The Tailings
For your consideration this Easter weekend…. in no particular order are a few recommendations (most of which I’ve seen).
I’ve stuck to scripted titles here. Most of the Foxtel titles are available on Binge, and vice versa.
Enjoy!
The TailingsSBS on Demand 6 x 10 mins (from April 2)
The Tailings follows the events that take place after the death of teenage Jas’s father. The tight-knit community are quick to deem the death as an accident, spiralling Jas to undertake her own investigation. This coincides with the arrival of her new schoolteacher Ruby, who comes carrying the burden of her own past trauma. The two slowly develop a mutual trust and as secrets are exposed, the truth becomes impossible to ignore. The poignant performances by emerging stars Tegan Stimson (Jas) and Mabel Li (Ruby) are an intimate portrayal of the human experience with grief, guilt and loss from the diverse perspective of those living on the margins both socially and geographically. Th
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New ABC eight-part psychological mystery
Wakefield will be available to binge on ABC iview in full from Friday April 2, two weeks ahead of its linear airdate.
Following its iview premiere, it will air weekly on ABC, from Sunday 18th April at 8.30pm.
The series from Jungle Entertainment stars British actor Rudi Dharmalingam (
The Split, In The Shadow of The Moon), Geraldine Hakewill (
Wanted, Miss Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries) and Mandy McElhinney (
House of Hancock, Bad Mothers) plus Harriet Dyer, Harry Greenwood, Ryan Corr, Felicity Ward, Kim Gyngell, Dan Wyllie, Sam Simmons and Bessie Holland.
Showrunners are Kristen Dunphy (also creator) and Sam Meikle and directing are Jocelyn Moorhouse (
EXCLUSIVE: ABC’s slate is always bursting at the seams with drama, comedy, entertainment documentary, kids and news -so big, it can’t all be accommodated here. But ABC Director Entertainment & Specialist Michael Carrington tells TV Tonight about some of the surprises in store this year.
New comedy
Aftertaste, with Erik Thomson as an angry chef returning home to Adelaide, premieres tonight. The series is produced by Closer Productions (
The Hunting) with Michael Carrington noting Thomson’s abrasive character will face redemption.
“We’re very excited about it. It’s a terrific comedy, starring Erik Thompson and Natalie Abbott. Her character is charming, and gives the emotional, humorous connection, that hopefully softens him as the series progresses,” he says.
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