Significant Others (2022 TV series)

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Significant Others
Created by Tommy Murphy
Written by
  • Tommy Murphy
  • Niki Aken
  • Blake Ayshford
  • Louise Fox
  • Vonne Patiag
  • Sue Smith
Directed byTony Krawitz
Starring
ComposerMatteo Zingales
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
ProducerMatt Reeder
Cinematography Hugh Miller
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release16 October 2022 (2022-10-16)

Significant Others is an Australian drama television miniseries created by Tommy Murphy and directed by Tony Krawitz. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

A family member goes missing.

Cast

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald''s Debi Enker wrote "Significant Others is a Trojan horse of a show. It's an effective crime drama that does pretty much all you could ask of it. But lurking inside there's a whole legion of more challenging ideas." [2] Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian gave it 4 stars, concluding "The show's final revelations and moments of catharsis are a little neat, wrapping things up decisively, but this is a class act from beginning to end." [3]

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References

  1. Doherty, Megan (15 October 2022), "Queanbeyan's own Tommy Murphy sees his drama series Significant Others start this weekend on ABC TV", The Canberra Times
  2. Enker, Debi (12 October 2022), "How relentless rain transformed the ABC's big new family drama", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Buckmaster, Luke (18 October 2022), "Significant Others review – ABC drama is a class act from beginning to end", The Guardian
  4. Kelly, Vivienne (19 June 2023), "Logie Awards 2023: Full List of Nominees Revealed", Variety
  5. Slatter, Sean (8 May 2023), "Wins for 'Mystery Road: Origin', 'Colin From Accounts', 'Significant Others' at Equity Ensemble Awards", If