Play School (Australian TV series)
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Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running childrens show in the world. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the programme at least once a week. It is screened twice every weekday at 3:05 pm on ABC1
(from 2 May 2011) 9:30 am and 4:35 pm on ABC4 Kids
(from 2 May 2011).
(2005), it's also the first childrens show inducted in the Logie Hall of Fame.
During the presentation of the Logie Awards
, a package showing memorable scenes from the show throughout its history was shown, before notable presenters (from past and present) came onto the stage with some of the favourite toys from the show. After these presenters accepted the award, the audience then joined them for a stirring rendition of the Play School Theme.
On 31 May 2004 a segment was shown showing what was taken by the public to be two lesbians taking their child and her friend to an amusement park. A little girl narrated the clip, stating "My Mums are taking me and my friend Merryn to an amusement park." The clip was raised as controversial by the media, and three federal ministers expressed dislike over the screening of the clip. The ABC responded however, saying that "Play School aims to reflect the diversity of Australian children, embracing all manner of race, religions and family situations." The producers of the segment also said the segment showed the girl being accompanied by her birth mother and her step mother (hence "two mums") and they believed most people would automatically assume the same.
In 1992, a through the windows segment featured an early performance by the Australian children's musical group The Wiggles
performing the songs Get Ready To Wiggle and Rock-A-Bye-Your-Bear at a day care centre.
On Monday 4 July 2011, Play School updated its opening titles using a combination of stop motion
and computer animation
with a new arrangement of the Play School theme song sung by presenters Jay Laga'aia
and Justine Clarke
.
In 2000, the show had a massive revamp, with the rocket and flower clocks and the three windows put in storage in favour of a newer style Play School. The main clock was now simply called the Play School Clock, which was controlled by one of the presenters standing at the top of the clock and turning a winding device, which caused the clue to the story to slide down a slippery dip. That was soon replaced by the Hickory Dickory Clock which featured clockwork resembling the Hickory Dickory nursery rhyme. That was soon replaced by the Train Clock which resembles a train station with a clock above it. The windows were also heavily changed. They were now built into a massive rotating prop which was built underneath the clock (shown one week) and 'controlled' by one of the presenters pulling a lever back and forwards. The windows (now including a diamond window) would spin around and would slowly be eliminated as the window they would look through until they got to the fourth window and the camera would slowly zoom in and fade out into the fill. The order in which they appear is Square~Diamond~Round~Arched~Square. That was soon replaced by windows with animation where Jemima stands next to the round window, little ted stands next to the square window, big ted stands next to the diamond window and humpty stands next to the arched window and the window chosen goes through to pre-recorded footage.
Logie Nominations and Awards
Most Outstanding Children's Program
Play Schools stated philosophy is to encourage a child 'to wonder, to think, to feel and to imagine'. The duo (sometimes a trio when joined by hearing impaired actress Sofya Gollan) of presenters (now almost always a male/female pairing, but has previously been two females or two males) address the child directly and personally, so that every child watching the show feels that they are spending time with two people they know and can trust.
Into this relationship are woven the stories, songs, and activities that form the fabric of Australian children's culture. Play School is successful because it satisfies our basic human need to interact with other people and to be valued by them.
.
There's a bear in there
And a chair as well
There are people with games
And stories to tell
Open wide, come inside
It's Play School.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running childrens show in the world. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the programme at least once a week. It is screened twice every weekday at 3:05 pm on ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
(from 2 May 2011) 9:30 am and 4:35 pm on ABC4 Kids
ABC 4 Kids
ABC 4 Kids is a preschool children's block, broadcast on the Australian television channel ABC2. Launched on 2 May 2011, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
(from 2 May 2011).
History
Play School began production in 18 July 1966 based on a British programme of the same name. The first Australian Play School episode was transmitted on 18 July of that year. It has been produced continuously from this time. It has launched the careers of several Australian actors and television presenters. It was admitted to the Logies Hall of Fame on its 40th anniversary in 2006. This was in recognition of the strong influence the show has had in at least three generations of Australian children. Play School was the third show to enter the Hall of Fame in its own right, after Four Corners (1992) and NeighboursNeighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
(2005), it's also the first childrens show inducted in the Logie Hall of Fame.
