John Edwards has produced more than 35 series, miniseries and telepics since 1985 in his illustrious career and has rarely made a misstep creatively.
So the producer was as surprised as Network Ten executives when Party Tricks opened poorly last month and even more so when the ratings for the second episode plunged by 32% and never recovered.
The 6-part drama has appealing leads in Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser, was created by Michael Lucas, one of the core writers on Offspring, and produced by Endemol Australia.s Edwards and his long-time collaborator Imogen Banks.
Keddie stars as Kate Ballard, the Victorian Premier, with Corser as David McLeod, the opposition leader and her one-time secret lover.
The premiere was watched by 710,000 viewers in the five capital cities and the second episode drew just 476,000.. The consolidated ratings were a bit more respectable: 806,000 capital city viewers, up 14% or 97,000 viewers with time-shifted viewing for the premiere; and 570,000 up 20% or 95,000 viewers,...
So the producer was as surprised as Network Ten executives when Party Tricks opened poorly last month and even more so when the ratings for the second episode plunged by 32% and never recovered.
The 6-part drama has appealing leads in Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser, was created by Michael Lucas, one of the core writers on Offspring, and produced by Endemol Australia.s Edwards and his long-time collaborator Imogen Banks.
Keddie stars as Kate Ballard, the Victorian Premier, with Corser as David McLeod, the opposition leader and her one-time secret lover.
The premiere was watched by 710,000 viewers in the five capital cities and the second episode drew just 476,000.. The consolidated ratings were a bit more respectable: 806,000 capital city viewers, up 14% or 97,000 viewers with time-shifted viewing for the premiere; and 570,000 up 20% or 95,000 viewers,...
- 11/3/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Rodger Corser and Asher Keddie
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Adam Zwar, Angus Sampson, Colin Moody, Kaiya Jones, Oliver Ackland and Doris Younane have joined the cast of Party Tricks, the Network Ten drama now shooting in Melbourne.
Michael Lucas (Offspring, Not Suitable for Children) created the 6-part series which stars Asher Keddie as Premier Kate Ballard, whose campaign to be re-elected is upset when popular TV and radio personality David McLeod (Rodger Corser) is drafted in as the Opposition.s candidate.
It turns out Kate and David had a secret, tumultuous affair several years earlier. Party Tricks becomes a cat-and-mouse game which culminates in an election night finale.
Imogen Banks and John Edwards are producing for Endemol Australia, co-funded by Screen Australia and Film Victoria. Endemol Worldwide Distribution is distributing internationally.
Zwar (The Agony of Life, Rush) plays Trevor Bailey, the deputy Opposition leader.. Sampson (Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War) is Wayne Duffy,...
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Adam Zwar, Angus Sampson, Colin Moody, Kaiya Jones, Oliver Ackland and Doris Younane have joined the cast of Party Tricks, the Network Ten drama now shooting in Melbourne.
Michael Lucas (Offspring, Not Suitable for Children) created the 6-part series which stars Asher Keddie as Premier Kate Ballard, whose campaign to be re-elected is upset when popular TV and radio personality David McLeod (Rodger Corser) is drafted in as the Opposition.s candidate.
It turns out Kate and David had a secret, tumultuous affair several years earlier. Party Tricks becomes a cat-and-mouse game which culminates in an election night finale.
Imogen Banks and John Edwards are producing for Endemol Australia, co-funded by Screen Australia and Film Victoria. Endemol Worldwide Distribution is distributing internationally.
Zwar (The Agony of Life, Rush) plays Trevor Bailey, the deputy Opposition leader.. Sampson (Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War) is Wayne Duffy,...
- 5/7/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser will star in Party Tricks, a six-part drama series produced by Southern Star Entertainment.s John Edwards and Imogen Banks for Network Ten.
Scripted by Michael Lucas, the series will feature Keddie as Kate Ballard, an ambitious politician who aims to become the State.s next State Premier.
Her victory seems assured until a popular TV and radio personality, David McLeod (Corser), is selected as leader of the Opposition. As the drama unfolds, it.s revealed that several years earlier Kate and David had a secret, tumultuous affair. The cat-and-mouse game culminates in an election night showdown.
Screen Australia agreed to invest in the production along with Film Victoria. It will air on Ten in 2014. Southern Star.s parent Endemol Worldwide Distribution will represent the series internationally.
The agency is also. investing in Love Child, a Nine Network drama series set in Kings Cross in 1969, starring Jonathan Lapaglia,...
Scripted by Michael Lucas, the series will feature Keddie as Kate Ballard, an ambitious politician who aims to become the State.s next State Premier.
Her victory seems assured until a popular TV and radio personality, David McLeod (Corser), is selected as leader of the Opposition. As the drama unfolds, it.s revealed that several years earlier Kate and David had a secret, tumultuous affair. The cat-and-mouse game culminates in an election night showdown.
Screen Australia agreed to invest in the production along with Film Victoria. It will air on Ten in 2014. Southern Star.s parent Endemol Worldwide Distribution will represent the series internationally.
The agency is also. investing in Love Child, a Nine Network drama series set in Kings Cross in 1969, starring Jonathan Lapaglia,...
- 6/26/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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