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'Set in Western Sydney Hardball is a live action comedy series that follows fish-out-of-water Mikey and his two misfit mates, Salwa and Jerry. Their goal? Make Mikey the sweetest-bestest-acest handball champ Western Sydney’s ever seen. He’s got the most powerful strike in the world, if only he could make the ball land in the right suburb!'
Source: Screen Australia.
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Funded by Screen Australia in mid-2018.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Wheelchair use (specifics unconfirmed). Type of character Primary. Point of view Third person.
Includes
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1.01form y
Across the Ditch
Australia
:
Northern Pictures
,
2019
16968271
2019
single work
film/TV
Australia
:
Northern Pictures
,
2019
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2.08form y
Matariki Sale
Australia
:
Northern Pictures
,
2021
23333467
2021
single work
film/TV
children's
Australia
:
Northern Pictures
,
2021
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Peppa Pig Has Introduced a Pair of Lesbian Polar Bears, but Aussie Kids’ TV Has Been Leading the Way in Queer Representation
2022
single work
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 September 2022;
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Peppa Pig Has Introduced a Pair of Lesbian Polar Bears, but Aussie Kids’ TV Has Been Leading the Way in Queer Representation
2022
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 22 September 2022;
Awards
- 2022 nominated Logie Awards — Most Outstanding Children's Program
- 2021 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Children's Television Series
- 2021 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Children's Television Series
- 2020 winner The International Emmy Kids Awards — Live Action
- 2019 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Children's Television Series
Last amended 2 Nov 2021 11:22:48
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- Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
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