During the presentation of the Logie Awards
Logie Awards of 2006
The 48th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday May 7, 2006 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne and televised on the Nine Network....
, a package showing memorable scenes from the show throughout its history was shown, before notable presenters (from past and present) came onto the stage with some of the favourite toys from the show. After these presenters accepted the award, the audience then joined them for a stirring rendition of the Play School Theme.
On 31 May 2004 a segment was shown showing what was taken by the public to be two lesbians taking their child and her friend to an amusement park. A little girl narrated the clip, stating "My Mums are taking me and my friend Merryn to an amusement park." The clip was raised as controversial by the media, and three federal ministers expressed dislike over the screening of the clip. The ABC responded however, saying that "Play School aims to reflect the diversity of Australian children, embracing all manner of race, religions and family situations." The producers of the segment also said the segment showed the girl being accompanied by her birth mother and her step mother (hence "two mums") and they believed most people would automatically assume the same.
In 1992, a through the windows segment featured an early performance by the Australian children's musical group The Wiggles
The Wiggles
The Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album...
performing the songs Get Ready To Wiggle and Rock-A-Bye-Your-Bear at a day care centre.
On Monday 4 July 2011, Play School updated its opening titles using a combination of stop motion
Stop motion
Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence...
and computer animation
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
with a new arrangement of the Play School theme song sung by presenters Jay Laga'aia
Jay Laga'aia
Jay Laga'aia is an actor and singer. He is best known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.-Career:...
and Justine Clarke
Justine Clarke
Justine Clarke is an Australian actor and singer. She has been acting since the age of seven and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known TV shows...
.
Format
The format of the show is activities, songs and games with either host passing back to each other at the end of their segment, and frequently joining each other in activities. Each day the presenters look at the calendar to find out which day of the week it is, read a story, and look through the windows. From 1970 to 2000, they had a rocket clock which was shaped like a rocket and a flower clock which was shaped like a flower. Until 2000, the windows looked almost exactly like their British counterparts with a few slight differences. They changed the background behind the windows from black to white at the end of 1967 and they then changed it to light blue in 1985. In the late '80s they also changed the windows to look like their British counterparts had in the late '70s through to the axing of the show. Every week there is a common theme running through the programme that the actors will reflect upon during the episode.In 2000, the show had a massive revamp, with the rocket and flower clocks and the three windows put in storage in favour of a newer style Play School. The main clock was now simply called the Play School Clock, which was controlled by one of the presenters standing at the top of the clock and turning a winding device, which caused the clue to the story to slide down a slippery dip. That was soon replaced by the Hickory Dickory Clock which featured clockwork resembling the Hickory Dickory nursery rhyme. That was soon replaced by the Train Clock which resembles a train station with a clock above it. The windows were also heavily changed. They were now built into a massive rotating prop which was built underneath the clock (shown one week) and 'controlled' by one of the presenters pulling a lever back and forwards. The windows (now including a diamond window) would spin around and would slowly be eliminated as the window they would look through until they got to the fourth window and the camera would slowly zoom in and fade out into the fill. The order in which they appear is Square~Diamond~Round~Arched~Square. That was soon replaced by windows with animation where Jemima stands next to the round window, little ted stands next to the square window, big ted stands next to the diamond window and humpty stands next to the arched window and the window chosen goes through to pre-recorded footage.
Logie Nominations and AwardsLogie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
Most Outstanding Children's Program
- 1992 (Lost to Agro's Cartoon ConnectionAgro's Cartoon ConnectionAgro's Cartoon Connection was an Australian children's television show that aired on the Seven Network from 1989 to 1997. Shown on weekday mornings, it was primarily hosted by Agro, a puppet played by comedian Jamie Dunn...
) - 1996 (Lost to Agro's Cartoon ConnectionAgro's Cartoon ConnectionAgro's Cartoon Connection was an Australian children's television show that aired on the Seven Network from 1989 to 1997. Shown on weekday mornings, it was primarily hosted by Agro, a puppet played by comedian Jamie Dunn...
) - 1998 (Won)
- 2004 (Lost to Hi-5)
Aria Nominations and Awards
Best Children's Album:- 1995–Oomba Baroomba (Lost to The WigglesThe WigglesThe Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album...
