a mobile squad trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged.'

Source: Australian Television website, www.australiantelevision.net (sighted 08/09/2009)

1 1 Sleepless Night Jonathan Gavin , 2007 single work drama
1 2 Breast Wishes Merridy Eastman , Jonathan Gavin , Richard Glover , Wendy Harmer , Sheridan Jobbins , James Millar , Debra Oswald , Bruce Brown (composer), 2007 single work musical theatre 'Breast Wishes is about love, loss, life and silicon. Breasts are a badge of femininity, sex, motherhood and stardom; they influence our identity and define us - they are in short marvellous! Big, small, melons, pears - half of us have them and the other half wish they did. Breast Wishes is an exploration of the roles we play as we traverse the rocky landscape of health, family and womanhood with great humour and pathos. A sophisticated and hilarious glimpse of cleavage and beyond.' Source: www.breastwishes.com.au (Sighted 30/09/2008).
1 1 Tiger Country Jonathan Gavin , 2007 single work drama humour

'In the outer reaches of Sydney, where the city bleeds into the bush, a tiger is on the loose. Meet the Unwins. Rachelle has made her special dessert. Eddie is home from a stint at Silverwater. His teenaged wife Kylie is about to give birth. Howl is dealing drugs again. Mum's on the brink of cardiac arrest. Six-year-old Brayd'n has a penchant for guns and Chuckles is five hours late for Christmas lunch. They don't call it the Silly Season for nothing.

''Tiger Country' is a comedy of sex, drugs, and the ugly secrets that weld a family together.'

Source: Griffin Theatre Company website, http://www.griffintheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 04/12/2007

1 3 A Moment on the Lips Jonathan Gavin , 2003 single work drama
X