The Cut (Australian TV series)

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The Cut
Genre Drama
Created byJohn Misto
Written byJohn Misto
Directed by
  • Mandy Smith
  • Karl Zwicky
Starring John Wood
Matt Passmore
Composers
  • Paul Berton
  • Stewart D'Arrietta
Country of originAustralia
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
ProducerTom Blacket
Production locations Sydney, New South Wales
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBlacket Television Production
Original release
Network ABC1
Release23 February (2009-02-23) –
30 March 2009 (2009-03-30)

The Cut, written by John Misto, is an Australian television drama series which screened in 2009 on ABC1. The series comprises six one-hour episodes and stars John Wood.

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Synopsis

The Cut is the story of Bill Telford, a colourful sporting identity (player/manager/agent), who has fallen on his feet in the past decade as Australian professional sports have boomed. Bill is injured in a bomb attack in Bangkok. His estranged son, Andrew, is reluctantly persuaded by his mother to return to Sydney and run the business until Bill recovers. Andrew uncovers financial disaster and must confront several skeletons in the closet. [1]

Cast

Episode list

Episode information retrieved from the Australian Television Archive here

No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateAus. viewers
(millions)
1"A Little Bit of Beef"Mandy SmithJohn Misto23 February 2009 (2009-02-23)0.562
2"The Best Sex I Ever Had"Mandy SmithJohn Misto2 March 2009 (2009-03-02)0.479
3"Picking The Seam"Mandy SmithJohn Misto9 March 2009 (2009-03-09)0.399
4"Pursed Lips"Karl ZwickyJohn Misto16 March 2009 (2009-03-16)0.381
5"A Falcon’s Tail"Karl ZwickyJohn Misto23 March 2009 (2009-03-23)0.452
6"Brain Snap"Karl ZwickyJohn Misto30 March 2009 (2009-03-30)0.314

Production

The Cut was first announced in February 2008 [2] and was filmed in June/July 2008. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ TV Tonight: ABC1 / ABC2: redefining television
  2. ↑ Knox, David (6 February 2008). "John Wood makes The Cut with ABC1". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (25 June 2008). "John Wood makes The Cut at ABC". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 25 June 2008.



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