Big Red CarBig Red CarBig Red Car is the fifth album by the popular children's band The Wiggles, released in 1995. This album won the 1995 ARIA Award for Best Children's Album....
) - 1997-Play School in the Car (Won)
- 2000-Hullabaloo (Lost to Hi-5 Jump And Jive With Hi-5)
- 2003-Hip Hip Hooray (Lost to Hi-5 Celebrate)
- 2011-Let's Play Together (Lost to The WigglesThe WigglesThe Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album...
Ukulele Baby)
Albums
- Hey Diddle Diddle (1976)
- Hickory Dickory (1978)
- Humpty Dumpty (1981)
- Wiggerly Woo (1984)
- There's a Bear in There (1987)
- ...It's Play School (1991)
- The Best of Play School (1993)
- Fiddle-Dee-Dee! - Nonsense Verse From Play School (1994)
- Oomba Baroomba (1994)
- Play School Favourites (1996)
- Play School in the Car (1997)
- Hullabaloo (1999)
- Favourite Play School Nursery Rhymes (2002)
- Hip Hip Hooray (2002)
- Play School Sing-A-Long Songs (2004)
- Let's Play Together (2011)
- Play School 45th Anniversary Collection (2011)
Toys
- Big Ted (teddy bear)
- Little Ted (teddy bear)
- Hamble (plastic doll), named after John HamblinJohn HamblinJohn Hamblin is an Australian children's television presenter and actor, best known for presenting Play School from 1970 to 1999.Hamblin grew up in Suffolk, England, and did his national service in Cyprus before returning to England to become an actor...
, who was a presenter from 1970-1999 - Jemima (rag doll)
- Slush (toy pig)
- Maurice (teddy bear)
- Meeka (plastic doll)
- Jim (plastic doll)
- Scrap (toy dog)
- Humpty (white egg-shaped toy with eyes, resembles Humpty DumptyHumpty DumptyHumpty Dumpty is a character in an English language nursery rhyme, probably originally a riddle and one of the best known in the English-speaking world. He is typically portrayed as an egg and has appeared or been referred to in a large number of works of literature and popular culture...
) - Diddle (toy cat)
- Fergus (toy frog)
- Sam the Lamb (toy lamb)
- Banana (toy banana, see also Bananas in PyjamasBananas in PyjamasBananas in Pyjamas is an Australian children's television show that premiered in July 1992 on ABC Television. It has since become syndicated in many different countries, and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the "Pyjamas" in the title was modified to reflect the American spelling...
) - Daisy (toy cow)
- Henny Penny (toy hen)
- Goosy Lucy (toy goose)
- Kim (plastic doll and Lisa's twin brother)
- Lisa (plastic doll and Kim's twin sister)
- Darcy (toy donkey)
- Henry and Henrietta (Mice)
- Troy and Tony (twin teddy bear)
- Owl (toy owl)
- Tippy (toy duck)
- Other Toys
Teachings
From the inception of the programme, the producers of Play School have made efforts to promote equality, playful education, and a love of learning in its audience. Working on Play School has come to be considered an unusually demanding and important job for some actors, because they feel they are becoming part of a generation of children's lives and providing a foundation for learning things that will last for life.Play Schools stated philosophy is to encourage a child 'to wonder, to think, to feel and to imagine'. The duo (sometimes a trio when joined by hearing impaired actress Sofya Gollan) of presenters (now almost always a male/female pairing, but has previously been two females or two males) address the child directly and personally, so that every child watching the show feels that they are spending time with two people they know and can trust.
Into this relationship are woven the stories, songs, and activities that form the fabric of Australian children's culture. Play School is successful because it satisfies our basic human need to interact with other people and to be valued by them.
Songs
- The Play School Theme Song
- If you're happy and you know it
- My hat it has three corners
- Put your finger on your nose
- This little girl
- On the Ning Nang NongOn the Ning Nang Nong"On the Ning Nang Nong" is a poem written by the comedian Spike Milligan. The poem was featured in the book named Silly Verse For Kids which was written in 1968. In 1998 the poem came first in the BBC's poll of top comic poems...
