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form y Blue Water High series - publisher film/TV young adult

Authors:agent John Armstrong , Shelley Birse , Ellie Beaumont , Kristen Dunphy , Chris Hawkshaw , Sarah Smith , David Ogilvy , Kym Goldsworthy , Noel Price , Merilyn Slade , Chris Phillips .

Note: Jennifer Mellet, Michael Miller, and Marissa Cooke are also said to have contributed scripts to this series, but their involvement has yet to be confirmed.

Issue Details: First known date: 2005-2008... 2005-2008 Blue Water High

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Film Details - Southern Star Entertainment , 2005-2008

Producers:

Dennis Kiely and Noel Price (producers).

Claire Henderson, Angelika Paetow, and Noel Price (executive producers).

Production Companies:

Southern Star Productions.

Finance Organisations:

Film Finance Corporation Australia.

New South Wales Film and Television Office.

Director of Photography:

Russell Bacon and Brendan Lavelle.

Editors:

Martin Hiscox, Que Minh Luu, Michael J. Hagan, and Simon Martin.

Production Designers:

Tony Raes.

Cast:

Long-serving cast members included Kate Bell (Bec Sanderson), Sophie Luck (Fiona 'Fly' Watson), Adam Saunders (Heath Carroll), Khan Chittenden (Dean 'Edge' Edgely), Chris Foy (Matt Leyland), Tahyna Tozzi (Perri Lowe), Rebecca Breeds (Cassie Cometti), Nadine Garner (Deborah Callum), Mara Scherzinger (Anna Peterson), Taryn Marler (Rachel), James Sorensen (Mike Kruze), Ryan Corr (Eric Tanner), Lesley Anne Mitchell (Brooke Solomon), Kain O'Keeffe (Guy Spender), Cariba Heine (Bridget Sanchez), Amy Beckwith (Lauren Power), Lachlan Buchanan (Charley Prince), Craig Horner (Garry Miller), and Eka Darville (Adam Bridge).

Release Dates:

The first episode of series one aired on 11 May 2005.

The final episode aired on 25 September 2008.

Location:

Filmed in Avalon, Sydney.

Awards:

AFI Award, Young Actor's Award (nominated), 2005.

Notes:

Series developers: Kym Goldsworthy, Donna Andrews, Justine Flynn, Paul Leadon, Angela Webber, and Josh Whiteman.

List of episodes

Note: Only the episodes for series one has episode titles; subsequent series only used episode numbers. However, information on script-writers for series one is scarce; this information will be added as it becomes available.

Series one

1. The Contenders (Shelley Birse)
2. Winners and Losers
3. Trouble in Paradise
4. Fly Takes a Dive
5. Anna Loses Her Way
6. Edge Wipes Out
7. Friends in Need
8. Brothers and Sisters
9. Sharks in the Mind
10. Timing Is Everything
11. Out of Control
12. Dreams and Dramas
13. A Life on the Line
14. Bad Boy Heath
15. Jokers Wild
16. It's Hard to be Normal
17. Perri Lies Low
18. Winning Isn't Everything
19. Right Dance, Wrong Partner
20. Big Wave Fears
21. The Kiss
22. Behind the Scenes
23. Tough Choices
24. The Band Plays On
25. Suspicious Minds (Merilyn Slade)
26. And the Winner Is ... (Noel Price)

Series two

1. (Shelley Birse and Noel Price)
2. (John Armstrong)
3. (Noel Price)
4. (Noel Price)
5. (John Armstrong)
6. (Shelley Birse)
7. (Shelley Birse)
8. (John Armstrong)
9. (Noel Price)
10. (John Armstrong)
11. (Chris Hawkshaw)
12. (Ellie Beaumont)
13. (Kristen Dunphy)
14. (Ellie Beaumont)
15. (John Armstrong)
16. (John Armstrong)
17. (Chris Hawkshaw)
18. (Sarah Smith)
19. (Ellie Beaumont)
20. (John Armstrong)
21. (Shelley Birse)
22. (Sarah Smith)
23. (Kristen Dunphy and Kym Goldsworthy)
24. (John Armstrong)
25. (Shelley Birse)
26. (John Armstrong)

Series three

1. (Noel Price)
2. (Noel Price)
3. (Noel Price)
4. (Noel Price)
5. (Noel Price)
6. (Noel Price)
7. (Kristen Dunphy)
8. (Noel Price)
9. (Noel Price)
10. (Chris Phillips)
11. (Noel Price)
12. (Noel Price)
13. (Noel Price)
14. (Noel Price and David Ogilvy)
15. (Noel Price)
16. (Noel Price)
17. (Noel Price)
18. (John Armstrong)
19. (Noel Price)
20. (Noel Price)
21. (Noel Price)
22. (John Armstrong)
23. (Noel Price)
24. (John Armstrong)
25. (Noel Price)
26. (Noel Price)

Subjects:

Settings:

Sydney, New South Wales,

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