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Best Australian TV Series' of all Time

by rlbell78 • Created 10 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
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  • SeaChange (1998)

    1. SeaChange

    1998–201947 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.0 (1.3K)
    A big-city lawyer is prompted to undergo a "sea change" with her children and becomes the magistrate at the small coastal town of Pearl Bay, where the family comes to love its people and the quality time with one another.
    CreatorsDeb CoxAndrew KnightStarsJohn HowardSigrid ThorntonKerry Armstrong
  • Richard Roxburgh in Rake (2010)

    2. Rake

    2010–201840 epsNot RatedTV Series
    8.5 (9.1K)
    Cleaver Greene is a drug addict who has a massive gambling debt with some very shady characters and is in love with a prostitute. He's also a very good criminal lawyer, capable of winning unwinnable cases.
    CreatorsPeter DuncanRichard RoxburghCharles WaterstreetStarsRichard RoxburghMatt DayKate Box
  • Rob Sitch in Breaking News (1994)

    3. Breaking News

    1994–199739 epsTV Series
    8.7 (1.4K)
    Based on the making of a fictitious Australian CURRENT AFFAIRS show, Frontline blends invented events with REAL LIFE events. A true reflection of THE TIMES we live in.
    CreatorsSanto CilauroTom GleisnerJane KennedyStarsRob SitchJane KennedyTiriel Mora
  • Underbelly (2008)

    4. Underbelly

    2008–201369 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.0 (5.5K)
    Each season of this multi-award-winning television series takes you through a 13-episode run in the rise and fall of real-life Australian underworld figures as told from both sides of the law.
    StarsCaroline CraigPaul TassoneDieter Brummer
  • Chris Lilley in Summer Heights High (2007)

    5. Summer Heights High

    20078 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    8.5 (15K)
    The life of a public school epitomized by disobedient student Jonah Takalua, self-absorbed private school exchange student Ja'mie King, and megalomaniac drama teacher Mr. G.
    StarsChris LilleyAsolima TauatiIro Utaifeau
  • A Country Practice (1981)

    6. A Country Practice

    1981–19931058 epsTV Series
    6.8 (756)
    The highs and lows of the Wandin Valley residents, from the patients and staff at the rural town's hospital, to the locals and their everyday lives.
    CreatorJames DavernStarsShane PorteousBrian WenzelLorrae Desmond
  • Asher Keddie in Offspring (2010)

    7. Offspring

    2010–201786 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.3 (5.8K)
    The story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her fabulously messy family.
    CreatorsDebra OswaldImogen BanksJohn EdwardsStarsAsher KeddieKat StewartRichard Davies
  • Blue Heelers (1994)

    8. Blue Heelers

    1994–2006510 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.0 (1.9K)
    The series primarily focuses on the daily lives of Victorian police officers working at a police station in the fictional small town of Mount Thomas.
    CreatorsHal McElroyTony MorphettStarsJulie NihillJohn WoodMartin Sacks
  • Heartbreak High (1994)

    9. Heartbreak High

    1994–1999210 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.8 (3.8K)
    A crash course in the turbulence of being a teen is always on the schedule for the students at Hartley High School in this 1990s series set in Sydney.
    CreatorsBen GannonMichael JenkinsStarsCallan MulveyLara CoxEmma Roche
  • The Late Show (1992)

    10. The Late Show

    1992–199340 epsTV Series
    8.8 (575)
    The D-Generation comedy group reunited for this hit Australian late-night show, delivering live sketches like Shitscared, Charlie the wonder dog, and The Oz brothers.
    StarsSanto CilauroTom GleisnerJane Kennedy
  • The Panel (1998)

    11. The Panel

    1998–2007183 epsTV Series
    7.0 (219)
    A comedy show talking about the events from the week gone. Made by Australia's Working Dog and featuring guests each week. The team is known for the movie The Castle.
    StarsTom GleisnerRob SitchKate Langbroek
  • The Secret Life of Us (2001)

