Shaun Micallef's On The Sauce

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Shaun Micallef's On The Sauce
Genre Documentary
Created byShaun Micallef
Directed byTony Jackson [1]
Starring Shaun Micallef
Dave Hughes
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3 [2]
Production
Executive producersPaula Bycroft [2]
Andrew Farrell
Shaun Micallef
ProducerPaula Bycroft [2] [3]
Production company Cordell Jigsaw Productions Pty. Ltd. [2] [4]
Release
Original network ABC
Original release2020 (2020)

Shaun Micallef's On The Sauce is an Australian television factual three-episode documentary series, about drinking alcohol, on ABC, starring comedian and writer Shaun Micallef.

Contents

Shaun Micallef, a former binge-drinker, [5] [6] [7] at university, journeys around the nation to look at Australia's drinking culture. [2] He is confronted by the highs and lows [8] [9] of alcohol consumption and the changing shape of Australia's national pastime. [10] [11] [12] Micallef, with his sons [13] approaching drinking age, considers what to advise them about alcohol. [14] Later, in tears, says he lost his sister-in law to alcoholism complications, weeks before filming. [15]

Reception

Shaun Micallef’s On the Sauce was the highest-viewed, Screen Australia–supported, television documentary during 2020–2021, with 985,000 viewers. [16]

Shaun Micallef’s On the Sauce was an Australian Teachers of Media Finalist, Best Factual Television Series. [17]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "2019-2020 documentary production - Funding approvals - Documentaries - Funding and Support". Screen Australia . Retrieved 26 March 2022. Executive Producers Paula Bycroft, Andrew Farrell, Shaun Micallef
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  4. ↑ "Shaun Micallef's On The Sauce". CJZ. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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