Dogwoman
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Dogwoman is a series of Australia
n television telemovies screened on the Nine Network
in 2000. The telemovies were created by and starred Magda Szubanski
as Margaret O'Halloran. Margaret, a professional dog trainer, is drawn into a world of mystery, intrigue, and murder, which lies beneath the surface of dog-owners. Tara Morice
played her sister Pauline O'Halloran and Raj Ryan played her boyfriend Brian Jayasinghe.
The telemovies were produced by Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier, who also produced such series as Halifax f.p.
and Stingers
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television telemovies screened on the Nine Network
Nine Network
The 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...
in 2000. The telemovies were created by and starred Magda Szubanski
Magda Szubanski
Magda Szubanski is a British-born Australian actress, comedian, television presenter, radio host and author.Szubanski's career began while she was studying at university and she progressed to television sketch comedy, as both a writer and performer...
as Margaret O'Halloran. Margaret, a professional dog trainer, is drawn into a world of mystery, intrigue, and murder, which lies beneath the surface of dog-owners. Tara Morice
Tara Morice
Tara Morice is an Australian actress, singer, and dancer.Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child...
played her sister Pauline O'Halloran and Raj Ryan played her boyfriend Brian Jayasinghe.
The telemovies were produced by Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier, who also produced such series as Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims...
and Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
.
Titles
There were three telemovies produced in the series:- Dogwoman: The Legend of Dogwoman
- Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best Friend
- Dogwoman: Dead Dog Walking
Cast
- Magda SzubanskiMagda SzubanskiMagda Szubanski is a British-born Australian actress, comedian, television presenter, radio host and author.Szubanski's career began while she was studying at university and she progressed to television sketch comedy, as both a writer and performer...
as Margaret O'Halloran - Tara MoriceTara MoriceTara Morice is an Australian actress, singer, and dancer.Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child...
as Pauline O'Halloran - Raj Ryan as Brian Jayasinghe
Guests
- Alison WhyteAlison WhyteAlison Whyte is a Tasmanian-born Australian actress best known for her role on the Australian television series Frontline and Satisfaction....
as Jacinta Davies - Susie Dee as Lorraine O'Halloran
- Frank Magree as Ray Davies
- Leo Taylor as Arthur O'Halloran
- Paul Gleeson as Don Groom
- Andrew BlackmanAndrew BlackmanAndrew Blackman is an Australian actor.Andrew Blackman graduated Kelvin Grove College of Advance Education in 1984 with an Associate Diploma in Performing Arts and was granted the Elizabeth Bequest Scholarship with T.N...
as Mac (Paul) McDonald - Tiriel MoraTiriel MoraTiriel Mora is an Australian television and film actor. He is the son of Melbourne artist Mirka Mora and Georges Mora , German-born Australian entrepreneur, art dealer, patron, connoisseur and restaurateur....
as Supt. Gary Brodziak - Alicia Gardiner as Varna O'Halloran
- Simon LyndonSimon LyndonSimon Lyndon Simon Lyndon Simon Lyndon (born February 1971, in London is an Australian actor who grew up in Fremantle, Western Australia. He is a WAAPA graduate. He played Jimmy Loughlin in Chopper with Eric Bana, for which he won an AFI award for Best Supporting Actor and a Film Critics Circle...
as Matt Hayduke - Sandy Winton as Jeremy Maitland
- Anthony Simcoe as Andrew Bell
- Anne PhelanAnne PhelanAnne Mary Phelan, OAM , is a much awarded Australian actress, who has appeared prominently in Theatre, Australian television productions and soap operas, including Prisoner where she played the role of 'Top Dog' Myra Desmond and Monica Taylor in Something in the air...
as Joan Jarvis - Gandhi Macintyre as Mr Jayosinghe
- Arianthe GalaniArianthe GalaniArianthe Galani is an Australian actress.Galani played a regular role in soap opera Number 96 from late 1976 until the end of the series in August 1977, and then took a regular role in Australian Broadcasting Corporation situation comedy series Home Sweet Home...
as Mrs Jayosinghe