    12. The Secret Life of Us

    2001–200688 epsTV Series
    7.6 (1.6K)
    This iconic Australian series follows eight people living in St Kilda, Melbourne who are all looking for the same things: love, sex, romance, success, and anything else that's worth pursuing.
    CreatorsJohn EdwardsAmanda HiggsStarsDeborah MailmanDavid TredinnickSamuel Johnson
  • Kate Atkinson, Danielle Cormack, Robbie Magasiva, Leah Purcell, Pamela Rabe, and Nicole da Silva in Wentworth (2013)

    13. Wentworth

    2013–2021100 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (26K)
    The confronting look into the lives of the inmates and prison staff of Wentworth Correctional Centre as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives in the prison system.
    CreatorsReg WatsonLara RadulovichStarsKate AtkinsonKatrina MilosevicRobbie Magasiva
  • Shaun Micallef in Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012)

    14. Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell

    2012–2022172 epsTV Series
    8.3 (737)
    No-holds-barred news satire show presented by comedian Shaun Micallef that gleefully riffs on Aussie politics.
    StarsShaun MicallefFrancis GreensladeEmily Taheny
  • Gina Riley and Jane Turner in Kath & Kim (2002)

    15. Kath & Kim

    2002–200732 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (5.6K)
    A mother, her daughter, and their respective "hunks of spunk" negotiate life in suburban Australia.
    CreatorsGina RileyJane TurnerStarsJane TurnerGina RileyGlenn Robbins
  • Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)

    16. Prisoner

    1979–1986692 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.1 (2.4K)
    Follows the lives of inmates and staff at Wentworth, a high-security women's prison in Australia, exploring their backstories, daily struggles, and interpersonal relationships within the harsh realities of incarceration.
    StarsElspeth BallantyneBetty BobbittSheila Florance
  • Young Talent Time (1971)

    17. Young Talent Time

    1971–198813 epsTV Series
    7.1 (60)
    Young Talent Time was produced in Australia by Television House and Johnny Young, for the 18 years. It was a show only intended for a 13 week run, but ended up being a success.
    StarsJohn YoungJane ScaliPhilip Gould
  • Neighbours (1985)

    18. Neighbours

    1985–20259363 epsTV-GTV Series
    5.6 (6.7K)
    Australian television soap opera which follows the lives, loves, and friendships of the various residents, both old and young, of Ramsay Street, a fictional cul-de-sac in the equally fictional suburb of Erinsborough in Melbourne, Victoria.
    CreatorReg WatsonStarsJackie WoodburneAlan FletcherRyan Moloney
  • Home and Away (1988)

    19. Home and Away

    1988– 8541 epsTV-14TV Series
    5.1 (6.7K)
    Australian television soap opera chronicling the lives, loves, happiness, and heartbreaks of the residents of Summer Bay, a small fictional coastal town in the upper Northern Beaches of Sydney in New South Wales.
    CreatorAlan BatemanStarsRay MeagherLynne McGrangerEmily Symons
  • Ja'mie: Private School Girl (2013)

    20. Ja'mie: Private School Girl

    20136 epsTV-MATV Mini Series
    7.4 (4.8K)
    Ja'mie: Private School Girl follows the eponymous school captain during the last few months of school, far removed from the grounds of Summer Heights High and back on the lush manicured lawns of Hillford Girls Grammar School.
    CreatorChris LilleyStarsChris LilleyGeorgie JenningsGeorgia Treu
  • Round the Twist (1989)

    21. Round the Twist

    1989–200152 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.0 (3K)
    Tony Twist and his three children--14-year-old twins Pete and Linda and 7-year-old Bronson--move to an old lighthouse on the rugged Australian coast.
    StarsMark MitchellEsben StormRian McLean
  • Full Frontal (1993)

    22. Full Frontal

    1993–1997107 epsTV Series
    7.6 (452)
    Full Frontal, a sketch comedy series, followed the format of its predecessor Fast Forward, rapid-firing skits to simulate channel surfing after each punchline.
    StarsGlenn ButcherRoss WilliamsKim Gyngell
  • Vidiot (1992)

    23. Vidiot

    1992–1994TV Series
    8.1 (21)
    Vidiot was a pop culture quiz show on Australia's ABC in the early 90s.
    StarsEden GahaScott McRae

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