- Standing on one leg
- Australia is a big land
- Do your ears hang low
- Wiggly woo
- Zoom
- hey diddle diddle
- How do you feel today
- She'll be comin' round the mountain
- Galumph went the little green frog
- Bananas in PyjamasBananas in PyjamasBananas in Pyjamas is an Australian children's television show that premiered in July 1992 on ABC Television. It has since become syndicated in many different countries, and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the "Pyjamas" in the title was modified to reflect the American spelling...
- Crazy Crazy Conga
- Splish Splash Splosh
- Rock-a-bye your bear
- Twinkle Twinkle Little StarTwinkle Twinkle Little Star"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English nursery rhyme. The lyrics are from an early nineteenth-century English poem, "The Star" by Jane Taylor. The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann...
- Little Peter Rabbit
- Upsey down town
- Dingle dangle scarecrow
- Sing a Rainbow
- Five Little Ducks went out one day
- Five Grey Elephants
- I Like to Sing
- Here is the Sea
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Dino Stomp
- How many people live at your house
- In the Summertime
- PopcornPopcorn (instrumental)"Popcorn" is an early electronic pop instrumental, originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969 on his album Music to Moog By. The same year this tune was released and recorded at Audio Fidelity Records label in New York City....
- Changes, Changes, Everywhere
- Dragon song
- Open, Shut Them
- Walking in the City
Theme Song
The theme song was composed by prominent Australian composer Richard ConnollyRichard Connolly
Richard Connolly is an Australian musician, composer and former broadcaster for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . His published and performed works allow him to be counted as among Australia's most prolific composers of Roman Catholic church music particularly with regard to the hymns he...
.
There's a bear in there
And a chair as well
There are people with games
And stories to tell
Open wide, come inside
It's Play School.
Current presenters
- Simon BurkeSimon BurkeSimon Burke is an Australian actor. Burke began his acting career as a 13 year-old in the Australian film, The Devil's Playground for which he was awarded Best Actor at the 1976 Australian Film Institute Awards....
(1988–2007) - Sofya Gollan
- Karen Pang
- Justine ClarkeJustine ClarkeJustine Clarke is an Australian actor and singer. She has been acting since the age of seven and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known TV shows...
- Jay Laga'aiaJay Laga'aiaJay Laga'aia is an actor and singer. He is best known internationally for his role as Captain Typho in the films Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.-Career:...
(2000–) - Andrew McFarlane
- Rhys MuldoonRhys MuldoonRhys Muldoon is an Australian actor, writer and director who has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and radio.-Television:...
(1999–) - Leah VandenbergLeah VandenbergLeah Vandenberg is an Australian actress, who is best known for her role as Anne Cassidy in the comedy series Stupid, Stupid Man. Leah has appeared in many Australian television series and movies.-Filmography:-External links:...
- Teo Gebert
- Matt PassmoreMatt PassmoreMatt Passmore , an Australian actor. He is known for McLeod's Daughters , Blue Heelers , and his first American television show, The Glades .-Personal:Passmore grew up in Wynnum-Manly, Brisbane....
- Christine AnuChristine Anu-Early life:Anu was born in Cairns, Queensland to a Torres Strait Islander mother from Saibai and Mabuiag Islands.-Career:Anu began performing as a dancer and later went on to sing back-up vocals for The Rainmakers, which included Neil Murray of the Warumpi Band. Her first recording was in 1993...
- Alex PappsAlex PappsAlex Papps is an Australian actor and television host, who is best known for his role on soap opera Home and Away and as a host of The Factory...
- Georgie ParkerGeorgie ParkerGeorgina "Georgie" Parker is an Australian television actress. She grew up in the suburb of St. Ives.-Personal life:...
(2006–) - Brooke SatchwellBrooke SatchwellBrooke Kerith Satchwell is an Australian actress, model, and environmental spokesperson.-Early life:The first of two children of Andrew Satchwell, a real estate agent and Jane Satchwell, a school teacher. Satchwell has lived on the Mornington Peninsula for most of her life...
(2005–) - Hugh SheridanHugh SheridanHugh Sheridan is an Australian actor, singer and performer who is best known for his role as Ben Rafter in the television series Packed to the Rafters.-Early life:...
- Essie DavisEssie DavisEssie Davis is an Australian actress. Born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, she is the daughter of locally famed artist George Davis.She emerged from the Old Nick Company at the University of Tasmania in the late 1980s and has gone on to appear in Hollywood movies. She is a graduate of the National...
