Canal Road is an Australian television drama series on the
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. The series was produced in-house, under producer Susan Bower, in collaboration with writers Sarah Smith, John Ridley and Dave Warner, and directed by Kevin Carlin. It was filmed at Channel Nine’s GTV Studio 11 and on location in and around
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. The series reportedly cost A$10 million to produce.
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Canal Road is an Australian television drama series on the
Nine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. The series was produced in-house, under producer Susan Bower, in collaboration with writers Sarah Smith, John Ridley and Dave Warner, and directed by Kevin Carlin. It was filmed at Channel Nine’s GTV Studio 11 and on location in and around
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. The series reportedly cost A$10 million to produce.
The 13-part series went to air from 16 April 2008. The series debuted to mixed critical reception and only average ratings, which were further eroded when the series was moved to a later timeslot. Nine removed
Canal Road from its schedules after the seventh episode, which drew in only 360,000 viewers; however the eighth episode was still made available online. Nine aired the remaining episodes during August and December 2008.
Canal Road was released on
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on 4 August 2008 in Australia.
Synopsis
Canal Road is a medical and legal advisory centre where the lives of inner-city professionals and their patients entwine in a story of mystery and intrigue. At the heart of the series are the tragic deaths of the wife and son of central character Spencer MacKay. Spencer is the centre’s psychiatrist who is confronted by the killer of his loved ones and sets out on a journey of revenge which will implicate friends, workmates and his darkest demons.
Cast
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- Paul Leyden
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as Spencer MacKay
- Diana Glenn
-Life:Glenn has an English father, Greek mother and three siblings. The family migrated to Australia when she was 14. She went to Melbourne Girls Grammar School and studied arts at Monash University and Melbourne University.-Career:...
as Olivia Bates
- Brooke Satchwell
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as Bridget Keenan
- André De Vanny
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as Danny Havesco
- Patrick Brammall as Steve Yunnane
- Peta Sergeant
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as Holly Chong
- Charlie Clausen
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as Tom Squires
- Alyssa McClelland
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as Skye Brady
- Sam Anderson as Henry Walter
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- Grant Bowler
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as Detective Ray Driscoll
- Sibylla Budd
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as Daina Connelly
Internet downloads
Since 1 April 2008, full episodes of
Canal Road were offered as a free download as part of
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's "Catch Up TV" service, with new episodes made available before their broadcast on Nine. In order to view them a third-party video player must be downloaded, which includes advertisements in the file and disables the ability to skip the ads.
Episodes were later made available for purchase through the
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.
Ratings
| Episode No. |
Airdate |
Time |
Ratings
(5 capital cities) |
Timeslot rank |
Overall nightly rank |
| 1.01 |
Wednesday 16 April 2008 |
21:30 – 22:30 |
1,089,000 |
1st |
12th |
| 1.02 |
Wednesday 23 April 2008 |
21:30 – 22:30 |
811,000 |
3rd |
20th |
| 1.03 |
Wednesday 30 April 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
433,000 |
? |
28th |
| 1.04 |
Wednesday 7 May 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
386,000 |
? |
? |
| 1.05 |
Wednesday 28 May 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
372,000 |
? |
? |
| 1.06 |
Wednesday 5 June 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
308,000 |
? |
? |
| 1.07 |
Wednesday 18 June 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
360,000 |
? |
42nd |
| 1.08 |
Sunday 10 August 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
259,000 |
- |
- |
| 1.09 |
Tuesday 12 August 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
340,000 |
- |
- |
| 1.10 |
Wednesday 13 August 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
345,000 |
- |
- |
| 1.11 |
Wednesday 20 August 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
306,000 |
- |
- |
| 1.12 |
Friday 5 December 2008 |
22:45 – 23:45 |
288,000 |
- |
- |
| 1.13 |
Saturday 13 December 2008 |
22:30 – 23:30 |
TBA |
- |
- |
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