The Cut, written by John Misto, is an Australian drama television series which screened in 2009 on ABC1. The series contains six one-hour episodes and stars John Wood. The show was first announced in February 2008[1] and was filmed in June/July 2008.[2]
| The Cut | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | John Misto |
| Written by | John Misto |
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| Starring | John Wood Matt Passmore |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Tom Blacket |
| Production locations | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Blacket Television Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 |
| Release | 23 February – 30 March 2009 |
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.[3]
Cast
- John Wood as 'Wild' Bill Telford
- Matt Passmore as Andrew Telford
- Ben Oxenbould as Danny
- Julieanne Newbould as Roz Telford
- Eloise Oxer as Naomi
- Diarmid Heidenreich as Jason Kerslake
- Ria Vandervis as Vanessa Stewart
- Kelly Butler as Sandy Haffner
- Paul Barry as Karl
- Ian Roberts as Sports Beat Anchor
- John McNeil as Stan
- Bill Young as Ray
- Matthew Walker
- Simmone Jade Mackinnon as Dominova Blaine
Episode list
Episode information retrieved from the Australian Television Archive here
| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Aus. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "A Little Bit of Beef" | Mandy Smith | John Misto | 23 February 2009 | 0.562 |
| 2 | "The Best Sex I Ever Had" | Mandy Smith | John Misto | 2 March 2009 | 0.479 |
| 3 | "Picking The Seam" | Mandy Smith | John Misto | 9 March 2009 | 0.399 |
| 4 | "Pursed Lips" | Karl Zwicky | John Misto | 16 March 2009 | 0.381 |
| 5 | "A Falcon’s Tail" | Karl Zwicky | John Misto | 23 March 2009 | 0.452 |
| 6 | "Brain Snap" | Karl Zwicky | John Misto | 30 March 2009 | 0.314 |