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Film Details - Burberry Productions ; Nine Network , 2003-2007

Producers:

Mark Shirrefs (script producer).
Jan Tyrrell and Susie Campbell (producers).

Production Companies:

Burberry Productions, Southern Star Entertainment, and Wark Clements.

Director of Photography:

Including Henry Pierce and Brendan Lavelle.

Editors:

Including Suzanne Angel, Geoffrey Lamb, Meredith Watson Jeffrey, and Lawrie Silvestrin.

Production Designers:

Peta Lawson and Bernadette Wynack.

Music:

Braedy Neal and Garry Smith.

Cast:

The Sleepover Club has a multi-generational structure, triggered in part by a significant gap between series one and series two: Frankie and her friends make up the Sleepover Club in series one and then, at Frankie's suggestion, Frankie's young cousin Charlie sets up another Sleepover Club with her friends in series two. As a result, there was a wholesale change in cast members between series one and series two.

The primary cast members in the two series are as follows.

Series one

Basia A'Hern (Lydnsey 'Lyndz' Collins), Ashleigh Chisholm (Felicity 'Fliss' Sidebotham), Caitlin Stasey (Francesca 'Frankie' Thomas), Eliza Taylor-Cotter (Rosie Cartwright), Hannah Wang (Kenny Tan), Ryan Corr (Matthew McDougal), Blake Hampson (Michael Collins), and Stefan Le Rosa (Marco Di Pieri).

Series two

James Bell (Jason), Morgan Griffin (Charlie), Rachel Watson (Tayla), Katie Nazer-Hennings (Brooke), Ryan Corr (Matthew McDougal), Emanuelle Bains (Maddy), Monique Williams (Jess), Nathan Coenen (Simon), Shannon Lively (Declan), Vince D'Amico (Mr Stephanopolous), and Julia O'Connor (Krystal)


Release Dates:

There was a significant gap between series one and series two of The Sleepover Club (hence the multi-generational story arc).

Series one aired in 2003-2004.

Series two aired in 2006 to 2007.


Location:

  • Series one was filmed on the Gold Coast, and made significant use of the beachside setting.

    Series two (triggered by main character Frankie's move away from her beachside home town) was filmed in Western Australia, and made significant use of Perth's metropolitan area.

Notes:

List of episodes

Series one

1. Perfect Match (Ellie Beaumont)

2. Scary Movie (Chris Kunz)

3. Beach Hut (Meg Mappin)

4. Fearlotto (Kirsty Fisher)

5. The Great Debate (Fiona Wood)

6. Happy Birthday Rosie (Marieke Hardy)

7. Starring (Ellie Beaumont)

8. Makeover (Marieke Hardy)

9. Changing Rooms (David Hannam)

10. Swim Carnival (Meaghan Smith)

11. Car Wash (David Phillips)

12. Outdoor Trip (John Davies)

13. Fight For Kenny (David Hannam)

14. Third Time Unlucky (Louise Le Nay)

15. Election (Meaghan Smith)

16. Shoot To Win (David Phillips)

17. Horseback (Piers Hobson)

18. Family Ties (Meg Mappin)

19. Agony Aunt (Marieke Hardy)

20. The Winning Ticket (David Phillips)

21. Blind Date (Jess Ratcliffe)

22. Greek Sleepover (Chris Kunz)

23. Price Of Success (Sue Hore)

24. Trapped (Anthony Morris)

25. Graffiti (Sarah Rosetti)

26. End Of An Era (John Davies)

Series two

1. What Are Friends For? (David Hannam)

2. Tickets for Two (Sue Hore)

3. Cringe City (Sarah Rosetti)

4. And The Winner Is? (Annie Fox)

5. Where's the Bear? (Sue Hore)

6. Dance Fever (Renée Webster)

7. Bird in the Hand (Shirley Van Sanden)

8. The Haunting (Sarah Rosetti)

9. Blast From The Past (Annie Fox)

10. Prankfest (Vanessa Yardley)

11. Fallen Star (Vanessa Yardley)

12. The Crush (David Hannam)

13. I Spy (John Thomson)

14. Walk Like A Boy (David Hannam)

15. The Front Page (David Hannam)

16. The Deep End (Annie Fox)

17. Never Too Old (Sarah Rosetti)

18. Secret Admirer (Shirley Van Sanden)

19. Set Them Free (Sarah Rosetti)

20. Six Is a Crowd (David Hannam)

21. What About Me? (David Hannam)

22. Tropicana Sunrise (David Hannam)

23. Secrets (Sarah Rosetti)

24. Surprise (Sue Hore)

25. One In, All In (Sue Hore)

26. Curtain Up (Phil Thomson)

Story editor: Galia Hardy.
Script editor: Chris Kunz, Kirsty Fisher, David Hannam, and Anthony Morris.

Subjects:
Settings:
  • Perth, Western Australia,
  • Gold Coast, Queensland,
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