Satisfaction (TV series)

Satisfaction
Genre	Drama
Created by	Roger Simpson
Starring	Alison Whyte; Madeleine West; Diana Glenn; Peta Sergeant; Bojana Novakovic; Kestie Morassi; Dustin Clare; Camille Keenan; Renai Caruso
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	30 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Kim Vecera
Producer(s)	Roger Simpson; Andy Walker
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Showcase
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	5 December 2007 – 9 February 2010
External links
	Website

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Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase. It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free-to-air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e and in New Zealand on free-to-air channel TV2 respectively.

The series was filmed in Melbourne, and was created by writer/producer Roger Simpson with producer Andy Walker and executive producer Kim Vecera. It centers around the lives and loves of a group of women who are sex workers in a high class brothel.

Production for the third season began in June 2009 and commenced screening in December 2009.^[1]

On December 31, 2010, it was revealed by TV Tonight, that Satisfaction was officially cancelled, and that season 3 was the last season in production.^[2]

[edit] Synopsis

From the nightly traffic of a city brothel to high-class escorts and their clients, Satisfaction explores the world of prostitution. Satisfaction is set in and around '232', an up-market city brothel. The show is centered around five high class escorts and their manager as they juggle the pressures of their private lives with their profession.

[edit] Cast

Diana Glenn as Chloe (2007–2009)
Kestie Morassi as Natalie (2007–2010)
Bojana Novakovic as Tippi (2007–2009)
Peta Sergeant as Heather (2007–2009)
Madeleine West as Melany "Mel" (2007–2010)
Dustin Clare as Sean (2008–2010)
Alison Whyte as Lauren (2007–2010)
Camille Keenan as Amy (2009–2010)
Renai Caruso as Tess (2009–2010)

[edit] Guest Cast

Robert Mammone as Nick (2007–2008)
Sullivan Stapleton as Josh (2007–2009)
Nicholas Bell as Alex (2007–2008)
Jacki Weaver as Gillian (2009)
Liam Hemsworth as Marc (2009)

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of Satisfaction episodes

[edit] Reception

The series received very positive reviews from critics in Australia. The West Australian gave the show rave reviews, saying "the characters are fleshed out, the drama is feasible and the script is sophisticated enough to side-step the obvious clichés of the sex industry. While the setting and characters are glamorous and gorgeous, there are no Pretty Woman-style illusions about the job...". TV Tonight also thought the series was quite good, noting that "for all its empathy Satisfaction is like dipping your toes into a warm bath and sipping on the best champagne. It skews consciously toward the high end of prostitution to ample success. But like their wealthy clients, you’ll need to be a high-class customer of Foxtel to slip off your shoes first, an irony some programmers may have missed."

[edit] Awards and nominations

[edit] APRA Awards

The APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards are issued by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) at an annual ceremony.^[3]^[4]

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2009	Satisfaction theme – Cameron Giles-Webb, Colin Simkins	Best Television Theme	Won

AFI Awards:

2008: Best Television Drama Series (Nominated)
2008: Best Direction In Television – Daina Reid (Nominated)
2008: Best Lead Actress in Television Drama – Alison Whyte (Nominated)
2008: Best Lead Actress in Television Drama – Diana Glenn (Nominated)

ASTRA Awards:

2010: Best New Talent – Camille Keenan (WON)
2009: Most Outstanding Drama (WON)
2009: Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female – Alison Whyte (WON)
2009: Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female – Madeleine West (Nominated)
2008: Most Outstanding Drama (Nominated)
2008: Favourite Program (Nominated)
2008: Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female – Diana Glenn (Nominated)
2008: Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female – Bojana Novakovic (Nominated)
2008: Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female – Alison Whyte (Nominated)