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Film Details - Hal McElroy Southern Star ; Network Ten , 2000-2001
Producers:
Hal McElroy and Di McElroy (executive producers).
Rocky Bester (producer).
John Banas (supervising producer).
Production Companies:
Hal McElroy and Columbia Tristar.
Director of Photography:
Ian Jones.
Editors:
Patrick Stewart.
Production Designers:
George Liddle.
Music:
Song Zu.
Cast:
Primary cast members included Alyssa-Jane Cook (Olivia Murray), Scott Burgess (Bill Peterson), Bridie Carter (Debbie Curtis), Jolyon James (Con Stavros), Ingrid Ruz (Vicki Giovanelli), Nicholas Bishop (Matt Bridges), Kristy Wright (Belinda Clarke), Teo Gebert (Skeez Giovanelli), and Meme Thorne (Sunny Rodriguez).
Release Dates:
Episode one aired 1 February 2000.
The final episode aired 16 August 2001.
Notes:
Note: The list of episodes below is incomplete as far as author details. This information will be added to the record as it becomes available.
List of episodes:
Series one:
1. A Princess in a Tower (Tony Morphett)
2. That's Bear Talk for the Broken Hearted (Tony Morphett)
3. Zoomboom (author unknown)
4. Snapshots and Cottontails (author unknown)
5. Send in the Clown (author unknown)
6. Behold a Pale Horse (author unknown)
7. Wiser Counsel (author unknown)
8. Sweet Rides (author unknown)
9. Little Acts of Kindness (Tony Morphett)
10. Chaos Theory (author unknown)
11. Virgins and Whores (John Banas)
12. Special Services (John Banas)
13. Happy Families (David Phillips)
14. Backlash (Louise Crane)
15. Lives of the Party (Tony Morphett)
16. Motherlove (author unknown)
17. Girls' Day In (author unknown)
18. Daddy' Girl (author unknown)
19. Redline (author unknown)
20. Friendship First (author unknown)
21. A Day, A Life (author unknown)
22. Learning Curve (Tony Morphett)
Series two:
1. Grave Matters (David Phillips)
2. The Devil You Don't Know (Tony Morphett)
3. Flatline Fever (David Phillips)
4. Moving On Up (Tony Morphett)
5. Guilty as Charged (author unknown)
6. A Hard Day's Night (author unknown)
7. Related Pressures (author unknown)
8. By the Book (author unknown)
Unaired episodes:
According to the Australian Television Information Archive, the following episodes were scripted but never aired.
Every Dog Has His Day (Jeff Truman)
He's Back (Tim Gooding)
The Heat Is On (Grant Fraser)
Tough Love (Tony Morphett)
Lack of Trust (Chris McCourt)
