Upper Middle Bogan
Upper Middle Bogan | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Robyn Butler Wayne Hope |
Written by | Wayne Hope Robyn Butler Tony Martin Gary McCaffrie Trent Roberts Kirsty Fisher Alix Beane |
Directed by | Wayne Hope Tony Martin |
Starring | Glenn Robbins Michala Banas Patrick Brammall |
Opening theme | "Comin' Home Baby" by Mel Tormé |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Robyn Butler Wayne Hope Debbie Lee Geoff Porz |
Producer(s) | Wayne Hope Robyn Butler |
Production location(s) | Melbourne, Australia |
Cinematography | Dan Maxwell |
Editor(s) | Chris Branagan |
Camera setup | multi-camera |
Running time | 26–28 minutes |
Production company(s) | Gristmill |
Distributor | ABC TV |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | 720p |
First shown in | 2013 |
Original release | 15 August 2013 present |
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External links | |
Website | |
Production website |
Upper Middle Bogan is an Australian television comedy series created by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. It began screening on ABC on 15 August 2013. The series is directed by Hope and Tony Martin. Upper Middle Bogan was renewed for a second season of eight episodes, which began airing from 16 October 2014.[1]
Contents
Synopsis
Upper Middle Bogan follows the story of two very different families connected by blood. Bess Denyar is a doctor who lives in a nice house in an inner city suburb of Melbourne with her architect husband, Danny and 13-year-old twins Oscar and Edwina. Bess is stunned when she finds out that she is adopted through blood test results, when her overbearing posh mother Margaret is admitted to the hospital for low blood sugar levels. Bess embarks on a journey to meet her birth parents Wayne and Julie Wheeler. Not only is she shocked to discover that she has three siblings: Amber, Kayne and Brianna, but her biological family the "bogan" Wheelers" head a drag racing team in the outer suburbs of the city.[2]
Cast and characters
Main
- Annie Maynard as Bess Denyar
- Robyn Nevin as Margaret Denyar
- Patrick Brammall as Danny Bright
- Glenn Robbins as Wayne Wheeler
- Robyn Malcolm as Julie Wheeler
- Michala Banas as Amber Wheeler
- Madeleine Jevic as Brianna Wheeler
- Rhys Mitchell as Kayne Wheeler
- Harrison Feldman as Oscar Bright
- Lara Robinson as Edwina Bright
- Dougie Baldwin as Shawn Wheeler
Recurring
- Dave Thornton as Troy Van Winkle (Amber's boyfriend and Shawn's father)
- Sue Jones as Pat (Margaret's best friend)
Filming locations
The town house featured as Margaret Denyar's house in Upper Middle Bogan is located at Summerhill Road in Brighton East, Victoria.[3] It is used to shoot both interior and exterior scenes for the series.[3] The house was sold for $1,905,000 at an auction held on 24 May 2014.[3][4]
The house featured as the Wheeler's House is located at Saratoga Crescent in Keilor Downs, Victoria
Episodes
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Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release | ||||
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Season premiere | Season finale | Region 4 | |||||
1 | 8 | 15 August 2013 | 3 October 2013 | 18 September 2013[5] | |||
2 | 8 | 16 October 2014 | 4 December 2014 | 26 November 2014[6] |
International broadcasts
In the United States the show is titled Bess of Both Worlds and began streaming from 4 March 2015 on the subscription video-on-demand service Hulu.[7][8] It will be remade by CBS, with contributions by Dan O'Shannon and Todd Holland.[9] In New Zealand, the show airs Thursday nights at 10:00 pm on TV One. Episodes are available weekly to stream through TVNZ's Watch Now service.[10]
Future Episodes
On 23 November 2015, the ABC confirmed via Facebook that a third season of eight episodes will be airing in 2016.[11] The news was shared by way of a picture of the creators of the show, featuring a number three written on Hope's chest.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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2013 | AACTA Awards[12] | Best Television Comedy or Light Entertainment Series | Upper Middle Bogan | Nominated |
Best Performance in a Television Comedy | Robyn Nevin | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay in Television | Series 1, Episode 5 ("No Angel") | Nominated | ||
2014 | Logie Awards[13] | Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program | Upper Middle Bogan | Nominated |
AACTA Awards[14] | Best Costume Design in Television | Sandi Cichello | Nominated | |
2015 | Logie Awards[15] | Most Outstanding Comedy Program | Upper Middle Bogan | Nominated |
See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs
- Upper middle class
- Bogan
References
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External links
- Website on ABC
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