The Circuit (TV series)

Last updated

The Circuit
The Circuit Promo.jpg
Gary Sweet and Aaron Pedersen
GenreDrama
Created by
  • Ross Hutchens
  • Kelly Lefever
Written by
  • Kelly Lefever
  • Dot West
  • Mitch Torres
  • Beck Cole
Directed by
Starring Aaron Pedersen
Kelton Pell
Tammy Clarkson
Marta Kaczmarek
Bill McCluskey
Gary Sweet
Composer David Bridie
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time53 minutes
Production companyMedia World Pictures
Original release
Network SBS
Release8 July 2007 (2007-7-8) –
5 January 2010 (2010-1-5)

The Circuit is an Australian television drama series, starring Aaron Pedersen and Gary Sweet. The first season aired in 2007 and the second in December 2009 to January 2010.

Contents

Plot

The series centres on Aboriginal solicitor Drew Ellis, who joins the district to work at the Kimberley Circuit Court.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guests

Release

The six-part first season screened on SBS TV, premiering on 8 July 2007 at 9:30 pm, and concluding on 12 August 2007. Season 2 aired from 1 December 2009 through 5 January 2010, ending the series.[ citation needed ]

Production

Filmed mainly in Broome, Western Australia and surrounding areas, the show had a budget of more than $4 million, and 1,000 local Aboriginal extras were employed for the production.[ citation needed ]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 68 July 2007 (2007-7-8)12 August 2007 (2007-8-12)
2 61 December 2009 (2009-12-1)5 January 2010 (2010-1-5)

Episodes

Episode information was retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive. [1] [2]

Season 1 (2007)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"It’s a Long Way Home" Catriona McKenzie Kelly Lefever8 July 2007 (2007-7-8)
22"In Country"Richard Frankland Dot West 15 July 2007 (2007-7-15)
33"Deeper Water"Catriona McKenzie Mitch Torres 22 July 2007 (2007-7-22)
44"Stairway to the Moon" Steve Jodrell Beck Cole29 July 2007 (2007-7-29)
55"You Always Hurt the Ones You Love"Catriona McKenzieKelly Lefever5 August 2007 (2007-8-5)
66"Home Is Where the Past Is"Richard FranklandKelly Lefever12 August 2007 (2007-8-12)

Season 2 (2009-10)

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
71"Sorry Business"Steve JodrellKelly Lefever1 December 2009 (2009-12-1)
82"Reading the Signs"Steve Jodrell Dot West 8 December 2009 (2009-12-8)
93"The Fallout"Steve Jodrell Mitch Torres 15 December 2009 (2009-12-15)
104"The Devil You Know"James BogleKelly Lefever22 December 2009 (2009-12-22)
115"Of Mice and Men"James Bogle Wayne Blair 29 December 2009 (2009-12-29)
126"Swings and Roundabouts"Aaron PedersenKelly Lefever5 January 2010 (2010-1-5)

Awards

The show and cast won and were nominated in several categories at the 2007 AFI Awards, including: [3]

It also won the following awards:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Episode Guide: The Circuit-Season 1". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Episode Guide: The Circuit-Season 2". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Circuit". Media World. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Cinema/Chicago Television Awards: 2010 Award Winners". Cinema/Chicago. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.