Dirt Game
Dirt Game is an Australian drama television series that screened on the ABC. It was a six-part series that was announced in July 2008.[1] It premiered on 19 April 2009 and finished on 25 May 2009. It stars Joel Edgerton (Secret Life of Us and Dangerous) and Freya Stafford (White Collar Blue).
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Michael Harvey |
Written by | Michael Harvey |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | A Harvey Taft Production |
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Original network | ABC |
Original release | 19 April – 24 May 2009 |
Plot
Dirt Game is set in a company in the mining industry with boardroom backstabbing, growing safety and environmental issues, financial pressures and employee unrest. Brian Jardine (Gerald Lepkowski) is a British oil executive and Megan Kerr (Freya Stafford) is an Australian geologist who have been given six months to turn the company’s fortunes around. Their strongly committed specialist team is made up of engineer Max Mees (Shane Connor), ex-unionist Shane Bevic (Joel Edgerton) and former environmentalist Caz Cohen (Katie Wall).
Production
The series contains six 50-minute episodes is shot on location in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia. It was written by Michael Harvey and produced by David Taft and Michael Harvey. It is directed by Brendan Maher and Grant Brown.
Cast
- Joel Edgerton as Shane Bevic
- Freya Stafford as Megan Kerr
- Gerald Lepkowski as Brian Jardine
- Shane Connor as Max Mees
- Katie Wall as Caz Cohen
- Nicholas Bell as Nigel Hay
- Martin Jacobs as Iain Blair
- Lucy Bell as Tess Jardine
- Adrian Mulraney as Simon Cato
- George Whaley as Tim Royce
- Don Hany as Dion Pesci
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Aus. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "A Land Down Under" | Brendan Maher | Michael Harvey | 19 April 2009 | 0.769[2] |
2 | "Green and Gold" | Grant Brown | Michael Harvey | 26 April 2009 | 0.606[2] |
3 | "Silent Night" | Brendan Maher | Michael Harvey | 3 May 2009 | 0.526[2] |
4 | "Boab Dreaming" | Grant Brown | Michael Harvey | 10 May 2009 | 0.566[2] |
5 | "Down Among the Dead Men" | Brendan Maher | Michael Harvey | 17 May 2009 | 0.517[2] |
6 | "Reckoning" | Grant Brown | Michael Harvey | 24 May 2009 | 0.574[2] |
See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs
References
- Knox, David (14 July 2008). "ABC gets Dirty with new drama". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- "Dirt Game: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.