Corridors of Power | |
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Genre | Comedy Political satire |
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Directed by | Michael Carson |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Production companies | O'Neill and Peters Productions |
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Network | ABC TV |
Release | 8 October – 12 November 2001 |
Corridors of Power is an Australian comedy television series that first screened on the ABC in 2001.
The series features the private and public lives of two ambitious federal parliamentary backbenchers Fielding (Philip Quast) and Dunne (Jeremy Sims) who are contesting the same seat in a federal election. [1]
Serving politicians Bruce Baird, Bob Brown, Cheryl Kernot, Mark Latham, Christopher Pyne and Natasha Stott Despoja made cameos as themselves.
(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive). [2]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Michael Carson | Graeme Koetsveld | 8 October 2001 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Michael Carson | Graeme Koetsveld | 15 October 2001 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Michael Carson | Bill Harding | 22 October 2001 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Michael Carson | Graeme Koetsveld | 29 October 2001 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Michael Carson | Bill Harding | 5 November 2001 |
6 | "Episode 6" | Michael Carson | Graeme Koetsveld | 12 November 2001 |
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