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Breakers is an Australian television series that aired on Network Ten from 2 February 1998 to 3 November 1999, producing 430 episodes.
| Breakers | |
|---|---|
 Title screen for 1999 | |
| Genre | Soap opera Drama |
| Starring | Helen O'Connor Richard Healy John Atkinson Jason Crewes James Stewart Ada Nicodemou Paul Pantano Heath Bergerson Ben Tate Louise Crawford Simon Munro Don Hany Angela Keep Emily Perry Simone Robertson Julie Haseler Ling Hsueh Tang Jean-Marc Russ Shae Potter Emma Kenny Samantha Kenny |
| Opening theme | Mike Perjanik |
| Composer | John Ertler |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 430 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Des Monaghan |
| Running time | 25 mins |
| Production company | Screentime |
| Original release | |
| Network | Network Ten |
| Release | 2 February 1998 – 3 November 1999 |
The series revolves around the Breakers building situated near Bondi Beach, and the lives of the people who work and live there. The building houses three businesses, BMS (Breaker's Modelling School), a modelling agency run by Paul Simmons, The Breaker, a local newspaper run by Eve, Paul's ex-wife, and Kate's Café , run by Kate Markham, Eve's sister, along with a drop-in centre for homeless teenagers, Against The Tide, run by Steve Giordano.
Australian Senator Karen Synon considered the depiction of Lucy Hill, in a lesbian relationship to be "inappropriate" given the program's afternoon timeslot, and requested the Australian Broadcasting Authority investigate if the show had breached broadcasting guidelines. The ABA told The Daily Telegraph that the storyline was "normal" and the show's PG rating was appropriate for the timeslot.[1]
Cast
edit- Helen O'Connor as Kate Markham
- Richard Healy as Paul Simmons
- John Atkinson as Steve Giordano
- James Stewart as Alex Markham
- Don Hany as Alex Markham
- Louise Crawford as Lucy Hill
- Ada Nicodemou as Fiona Motson
- Paul Pantano as Cameron
- Heath Bergerson as Reuben Neeson
- Ben Tate as Danny Simmons
- Angela Keep as Cheree Walker
- Simone Robertson as Monique Fairbairn
- Jean-Marc Russ as Boris McCann
- Michelle Avery as Jenny
- Paula Duncan as Karen Fairbarn
- Megan Connolly as Lily
- Anja Coleby as Crystal
- Brittany Byrnes as Catherine
- Kieran Darcy-Smith as Slim
- Jason Crewes
- Simon Munro
- Emily Perry
- Julie Haseler
- Ling-Hsueh Tang as Maggie
- Shae Potter
- Emma Kenny
- Samantha Kenny
References
edit- ^ Mercado, Andrew (2004). Super Aussie soaps: behind the scenes of Australia's best loved TV shows. Sydney: Pluto Press. pp. 349–350. ISBN 1-86403-191-3.
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