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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 form y separately published work icon [Episode 1] The Commons Shelley Birse , ( dir. Jeffrey Walker ) Australia : Playmaker Media Stan Sony Pictures Television , 2020 20826249 2020 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Blip Glen Dolman , ( dir. Greg McLean ) Australia : Playmaker Media Stan , 2020 20269322 2020 single work film/TV
1 1 form y separately published work icon The Commons Shelley Birse , ( dir. Jeffrey Walker et. al. )agent Australia : Stan Playmaker Media Sony Pictures Television , 2020 16861692 2020 series - publisher film/TV science fiction thriller

'Set in a familiar future, the Stan Original series The Commons is a gripping character-driven relationship drama and a story about motherhood as the ultimate act of faith in humanity.

'Taking us into this world is Eadie (Golden Globe winner Joanne Froggatt) a radical and gifted neuropsychologist who is desperate for a child of her own. Eadie takes us on a ride through a terrifying brave new world of science where she will come face-to-face with the dark heart of intellectual property theft, disaster capitalism and the swampland that is the new eugenics.'

Source: Stan.

1 form y separately published work icon The Memory Box Glen Dolman , ( dir. John Curran ) Australia : Playmaker Media Stan , 2019 16958117 2019 single work film/TV
1 1 form y separately published work icon Bloom Glen Dolman , Matt Cameron , Alison Nisselle , ( dir. John Curran et. al. )agent Australia : Playmaker Media Stan , 2019 14048603 2019 series - publisher film/TV science fiction fantasy

'[O]ne year after a devastating flood kills five locals [...] a new plant appears with the power to restore people’s youth.'

Source: Deadline (https://deadline.com/2018/06/abc-studios-international-scores-australian-crime-drama-from-the-kettering-incident-creator-1202403564/). (Sighted: 6/6/2018).

1 form y separately published work icon Chosen Niki Aken , John Ridley , Adam Todd , ( dir. Tony Tilse ) Australia China : Playmaker Media , 2018 16862207 2018 series - publisher film/TV thriller

'Shortly after arriving in Sydney, Australia, a brilliant heart surgeon visiting from China is drawn into a deadly game whereby he must kill a stranger or lose somebody close to him. Our hero unexpectedly finds himself at the centre of a deadly, complex game when he is delivered a box with a murderous message. As a doctor dedicated to preserving life, he refuses to play - he refuses to kill. Then those he loves most, his family, come under threat. Kidnap and murder are just the start. This is the thrilling story of a man fighting against impossible odds to bring his family to safety, using everything at his disposal to outwit his unknown opponents amidst terrible danger.'

Source: Playmaker Media.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Bite Club John Ridley , Sarah Smith , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis et. al. )agent Sydney : Playmaker Media Nine Network , 2018 12542817 2018 series - publisher film/TV crime

Two police detectives, both survivors of a shark attack, team up to hunt a serial killer.

1 form y separately published work icon The Wrong Girl [Episode 2.4] Vanessa Alexander , ( dir. Peter Templeman ) Australia : Playmaker Media , 2017 14122512 2017 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Friday on My Mind Christopher Lee , ( dir. Shawn Seet ) Australia : Playmaker Media , 2017 10730683 2017 series - publisher film/TV

Biopic on The Easybeats.

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 The Code [Series Two, Episode Four] Shelley Birse , ( dir. Shawn Seet ) Australia : Playmaker Media ABC Television , 2016 11075067 2016 single work film/TV
1 5 form y separately published work icon Hiding Matt Ford , ( dir. Shawn Seet ) Australia : Playmaker Media , 2015 7504640 2015 series - publisher film/TV

"A Gold Coast criminal enters witness protection, along with his dysfunctional family. He suddenly finds himself in a strange city, with a new name, a new house and a new job – in a university psychology department."

Source: Screen Australia. 