- Jolene AndersonJolene AndersonJolene Anderson is an Australian actress.Since 2006 she has played the character of Erica Templeton on the drama series All Saints...
- Abi TuckerAbi TuckerAbigail Anne Tucker is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress, best known for acting roles in television shows such as Heartbreak High, The Secret Life of Us and in McLeod's Daughters.-Career:...
- Luke CarrollLuke Carroll-Television and film:Carroll started out in guest roles in some Australian shows, including The Flying Doctors, Lift Off, The Man from Snowy River, Ocean Girl and Water Rats....
(2010–) - Emma Palmer (2011–)
- Rachael CoopesRachael CoopesRachael Coopes is an Australian actress, best known for her character Sigourney in the SBS cult parody series Life Support...
(2011–) - Jonny PasvolskyJonny PasvolskyJonathan Marc Pasvolsky known as Jonny Pasvolsky is an Australian actor best known for his role in McLeod's Daughters, which he received a nomination for as "Most Popular New Male Talent" at the Logie Awards of 2006.He starred as Mr...
(2011–) - Joshua Raymond (2011–)
Former presenters
- Lorraine BaylyLorraine BaylyLorraine Daphne Bayly AM is an Australian actress.She is best known to television audiences for her portrayal of Grace Sullivan, the dignified, warm-hearted mother figure in the drama series The Sullivans 1976-1979, dealing with life for an ordinary Australian family during the Second World...
(1966–1978) - Penny Biggins (?)
- Colin Buchanan (1991–1999)
- Liz BurchLiz BurchLiz Burch is an actress.-Biography:Her most high profile roles are in the television series The Flying Doctors as Dr. Chris Randall, and Liz Cameron in Cop Shop. Ms. Burch is also known for her role in the Disney TV series Five Mile Creek...
(1988–1989) - Glenn Butcher (1997–2000)
- Sarah ChadwickSarah ChadwickSarah Chadwick is an Australian television actress best known for her role on The Flying Doctors as Dr. Rowie Lang, and for her role as Marion in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Before she took up acting at the age of 25, Chadwick worked as a receptionist at the...
(1991) - Liddy ClarkLiddy ClarkElizabeth Anne Clark is an Australian actor and former Australian Labor Party politician.-Acting career:...
(?) - Robert Herne (1999–2002)
- Ling-Hsueh Tang (2002)
- Ayla Wilton(1970–1976)
- Benita CollingsBenita CollingsBenita Collings is an Australian actress and television personality. Collings is best known for her long running stint as a presenter for Play School on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
(1969–1999) - Ruth CracknellRuth CracknellRuth Cracknell AM was an Australian theatre and television character actress who appeared in many comedy roles. She was known variously as "Crackers", "Dame Crackers" and "Dame Ruth" throughout a career spanning 56 years....
(1960s) - Dianne Dorgan (1966–?)
- Merridy Eastman (1985–1989)
- Kerry Francis (1966–?)
- Barbara FrawleyBarbara FrawleyBarbara Frawley is an Australian character actress.She is best known as the voice of young Dot in the 1977 film adaptation of Dot and the Kangaroo, as well as Around the World with Dot and Dot and the Bunny...
(?–1980s) - Colin FrielsColin Friels-Background and training:Friels was born in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. His mother was a mill worker and his father a joiner. He lived in Kilbirnie until 1963, when his family moved to Australia, arriving in Darwin, Northern Territory before settling in the Melbourne suburb of Broadmeadows...
(1980) - Trisha GoddardTrisha GoddardPatricia "Trisha" Goddard is a British television presenter and actress best known for her morning talk show, Trisha Goddard, which is broadcast on a mid morning slot on Channel 5 in the UK. In Australia she is known as a long time presenter of Play School.-Background:Goddard was born in London,...
(1987–1998) - Anne HaddyAnne HaddyAnne Haddy was an Australian film and television actress, best known for her role in the long-running soap opera, Neighbours.-Early and personal life:...
(1966–?) - Anna Outridge (1980–1983)
- John HamblinJohn HamblinJohn Hamblin is an Australian children's television presenter and actor, best known for presenting Play School from 1970 to 1999.Hamblin grew up in Suffolk, England, and did his national service in Cyprus before returning to England to become an actor...
