Shark Bay (TV series)

Shark Bay
Genre	Comedy Drama
Created by	Peter Herbert Ray Kolle Steve Vizard
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Peter Herbert Andrew Knight Steve Vizard
Producer	Stephen Luby
Running time	5 minutes
Production company	Artist Services
Original release
Network	Foxtel
Release	22 July 1996 (1996-07-22) – 1996 (1996)

Shark Bay is an Australian comedy-drama series satirising soap operas. The 26-episode series screened on Foxtel in 1996.

Production

Shark Bay was the first Australian comedy-drama commissioned for cable television. ^[1] It was co-created by Peter Herbert, Ray Kolle and Steve Vizard, and produced by Vizard's company Artist Services. ^{[1] [2]} Production on Shark Bay began in April 1996, ^[1] and it was filmed at the Network Ten Studios in Melbourne. ^[3] Shark Bay was broadcast in five minute episodes each weeknight at 6:55pm, with all the episodes "re-packaged" into a half-hour episode on Friday nights at 7:30pm. ^[2]

Cast

• Will Gluth as Peter Delaney ^[2]
• Zoe Bertram as Kylie Delaney ^[2]
• Joel Williams as Steve Delaney ^[2]
• Dieter Brummer as Brad Delaney ^[2]
• Tina Thomsen as Debbie ^[2]
• Kate Gorman as Miranda Delaney ^[2]
• Raelee Hill as Heather ^[2]
• Frances O'Connor as Dr. Jane ^[2]
• Doug Penty as Rupert/Osbert ^[2]
• Lisa Baumwol as Daphne/Delilah ^[2]
• Tiriel Mora as Justin Farraday ^[2]
• Rowena Wallace as Clarissa Delaney ^[2]

Additionally, Peter O'Brien, Kerry Armstrong, Lois Collier, Roger Oakley, Adrian Lee, Tottie Goldsmith and Scott Michaelson appeared in guest roles. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Conway, Andrew (8 April 1996). "Shark alert". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 4 October 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. Mercado, Andrew (2004). Super Aussie Soaps. Pluto Press Australia. pp. 398–399. ISBN   978-1-86403-191-1.
3. Campbell, Kathy (18 May 1996). "Let's do a time warp". TV Week . pp. 26–27.

External links

• Shark Bay at IMDb