Sweat (Australian TV series)
Sweat is an Australian drama television series created by John Rapsey and produced by Barron Entertainment in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Perth.[1] The show aired on Network Ten in 1996 for one season of 26 episodes and centred on students at an Australian school for the athletically gifted. In early 1997, Ten announced that they had no plans for a second season.
| Sweat | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Teen drama |
| Created by | John Rapsey |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "San E Wireless" by Christine Anu |
| Composer | Cezary Skubiszewski |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Barron |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Ulrich Krafzik |
| Running time | 24–25 minutes |
| Production company | Barron Entertainment Ltd |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 20 April – 19 November 1996 |
Scenes were shot in and around Perth including locations such as HBF Stadium, Arena Joondalup, the Town of Cambridge, the now defunct Perry Lakes Stadium and the Perth SpeedDome.
Cast
Main cast
- Martin Henderson as Tom Nash
- Inge Hornstra as Tatyana "Tats" Alecsandri
- Melissa Thomas as Sandy Fricker
- Tai Nguyen as Nhon "Noodle" Huong Tran
- Tahnie Merrey as Evie Hogan
- Heath Bergersen as Stewie Perkins
- Heath Ledger as Snowy Bowles
- Matt Castelli as Danny Rodriguez
- Paul Tassone as Don Majors
Additional cast
- Peter Hardy as Sid O'Reilly
- Frederique Fouche as Jenny Forrest
- Claire Sprunt as Leila Rasheed
- Louise Miller as Sophie Mills
- Quintin George as Greg Rosso
- James Sollis as Chris Wheeler
Recurring cast
- Gillian Berry as Norma O'Malley (15 episodes)
- Natalie Saleeba as Monique Bellanger (4 episodes)
- Jason Colby as Alex (4 episodes)
Guest cast
- Zach Justin as Athlete #2 (1 episode) / Matt (2 episodes)
- Simon Baker-Denny as Paul Steadman (1 episode)
- Mouche Phillips as Robyn Barry (1 episode)
- Vivienne Garrett as Mary Rodriguez (1 episode)
- Rod Nunez as Rollo (2 episodes)
- Toby Schmitz as Cameron (2 episodes)
- Michael Loney as Frank Frisker (1 episode)
- Sonia Vinci as Reporter (1 episode)
- Keagan Kang as Richard (1 episode)
- Michael Paget as Scott Davis (2 episodes)
- Mark McAullay as ASDA official (2 episodes)
- Igor Sas as Kev Lindwell (1 episode)
- Marta Kaczmarek as Marta (1 episode)
- Robyn Cruze as Shelley (2 episodes)
- Zoe Ventoura as a dancer (1 episode)
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Steve Jodrell | John Rapsey | 20 April 1996 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Steve Jodrell | Gary Heary | 20 April 1996 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Dan Burstall | Matt Ford | 27 April 1996 |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Dan Burstall | Rick Maier | 27 April 1996 |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Dan Burstall | Chris McCourt | 4 May 1996 |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Malcolm McDonald | Peter Gawler | 4 May 1996 |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Malcolm McDonald | John Chamberlain | 11 May 1996 |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Dan Burstall | Pim Hendrix | 11 May 1996 |
| 9 | "Episode 9" | Malcolm McDonald | May Harrison | 18 May 1996 |
| 10 | "Episode 10" | Malcolm McDonald | Matt Ford | 18 May 1996 |
| 11 | "Episode 11" | Malcolm McDonald | Robyn Sinclair | 25 May 1996 |
| 12 | "Episode 12" | Malcolm McDonald | Karin Altmann | 25 May 1996 |
| 13 | "Episode 13" | Karl Zwicky | Gina Roncoli | 1 June 1996 |
| 14 | "Episode 14" | Karl Zwicky | John Rapsey | 8 June 1996 |
| 15 | "Episode 15" | Ross Hutchens | Robyn Sinclair | 15 June 1996 |
| 16 | "Episode 16" | Ross Hutchens | Grant Fraser | 22 June 1996 |
| 17 | "Episode 17" | Malcolm McDonald | David Phillips | 29 June 1996 |
| 18 | "Episode 18" | Malcolm McDonald | Daniel Krige | 6 July 1996 |
| 19 | "Episode 19" | Steve Jodrell | David Phillips | 13 June 1996 |
| 20 | "Episode 20" | Steve Jodrell | Robyn Sinclair | 20 June 1996 |
| 21 | "Episode 21" | Karl Zwicky | Robyn Sinclair | 27 June 1996 |
| 22 | "Episode 22" | Karl Zwicky | Jo Merle | 12 November 1996 |
| 23 | "Episode 23" | Malcolm McDonald | Pim Hendrix | 13 November 1996 |
| 24 | "Episode 24" | Malcolm McDonald | Jo Horsburgh | 14 November 1996 |
| 25 | "Episode 25" | Karl Zwicky | Neville Brown | 18 November 1996 |
| 26 | "Episode 26" | Karl Zwicky | John Rapsey | 19 November 1996 |
References
- "Sweat (1996)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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