AustLit

'Small towns are like family; loving, caring, and seriously bloody annoying.'

Source: Screen Australia funding approvals.

'In 1810, emancipated English convict William Thornhill stakes a claim on 100 acres of land on the remote Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, only to find that a clan of Aboriginal people also lay claim to the land, as they have done since time immemorial.' (Production summary)

'Bed of Roses is about Louisa Atherton (Kerry Armstrong) handling her life after she discovers her husband has died in the arms of another woman, leaving her broke. She returns to her home town of Rainbow's End to live with her feisty mother, Minna (Julia Blake). Rainbow's End is in a 'growth corridor' with neighbouring town of Indigo. Besides problems with Minna, Louisa encounters trouble with her teenage daughter Holly (Hanna Mangan-Lawrence) and local residents. Louisa has few financial assets except "Mary Kelly's Shack" she inherited from her father. Louisa decides to demolish the shack and build a new house to sell. Holly has taken the death of her father very hard and insists on carrying around his ashes. Louisa's irresponsible driving results in numerous traffic offences, which she can ill afford.' (Production summary)

A humorous pseudo-biographical series, Whatever Happened to that Guy? followed comedian Peter Moon (playing himself) into a life post fame.

''All my life I've been insignificant. It's not that I felt it. I have been' - Anonymous.

'THE EXTRA is a romantic comedy about a normal Joe Blow who sees movie stars getting money and girls and says 'Why not me?' A simplistic bloke with innocent eyes, he wants to be a movie star. Fame to him is like a swing in a playground... he just wants a go on it. He has come to the big city willing to do anything. Anything.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Agnelli is demoted to Minister of Arts and Water, he decides to earn brownie points by raising funds for the next election campaign. Murray is on the case, meeting with philanthropists and arts connoisseurs. This is where the trouble begins.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 5/4/2013)

'A body found in the freezer of the Meatworks in Murray's boss Agnelli's electorate causes panic in the ranks. Agnelli sees it as a Machiavellian plot by his political rivals to stir up trouble with the unions and precipitate his demise.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 5/4/2013)

A projected series of telemovies based on the books by Shane Maloney.

'An overgrown boy from a spoiled generation, becomes a man through fraternising with an older, wiser — and very daggy — generation.'

Source: Australian Screen.

'BAD EGGS is a comedy thriller about two undercover detectives with way too much publicity.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 2/7/2013)