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'The Principal is a story of intrigue and personal identity set against the backdrop of a boys high school in turmoil in South West Sydney.
'Matt Bashir, history teacher and former Deputy at a prestigious girls’ school, is swiftly promoted to the position of Principal of Boxdale Boys High. Boxdale is a troubled school with a history of conflict and Matt is determined to turn it around but his attempts at reform are met with scepticism and in some quarters, hostility from his beleaguered colleagues. But just when it seems he is making progress, a 17-year-old student is found dead on the school grounds.'
Source: Production company's blurb.
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Mini-series.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Ethnic Diversity on Australian TV : Are We Finally Ready for Colour on Our Screens?
2016
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— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 14 May 2016; 'If you were judging the state of Australian television by last Sunday's Logies, you might reasonably conclude that when it comes to on screen diversity – of the ethnic variety, at least – we're not doing too badly. ...' -
Dimitriades Wins Logie
2016
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— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , 11 May 2016; -
School of Hard Knocks : SBS's The Principal
2016
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— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Autumn vol. 188 no. 2016; (p. 38-43)
— Review of The Principal 2015 series - publisher film/TV This miniseries set within the busy walls of an all-boys highschoolincorporates portrayals of territorial staff, cross-cultural tussles, sexual-orientation politics and even a police investigation following the murder of a student. But, with only four episodes in which to unfold, these otherwise-compelling threads will fall short of tying powerfully together, writes David Crewe. -
Stars Are Not Too Cool for School
2015
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— Appears in: The Age , 1 October 2015; (p. 7)
— Review of The Principal 2015 series - publisher film/TV -
Changing Face of Comedy
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 September 2015; (p. 2320)
— Review of The Principal 2015 series - publisher film/TV 'With a spot on Open Slather plus a role in hotly anticipated SBS drama The Principal, George H. Xanthis hopes to shift perceptions about character actors...'
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Changing Face of Comedy
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 September 2015; (p. 2320)
— Review of The Principal 2015 series - publisher film/TV 'With a spot on Open Slather plus a role in hotly anticipated SBS drama The Principal, George H. Xanthis hopes to shift perceptions about character actors...' -
Stars Are Not Too Cool for School
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 October 2015; (p. 7)
— Review of The Principal 2015 series - publisher film/TV -
School of Hard Knocks : SBS's The Principal
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Autumn vol. 188 no. 2016; (p. 38-43)
— Review of The Principal 2015 series - publisher film/TV This miniseries set within the busy walls of an all-boys highschoolincorporates portrayals of territorial staff, cross-cultural tussles, sexual-orientation politics and even a police investigation following the murder of a student. But, with only four episodes in which to unfold, these otherwise-compelling threads will fall short of tying powerfully together, writes David Crewe. -
Meet Television's Next Big Things
2014
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 28 December 2014; (p. 5) -
High Time He Was Back
2015
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 August 2015; (p. 20) -
Dimitriades Wins Logie
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , 11 May 2016; -
Ethnic Diversity on Australian TV : Are We Finally Ready for Colour on Our Screens?
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 14 May 2016; 'If you were judging the state of Australian television by last Sunday's Logies, you might reasonably conclude that when it comes to on screen diversity – of the ethnic variety, at least – we're not doing too badly. ...'
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Multicultural NSW For episode one.
- 2015 shortlisted Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Telefeature or Mini Series
- 2015 shortlisted AWGIE Awards — Television Mini-Series - Original
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- Sydney South West, South Sydney area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
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