Bogan Pride

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Bogan Pride
Created by Rebel Wilson
Directed byTony Ayers
Starring Rebel Wilson
Theme music composer Michael Lira
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production locationSunshine College West Campus
Camera setup Single
Running timeApprox. 25 minutes
Production companyBig & Little Films
Original release
Network SBS TV
Release6 October (2008-10-06) 
10 November 2008 (2008-11-10)

Bogan Pride is an Australian comedy television series which first screened on SBS TV in 2008. The six-part series created by and starring Rebel Wilson. The series centres on the life of a teenage bogan girl. [1]

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Synopsis

Jennie Cragg (Rebel Wilson) is an obese girl who lives in Boonelg with her extremely overweight mother Berenice, who is now confined to her living-room chair. Her Aunty Cassandra’s gay husband has left her. Nick is the extremely good-looking neighbour, and Jennie's best friends are hypochondriac Nigella and the extremely religious Amy Lee. Jennie enters a dance competition to pay for her mum’s stomach stapling operation, attempts to impress the boy she has a crush on and get revenge on the school skanks.

Cast

Production

In 2008 Wilson created and wrote the musical comedy series Bogan Pride which was picked up for six episodes by SBS One. . [1]

Most of the furniture/house items and clothing were bought from charity shops. And food is bought from Aldi. [2]

Each episode was written by Wilson, directed by Peter Templeman and produced by Tony Ayres and Michael McMahon ( Home Song Stories , Walking on Water ).

The show was not renewed for a second season.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McManus, Bridget (25 September 2008). "Pride of place in bogan-ville". WAtoday . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Our Projects - Big and Little Films