Australia's Sexiest Tradie

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Australia's Sexiest Tradie
Genre Comedy
Created by Rick Donald
Written byRick Donald
Directed by
  • Rick Donald
  • Jason Perini
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Producers
  • Catherine Mack
  • Rick Donald
Camera setup single-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyOldBoy Productions
Original release
Network 7mate
Release8 September 2021 (2021-09-08)

Australia's Sexiest Tradie is a single-camera Australian mockumentary comedy television series on 7mate, created and written by Rick Donald, who also has the lead role. It is directed by Donald and Jason Perini and produced by Catherine Mack and Donald.

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Plot

Australia's Sexiest Tradie follows the story of bogan plumber Frankie Wood. When local radio station, Heat FM, runs a seven-day competition to find "Australia's Sexiest Tradie", tradesman Franky Wood will go to any length to win and make his heartless father proud. As a finalist, Frankie finally has his moment in the spotlight with a documentary crew following his every move. But as the days pass, Frankie's portrayal of his perfect life starts to show cracks. [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode 1" Rick Donald & Jason Perini Rick Donald 9 September 2021 (2021-09-09)
2"Episode 2"Rick Donald & Jason PeriniRick Donald8 September 2021 (2021-09-08)
3"Episode 3"UnknownUnknown15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
4"Episode 4"UnknownUnknown22 September 2021 (2021-09-22)
5"Episode 5"UnknownUnknown29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
6"Episode 6"UnknownUnknown6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)

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References

  1. Australia's Sexiest Tradie | Coming Soon to 7mate. Seven Network. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021 via YouTube.