form y separately published work icon The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Melanie Tait , 2019 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race
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'When Penny Anderson (Claire van der Boom) returns to her childhood home just in time for the Appleton Show and its ‘world famous’ potato race, she is outraged that the men’s first prize pays out $2,000 and the winning woman’s prize is only $200!  Determined to right this wrong, she unleashes a cultural war the likes never seen in sleepy Appleton - pitting family against family, sister against sister and potato racer against potato racer.'

Source: Screen Australia.

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The Giant Spud Feud Bridget Cormack , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 July 2023; (p. 4)

— Review of The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Melanie Tait , 2023 single work film/TV

'Playwright and journalist Melanie Tait set about rectifying a perceived injustice in her hometown. Now her story is the basis for a movie starring Claire van der Boom and Robyn Nevin, writes BRIDGET CORMACK ' (Introduction)

Extras Sought for The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Now Filming in Robertson, Bundanoon Nick McLaren , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , December 2022;
The Giant Spud Feud Bridget Cormack , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 July 2023; (p. 4)

— Review of The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Melanie Tait , 2023 single work film/TV

'Playwright and journalist Melanie Tait set about rectifying a perceived injustice in her hometown. Now her story is the basis for a movie starring Claire van der Boom and Robyn Nevin, writes BRIDGET CORMACK ' (Introduction)

Extras Sought for The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race Now Filming in Robertson, Bundanoon Nick McLaren , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , December 2022;
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