The Circuit (TV series)

"The Circuit" is an Australian television drama series. It is a six part first screened on the SBS network, with the first episode airing on 8 July 2007 at nowrap|9:30 pm. The last episode aired on 12 August 2007.

Filmed mainly in Broome, Western Australia and surrounding areas, this series stars Aaron Pedersen and Gary Sweet. The series centres around indigenous Drew Ellis (Pederson), a lawyer who joined the district to work at the Kimberley Circuit Court.

Episodes

* Episode 1 – "It’s a Long Way Home"
* Episode 2 – "In Country"
* Episode 3 – "Deeper Water"
* Episode 4 – "Stairway to the Moon"
* Episode 5 – "You Always Hurt the Ones You Love"
* Episode 6 – "Home Is Where the Past Is"

Cast

* Aaron Pedersen as Drew Ellis
* Gary Sweet as Magistrate Peter Lockhart
* Kelton Pell as Sam Wallan
* Tammy Clarkson as Bella Noble
* Marta Kaczmarek as Ellie Zdybicka
* Nick Simpson-Deeks as Archie McMahon
* Leroy Parsons as Clarence Long
* Bill McCluskey as Sargeant Bob Temple

Awards

The show and cast have won and been nominated on several occasions at the 2007 AFI Awards and 2008 Logies. Here are just some of them.

Winner:
* Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama - David Ngoombujarra (at the '2007 AFI Awards')

Nominations:
* Best Telefeature or Mini Series (2007 AFI Awards)
* Best Direction in Television - Richard Frankland (for episode 'Where the Heart Is') (2007 AFI Awards)
* Best Screenplay in Television - Kelly Lefever (for episode 'Where the Heart Is) (2007 AFI Awards)
* Best Lead Actress - Tammy Clarkson (2007 AFI Awards)
* Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent - Tammy Clarkson (2008 Logies)
* Most Popular New Talent - Tammy Clarkson (2008 Logies)

Trivia

* The show had a budget of more than $4 million.
* About 1,000 local Aboriginal extras have been employed for the production.

ee also

* List of Australian television series

References

* [http://www.thecircuit.com.au/ Official website]
* http://www.afi.org.au/awards/nominees.asp
* [http://www.mediaworld.com.au/?q=node/24 Media World]
* http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=123107