Naked: Stories of Men

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Naked: Stories of Men
Genre Drama
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerJan Chapman
Running time60mins (approximately)
Original release
Network ABC
Release3 March 1996 (1996-03-03)

Naked: Stories of Men is a 1996 Australian anthology television series. It consisted of six self-contained contemporary dramas centred on the theme of masculinity and what it means to be a man in the world today. [1]

Contents

Naked was nominated for the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series, for the episode "The Fisherman's Wake".

Episodes

No.TitleDirectorWriterStarring
1"Coral Island" Neil Armfield Nick Enright Hugo Weaving, Frank Whitten, Joss McWilliam
2"The Fisherman's Wake"Neil Armfield Andrew Bovell Chris Haywood, Linden Wilkinson, Andrew McDonnell
3"Blind-Side Breakaway" Michael Carson Paul Brown Simon Baker-Denny, Veronica Neave, John Sheerin, Judith McGrath
4"Ghost Story" Richard Lowenstein Tony Ayres Diana Lin, Ben Chow, Nina Liu
5"A Fallen Woman" Geoffrey Wright Stuart Sutcliffe Max Phipps, Rachael Maza, Arthur Angel, Deborah Kennedy
6"Cross Turning Over"Robert Klenner Roger McDonald Graeme Blundell, Debra Byrne, Anzac Wallace

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References

  1. "Australian Television: Naked - stories of men". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 9 September 2016.