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form y separately published work icon Spirited series - publisher   film/TV   humour   fantasy  
Issue Details: First known date: 2010-... 2010- Spirited
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'Spirited is a romantic look at life and love after death with a rock 'n' roll twist. From the producers of Love My Way, Spirited is a blackly funny exploration of love, death and life seen through the lives of a group of people who are extreme, complicated and unique. The eight episode, escapist and romantic drama series will take richly drawn characters through situations and storylines that are anything but predictable. This is a show with a lightness of touch and yet it also encompasses the absurdity of modern dentistry, explores the curious world of parenting, celebrates the punk aesthetic and depicts a unique vision of the spirit world' (Spirited website).

Notes

  • Award winning and individually published episodes in this series are included on AustLit.
  • For further information see the Spirited websiste (Channel W) - homepage www.wchannel.com.au/spirited (sighted 28/10/2010)

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1.1
form y separately published work icon The Man Who Fell to Earth Jacquelin Perske , 2010 Z1720680 2010 single work film/TV

'Uptight dentist Suzy Darling leaves her egotistical husband Steve and moves her children Elvis and Verity into a beautiful penthouse apartment to start a new life. She soon finds that the home is already occupied: by Henry, a strangely attired British man who has lost his memory. To make matters more mysterious, it soon becomes apparent that no one but Suzy can see him. Has the stress of her marriage breakdown caused Suzy to lose her mind? Or is there something more magical going on here?'

Source: 'Man Who Fell to Earth,' Australian Television Information Archive.

2010
1.7
form y separately published work icon Riders on the Storm Jacquelin Perske , Australia : Southern Star Entertainment Channel W , 2010 Z1824662 2010 single work film/TV

'Suzy faces the unpalatable reality of life with a ghostly stepson, Apollo, who has transformed into a filthy mouthed, badly behaved, overgrown baby, quickly making The Elysium uninhabitable for the residents. But it's when he lures Elvis and Verity into the ghostly realm and great danger that Suzy and Henry are forced to find a way to make him leave. They work together to find a solution while also battling their own demons.Meanwhile Suzy has to contend with a love-struck Jonquil, full to the brim with the first flush of her romance with Zac, and the jealousy of Steve, who learns from their kids of the existence of a mysterious man in Suzy's life called Henry. All comes together in a hilarious, terrifying and surreal climax, involving a power outage, Apollo's banishing, the return of Charlotte, Henry's long-lost first love, and Steve's accidental electrocution.'

Source: The Australian Television Information Archive (http://www.australiantelevision.net/spirited/series1.html). (Sighted: 19/10/2012)

Australia : Southern Star Entertainment Channel W , 2010
2.6
form y separately published work icon If You See Her, Say Hello Alice Bell , Australia : Southern Star Entertainment , 2011 Z1878543 2011 single work film/TV

'Ghosts are disappearing but Henry is unconcerned until they realise Rita's pretty new friend is getting a thrill from "liberating" spirits.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive website, http://www.australiantelevision.net/
Sighted: 08/08/2012

Australia : Southern Star Entertainment , 2011

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'I'd Like to Thank the Academy...' Colin Vickery , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 December 2011; (p. 38)
'The television nominees for the Samsung AACTA Awards showcase some of the best programs and talent in Australian film institute history.'
Into Screen and Out of Comfort Zone Bernard Zuel , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 November 2011; (p. 15)
He Works in a Woman's Way Holly Byrnes , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 July 2011; (p. 19)
TV producer John Edwards finds success in feminine-based dramas.
Back from the Dead Davis Guy (interviewer), 2011 single work interview
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 July 2011; (p. 4-5)
The Dearly Departed Ruth Ritchie , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 July 2011; (p. 20)

— Review of Spirited Jacquelin Perske , Ian Meadows , Tony McNamara , Jessica Redenbach , Marieke Hardy , Lally Katz , Alice Bell , Tommy Murphy , 2010- series - publisher film/TV
Connective Tissue Delia Falconer , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , August no. 59 2010; (p. 70-71)

— Review of Spirited Jacquelin Perske , Ian Meadows , Tony McNamara , Jessica Redenbach , Marieke Hardy , Lally Katz , Alice Bell , Tommy Murphy , 2010- series - publisher film/TV ; Tangle Fiona Seres , Tony McNamara , Judi McCrossin , 2009- series - publisher film/TV
Preview Debi Enker , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 August 2010; (p. 16)

— Review of Spirited Jacquelin Perske , Ian Meadows , Tony McNamara , Jessica Redenbach , Marieke Hardy , Lally Katz , Alice Bell , Tommy Murphy , 2010- series - publisher film/TV
A Life of It's Own Gabriel Wilder , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 17 July 2011; (p. 5)

— Review of Spirited Jacquelin Perske , Ian Meadows , Tony McNamara , Jessica Redenbach , Marieke Hardy , Lally Katz , Alice Bell , Tommy Murphy , 2010- series - publisher film/TV
Untitled Melinda Houston , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 17 July 2011; (p. 32)

— Review of Spirited Jacquelin Perske , Ian Meadows , Tony McNamara , Jessica Redenbach , Marieke Hardy , Lally Katz , Alice Bell , Tommy Murphy , 2010- series - publisher film/TV
Ghost Writer Graeme Blundell , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 July 2011; (p. 27)

— Review of Spirited Jacquelin Perske , Ian Meadows , Tony McNamara , Jessica Redenbach , Marieke Hardy , Lally Katz , Alice Bell , Tommy Murphy , 2010- series - publisher film/TV
Twice as Good Graeme Blundell , 2010 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 August 2010; (p. 5-6)
Biefly discusses Karvan's role in a new film Mei Mei by Pauline Chan .
Claudia Taking Spirited Punt 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 23 August 2010; (p. 49)
A Touch of Magic Jacqueline Williams , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 29 August 2010; (p. 4-5)
Romantic Comedy Played with Spirit Greg Hassall , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 19 August 2010; (p. 16)
Australian Drama Back in Good Spirits Frances Atkinson , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 July 2011; (p. 7)
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