The Circuit (TV series)

The Circuit
Genre	Drama
Starring	Aaron Pedersen Gary Sweet
Country of origin	Australia
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	12
Broadcast
Original channel	SBS TV
Original run	8 July 2007 – present

The Circuit is an Australian television drama series. The six part first season screened on SBS TV, premiering on 8 July 2007 at 9:30 pm, and concluding on 12 August 2007. Season 2 began airing on 1 December 2009.

The series stars Aaron Pedersen and Gary Sweet and centres on mixed-race lawyer Drew Ellis (Pederson) who joins the district to work at the Kimberley Circuit Court. Filmed mainly in Broome, Western Australia and surrounding areas, the show had a budget of more than $4 million, and 1,000 local Aboriginal extras have been employed for the production.

Cast

• Aaron Pedersen as Drew Ellis
• Gary Sweet as Magistrate Peter Lockhart
• Kelton Pell as Sam Wallan
• Tammy Clarkson as Bella Noble
• Marta Kaczmarek as Ellie Zdybicka
• Nick Simpson-Deeks as Archie McMahon
• Leroy Parsons as Clarence Long
• Bill McCluskey as Sargeant Bob Temple

Episodes

• Episode 1 – "It’s a Long Way Home"
• Episode 2 – "In Country"
• Episode 3 – "Deeper Water"
• Episode 4 – "Stairway to the Moon"
• Episode 5 – "You Always Hurt the Ones You Love"
• Episode 6 – "Home Is Where the Past Is"
• Episode 7 - "Sorry Business"
• Episode 8 - "Reading the Signs"
• Episode 9 - "The Fallout"
• Episode 10 - "The Devil You Know"
• Episode 11 - "Of Mice and Men"
• Episode 12 - "Swings and Roundabouts"

Awards

The show and cast have won and been nominated on several occasions at the 2007 AFI Awards and 2008 Logies. Here are just some of them:

Winner:

• Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama - David Ngoombujarra (at the '2007 AFI Awards')

Nominations:

• Best Telefeature or Mini Series (2007 AFI Awards)
• Best Direction in Television - Richard Frankland (for episode 'Where the Heart Is') (2007 AFI Awards)
• Best Screenplay in Television - Kelly Lefever (for episode 'Where the Heart Is) (2007 AFI Awards)
• Best Lead Actress - Tammy Clarkson (2007 AFI Awards)
• Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent - Tammy Clarkson (2008 Logies)
• Most Popular New Talent - Tammy Clarkson (2008 Logies)

See also

• List of Australian television series

References

• Official website
• http://www.afi.org.au/awards/nominees.asp
• Media World
• http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=123107

External links

• The Circuit at TV.com