The Wayne Manifesto

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The Wayne Manifesto
GenreChildren
Comedy
Family
Written byDavid McRobbie
Directed byPaul Maloney
Sophie Turkiewicz
Ian Watson
Denny Lawrence
David Cameron
Steve Mann
Starring Jeffrey Walker
Simon James
Remi Broadway
Brooke Harmon
Cassandra Magrath
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerPeter Jackson
ProducerAlan Hardy
Production locations Brisbane, Queensland
EditorSimon James
Running time25 minutes
Production companyBurberry Productions
Original release
Network ABC
Release2 June (1997-06-02) 
7 July 1997 (1997-07-07)

The Wayne Manifesto is an Australian children's television series that aired on the ABC. Based on the children's books by David McRobbie, it is centred on the life of 12-year-old Wayne Wilson, showing the world both as the way he would like it and the way it really is. Filmed in Brisbane, Australia, it aired weekdays at 5pm on the ABC in 1997 and re-runs at 4.30pm in 1999. It has also aired on the BBC in the UK and was broadcast from 1998 to 2005.

Contents

Cast

Episodes

  1. A Wayne in a Manger
  2. The Alien
  3. This Guy Dellafield
  4. A Slave to Fashion
  5. Pizza
  6. Rites and Wrongs
  7. The Wayne Manifesto
  8. There's Good in Everybody
  9. Harris Weed
  10. You Can't Take Him Anywhere
  11. Junk
  12. Work Experience
  13. Wise Words
  14. Now You See It, Now You Still See It
  15. Fancy Dress
  16. Wheels Within Wheels
  17. Special Operations
  18. Elementary, My Dear Squocka
  19. Soap
  20. Amy Pastrami Day
  21. Witch Wayne
  22. A Wayne's Gotta Do...
  23. The Harder They Fall
  24. Where's Wilson
  25. Dad's Ad
  26. Wayne in the Wings

Merchandise

Village Roadshow released the following VHS tapes in 1997 containing two episodes each:

Awards

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