Dog's Head Bay

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Dog's Head Bay
Genrecomedy
Written by David Williamson
Kristin Williamson
Directed bySimon Phillips
Starring Gary Sweet
Susan Lyons
Shane Withington
ComposerMark Rivett
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers Hal McElroy
Geoff Portmann
ProducerPeter Askew
Camera setupAndrew Oliver
Running time25 mins
Original release
Network ABC
Release16 August (1999-08-16) 
8 November 1999 (1999-11-08)

Dog's Head Bay is a 1999 Australian television series co-written by David Williamson on the ABC. It was about a criminal lawyer, Alex Santorini, who buys a house in the sleepy coastal town of Dog's Head Bay. [1] One of the stars was Shane Withington, who later called the show "the worst piece of television in the history of Australia". [2]

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References

  1. "Dog's Head Bay". abc.net.au. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. Holly Richards, "Summer of discontent", The West Australian, September 13, 2012 accessed 5 November 2014