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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Please Like Me
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Film Details - ABC Television , 2012-2016

Producers:

Todd Abbott.

Production Companies:

A Pigeon Fancier / John and Josh International Production for ABC TV.

Cast:

Josh Thomas (Josh), Thomas Ward (Tom), Debra Lawrance (Rose), David Roberts (Alan), Judi Farr (Aunty Peg), Caitlin Stasey (Claire), and Wade Briggs (Geoffrey).

Release Dates:

First series aired weekly on Thursday, 28 February 2013 - 28 March 2013 at 9:30pm on ABC2 (repeated on Tuesdays).
Second series premiered on 5 August 2014 (ABC2, at 9.30pm) and ran until 14 October 2014.

Awards:

  • AACTA Awards, Best Direction in a Television Drama [for episode three, 'Portuguese Custard Tarts'], 2013.
  • AACTA Award, Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy [for series two, episode seven] (nominated), 2014.
  • Logie Award Most Outstanding Supporting Actress: Debra Lawrance - winner
  • AACTA Award, Best Performance in a Television Comedy (nominated), 2017.
  • AACTA Award, Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy (nominated), 2017.

Notes:

List of episodes

Series one

1. Rhubarb and Custard

2. French Toast

3. Portuguese Custard Tarts

4. All You Can Eat

5. Spanish Eggs

6. Horrible Sandwiches

Series two

1. Milk.

2. Ham.

3. Parmigiana.

4. Gang Keow Wan.

5. Sausage Sizzle.

6. Lapin a La Cocette.

7. Scroggin.

8. Truffled Mac and Cheese.

9. Skinny Latte.

10. Margherita.

Series website including web extras at http://www.abc.net.au/tv/pleaselikeme/

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