8MMM Aboriginal Radio

Australian television comedy series

8MMM Aboriginal Radio
Also known as8MMM
GenreComedy
Created byAnna Cadden
Rachel Clements
Sonja Dare
Trisha Morton-Thomas
Written byTrisha Morton-Thomas
Danielle MacLean
Sonja Dare
Directed byDena Curtis
StarringGeoff Morrell
Shari Sebbens
Ian Meadows
Patricia Morton-Thomas
Laura Hughes
ComposerAmy Bastow
Country of originAustralia
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersAndrea Denholm
Laura Waters
Sally Riley (ABC)
Erica Glynn (Screen Australia)
ProducersRachel Clements
Patricia Morton-Thomas
Anna Cadden
Production locationsAlice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
CinematographyErle Murray Lui
EditorKen Sallows
Production companiesBrindle Films
Princess Pictures
Original release
NetworkABC
Release29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) –
present

8MMM Aboriginal Radio (8MMM), pronounced "8 Triple M", is a 2015 Australian television comedy series.

Synopsis

The six-part series is set in a remote radio station whose Aboriginal crew air the day-to-day preoccupations of Alice Springs and its surrounds such as housing, education, culture, money, alcohol and reconciliation. The station is run by non-Indigenous people who easily fall into one of three categories – missionaries, mercenaries or misfits – the 3Ms.[1]

Cast

  • Shari Sebbens as Jessie
  • Ian Meadows as Jake
  • Zac James as Jampajinpa
  • Laura Hughes as Koala
  • Elaine Crombie as Milly
  • Geoff Morrell as Dave Cross
  • Trisha Morton-Thomas as Lola

Production and release

8MMM Aboriginal Radio began screening on ABC Television on 29 April 2015. The series is written by Trisha Morton-Thomas, Danielle MacLean and Sonja Dare. It is produced by Morton-Thomas, Rachel Clements, and Anna Cadden and directed by Dena Curtis and Adrian Russell Wills.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "8MMM Aboriginal Radio (ABC TV Mini Series)". Amy Bastow. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ "8MMM Aboriginal Radio - TV Series". Facebook. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

Further reading

  • Korff, Jens; Spirits, Creative (2 June 2019). "8MMM Aboriginal Radio (Film)". Creative Spirits.
  • "8MMM Aboriginal Radio (2014) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia.

External links

  • 8MMM Aboriginal Radio at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • 8MMM on ABC iview
  • 8MMM Aboriginal Radio on Princess Pictures
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