1 12 form y separately published work icon Love Child Matt Ford , Cathy Strickland , Liz Doran , Tim Pye , Kym Goldsworthy , Sarah Lambert , Giula Sandler , Christine McCourt , Jane Allen , Tamara Asmar , Fiona Samuel , Fin Edquist , Vanessa Alexander , Josephine Dee Barrett , Chris Hawkshaw , Lara Radulovich , Wendy Hanna , Samantha Winston , Sarah Smith , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent Australia : Playmaker Media Nine Network , 2014- 7030158 2014 series - publisher film/TV

'A character drama set in 1969 in Kings Cross; the time and place Australia came of age and the new generation broke all the rules. It was the Summer of Love. Mick Jagger was in town, Australia was glued to the telecast of the moon landing and American sailors clashed on the street with anti-Vietnam war protesters. We follow Joan Millar, 28, a maverick midwife returning to Australia and five young pregnant women, whose choices for their babies and own lives exemplify the radical changes at the heart of the cultural and sexual revolution. Their lives intersect between a maternity hospital, a home for unwed mothers and the wild streets of Darlinghurst.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 13/2/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon The Code [Series One, Episode One] Shelley Birse , ( dir. Shawn Seet ) Australia : Playmaker Media ABC Television , 2014 8282755 2014 single work film/TV

'When Ned and Jesse Banks publish a video of a mysterious outback accident involving two teenagers and a truck from a classified research facility, they face the full weight of a political machine desperate to hide the truth.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 24/4/2015)

1 13 form y separately published work icon The Code Shelley Birse , Blake Ayshford , Justin Monjo , ( dir. Shawn Seet ) Australia : ABC Television Playmaker Media , 2013 Z1912246 2013 series - publisher film/TV thriller

The Code is a fictional thriller set between the remote Australian desert and the corridors of power in Canberra. A murder in the Outback thrusts two unlikely brothers into an international political conspiracy.

1 24 form y separately published work icon House Husbands Ellie Beaumont , Nicholas Coghlan , Ellie Beaumont , Michael Miller , Drew Proffitt , Christine Bartlett , Matt Ford , Leon Ford , Fin Edquist , Kirsty Fisher , Keith Thompson , Tim Pye , Kelly Lefever , Timothy Lee , Jane Morton , Meaghan Smith , Trent Roberts , Jo Martino , Sam Carroll , Ian Meadows , Josh Mapleston , Sam Meikle , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent 2012 Australia : Nine Network Playmaker Media , 2012-2017 Z1882378 2012 series - publisher film/TV

'[This] series centres on four young families with one thing in common: the men are in charge of raising the kids.

'It's the beginning of a new school year and recently retired Lewis (Gary Sweet) finds himself in the unfamiliar role of stay-at-home dad to Tilda, his daughter with nurse Gemma (Julia Morris).

'Gemma works at the hospital with her best friend Abi (Natalie Saleeba) whose husband Mark (Rhys Muldoon) is juggling a return to part-time work and looking after five-year-old Poppy.

'Mark's brother-in-law Kane (Gyton Grantley) is in a relationship with Tom (Tim Campbell), raising Tom's orphaned niece Stella.

'When dropping their daughters off on the first day of school, the three men meet Justin (Firass Dirani), a former AFL star who, thanks to his bad boy ways, has seen his career and family walk out the door. He is now facing the fight of his life to win custody of his twin boys Zac and Jacob and eight-month-old daughter Angie.

'Finding themselves severely outnumbered by all the mothers at the school drop-off zone, the four men band together and help each other along as they face the challenges of raising a young family.'

Source: Channel Nine website (http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8469113) (Sighted: 17/10/2012)

1 form y separately published work icon Blood Brothers Vicki Madden , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis ) Australia : Playmaker Media Nine Network , 2011 Z1938610 2011 single work film/TV crime

'Jeffrey Gilham had a perfect life. He lived on a river in the heart of Sydney's affluent Shire district. He was handsome, educated, a champion athlete, and a model son from a perfect family. So why, on a freezing morning in 1993 did this model son butcher his parents and brother? Or did he? The gripping story of the Gilham family murders, one of Australias most sensational crimes, and the fourteen year battle by relatives and prosecutors to bring their killer to justice.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 10/5/2013)

1 7 form y separately published work icon Slide SLiDE Shanti Gudgeon , Nicky Arnell , Chris Phillips , Mark Lamprell , Shawn Grant , Ian Meadows , Matt Ford , ( dir. Shawn Seet et. al. )agent Australia : Playmaker Media Hoodlum , 2011 Z1798786 2011 series - publisher film/TV young adult

'SLIDE is an exciting integrated multiplatform drama experience and tracks five teens as they smash their way into adulthood. When you’re 17, life can turn in 24 hours and for Bryan, Tammy, Luke, [Scarlett] and Eva this will be the transformative time of their lives. They’ve got 10 weeks, each other and a lift home from mum when they need it. SLIDE: survive your teenage years with a smile.'

Source: Screen Australia

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