(1970–1999) - Noni Hazlehurst (1978–2001)
- Joy Hopwood (1995–1997)
- Rosemary Milne (1966–?)
- Elaine Hudson (1980s)
- David James (1994–2000)
- Darlene Johnson (1968–?)
- Patsy KingPatsy KingPatsy King, is an Australian charactor actress ,a Melbourne theatre performer who trained as a Shakespearean actress with the Melbourne National Theatre; she spent her early days in the United Kingdom...
(1960's–?) - Jan Kingsbury (1969–1986)
- Carlton Lamb (1992–1993)
- Jennifer Ludlum (19??–1987)
- Deborah MailmanDeborah MailmanDeborah Mailman , is an Australian television and film actress. She was the first Aboriginal actress to win the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role...
(1998–2001) - Donald McDonald (1966–?)
- David McCubbin (1991–1995)
- Angela Moore (1994–2000)
- 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...
(1989, 1993) - Tom OliverTom OliverTom Oliver is an English television, film and theatre actor best known today for playing the role of Lou Carpenter in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.-Career:...
(19??–19??) - Nicholas OpolskiNicholas OpolskiNicholas Opolski is an Australian actor, who is best known for his role as Evan Hancock on the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2001–2002. He has also provided the voice of B2, one of the characters in the children's television show Bananas in Pyjamas for the ABC. He also worked as a presenter...
(1994) - Nehama Patkin (1966)
- Mark Owen Taylor (2000)
- Jamie Oxenbould (1997)
- Philip QuastPhilip QuastPhilip Quast is an Australian actor perhaps best known for his role as Inspector Javert in the stage musical version of Les Misérables, or for appearances in numerous Australian soap operas including Sons and Daughters, The Young Doctors and Police Rescue.-Personal life:Quast was born in 1957 in...
(1981–1996) - Dasi RuzDasi RuzDasi Ruz is an Australian actress who has been in several films and television shows.Ruz is known for her role in the 2007 action-thriller film, The Condemned, written and directed by Scott Wiper. Ruz's character is Rosa, who was awaiting execution in Guatemala with her husband, Paco...
(2001) - Jeremy ScrivenerJeremy ScrivenerDavid Jeremy Scrivener is an Australian actor. He is best known for his appearances on the television series Bananas in Pyjamas and The Girl from Tomorrow Part II: Tomorrow's End...
(1994) - John Jarratt (1980's?)
- Ken Shorter (1969–?)
- Alister Smart (1966–1993)
- George SpartelsGeorge SpartelsGeorge Spartels is an Australian actor of Greek descent, who is best known for his role on the television soap opera Neighbours, playing Benito Alessi. He was married to actress Elizabeth Alexander....
(1985–1999) - Don SpencerDon SpencerDonald Richard Spencer OAM is an Australian children's television presenter and musician, best known for his long-running role as a presenter on Play School in both Australia and the United Kingdom. He had his first song the theme tune to Fireball XL5 in 1962, reaching #32 on the UK Singles...
(1968–1999) - Peter SumnerPeter SumnerPeter Sumner is an Australian actor, director, and writer. He was born Peter Sumner-Potts in Sydney, Australia.His credits include parts in such films as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Ned Kelly, as well as a starring role in television series Spyforce...
(1974–198?) - Monica TrapagaMonica TrapagaMonica Trapaga is an Australian entertainment presenter, jazz singer and actress, best known for her work on the Australian series Play School. Trapaga appeared on Better Homes and Gardens from 1997-2003 in segments related to decorating. She worked as a presenter on the children's television...
(1990–1998) - James ValentineJames Valentine (Australian musician)James Valentine is an Australian journalist, musician, and radio and television presenter.As a musician, Valentine has worked with Australian artists such as Kate Ceberano and Joe Camilleri. In 1984 he joined the band Models and played with them until they broke up in 1988...
(1989, 1992) - John WatersJohn Waters (actor)John Russell Waters is a film, theatre and television actor and musician best known in Australia, to where he moved in 1968...
(1972–1990) - David Whitney (2000)
See also
- List of Australian television series
- List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs