Grass Roots (2000–2003)

Creator:

Geoffrey Atherden

Stars:

Geoff Morrell, Zoe Carides, John Clayton

8 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Geoff Morrell	...	Col Dunkley (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
Zoe Carides	...	Liz Murray (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
John Clayton	...	Harry Bond (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
Rhondda Findleton	...	Karin Schumaker (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
Rhys Muldoon	...	Greg Dominelli (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
Chris Haywood	...	George Hasnakov (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
Michael Craig	...	Gordon Mahon (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
Sandy Gore	...	Dr. Salwah Mandikis (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
Judi Farr	...	Janice Corniglio (18 episodes, 2000-2003)
Nicholas Papademetriou	...	Victor Trujillo (17 episodes, 2000-2003)
Sacha Horler	...	Helen Manoufis (15 episodes, 2000-2003)
Jodie Dry	...	Biddy Marchant (10 episodes, 2003)
Peter Kowitz	...	Warwick Marchant (10 episodes, 2000-2003)
Kerry Walker	...	Fran Smith (10 episodes, 2003)
Theresa Wong	...	Irene Cheung (10 episodes, 2003)
Mary Coustas	...	Ava Strick (9 episodes, 2003)
Sophie Heathcote	...	Biddy Marchant (8 episodes, 2000)
Matthew Newton	...	Derek Garner (8 episodes, 2000)
Melissa Jaffer	...	Fran Smith (8 episodes, 2000)
Chris Argirousis	...	Josef (8 episodes, 2003)

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 July 2000 (Australia)

Filming Locations:

Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (18 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Greg Dominelli: [his response to any complaint] Leave it with me, I'll make it my top priority.

User Reviews

Top serio-comic political satire

This was a top-class Australian series about the machinations of local government councils.

I loved the comic tone, along with the serous dramatization and the character romance. Seeing the way the main protagonists played off each other and tried to outwit each other was excellent.

Usually I am very critical of Australian serio-comedy for it's fairly poor sense of timing. But this series had good pacing, and was very witty. My particular favorites were Geoff Morrell, Rhonda Findleton, Chris Hayward (who I still associate with SNOWY RIVER), and Rhys Muldoon.

Definitely a must see for anyone who can "get it".