8MMM Aboriginal Radio | |
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Also known as | 8MMM |
Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Anna Cadden Rachel Clements Sonja Dare Trisha Morton-Thomas |
Written by | Trisha Morton-Thomas Danielle MacLean Sonja Dare |
Directed by | Dena Curtis |
Starring | Geoff Morrell Shari Sebbens Ian Meadows Patricia Morton-Thomas Laura Hughes |
Composer | Amy Bastow |
Country of origin | Australia |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Andrea Denholm Laura Waters Sally Riley (ABC) Erica Glynn (Screen Australia) |
Producers | Rachel Clements Patricia Morton-Thomas Anna Cadden |
Production locations | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
Cinematography | Erle Murray Lui |
Editor | Ken Sallows |
Production companies | Brindle Films Princess Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 29 April 2015 present | –
8MMM Aboriginal Radio (8MMM), pronounced "8 Triple M", is a 2015 Australian television comedy series.
Synopsis
The six-part series is set in a remote radio station whose Aboriginal crew air the day-to-day preoccupations of Alice Springs and its surrounds such as housing, education, culture, money, alcohol and reconciliation. The station is run by non-Indigenous people who easily fall into one of three categories – missionaries, mercenaries or misfits – the 3Ms.[1]
Cast
- Shari Sebbens as Jessie
- Ian Meadows as Jake
- Zac James as Jampajinpa
- Laura Hughes as Koala
- Elaine Crombie as Milly
- Geoff Morrell as Dave Cross
- Trisha Morton-Thomas as Lola
Production and release
8MMM Aboriginal Radio began screening on ABC Television on 29 April 2015. The series is written by Trisha Morton-Thomas, Danielle MacLean and Sonja Dare. It is produced by Morton-Thomas, Rachel Clements, and Anna Cadden and directed by Dena Curtis and Adrian Russell Wills.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "8MMM Aboriginal Radio (ABC TV Mini Series)". Amy Bastow. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "8MMM Aboriginal Radio – TV Series". Retrieved 6 April 2015 – via Facebook.
Further reading
- Korff, Jens; Spirits, Creative (2 June 2019). "8MMM Aboriginal Radio (Film)". Creative Spirits.
- "8MMM Aboriginal Radio (2014) – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia.
External links
- 8MMM Aboriginal Radio at IMDb
- 8MMM on ABC iview
- 8MMM Aboriginal Radio on Princess Pictures