Steve J. Spears Steve J. Spears i(A12225 works by)
Born: Established: 22 Jan 1951 Adelaide, South Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 16 Oct 2007 Adelaide, South Australia,
Gender: Male
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1 Doing Death (for the Last Time) Steve J. Spears , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 27 April 2007; (p. 15)
1 Destiny: What Do I Do With Cancer? Steve J. Spears , 2006 single work biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 30 September 2006; (p. 39-41) Journeys : Modern Australian Short Stories 2007; (p. 289-297)
1 Moments of Inspiration : Steve J. Spears Steve J. Spears , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 June 2006; (p. 8)
1 6 y separately published work icon Innocent Murder Steve J. Spears , Kent Town : Wakefield Press , 2005 Z1213250 2005 single work novel crime humour satire

'In Innocent Murder, Investigator Ng and Stella Pentangeli work different sides of the crime fence. Ng's case is one of triads, sex slavery and murder. Stella's case is a showbiz trifle - she must discover who is stealing plotlines from the hugely successful soap The Young and the Naked and selling the information to a rival channel.'

Source : publisher's website

1 AA and Me: A Love Story Steve J. Spears , 2005 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 9 April 2005; (p. 40-43) The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005; (p. 39-45)
1 7 y separately published work icon Murder by Manuscript Steve J. Spears , Kent Town : Wakefield Press , 2004 Z1131490 2004 single work novel crime satire

'All internationally renowned 'lady showbiz detective' Stella Pentangeli wants, is to solve a simple literary riddle: did William Shakespeare belong to a blood-thirsty 17th century cult which resurrected dead people?

'All enigmatic and brilliant Investigator Ng wants, is to find out why a relentless monster is using Shakespeare's personal recipe to make 'resurrection soup' out of 21st Century citizens.

'As the body count mounts, all the serial killer wants is to add Stella and Ng to the menu.'

Source : publisher's website

1 The Girl Next Door Steve J. Spears , 2004 single work autobiography humour
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 24 January 2004; (p. 27-29) Behind the Front Fence : Thirty Modern Australian Short Stories 2004; (p. 57-66)
1 6 y separately published work icon Murder at the Fortnight Steve J. Spears , Kent Town : Wakefield Press , 2003 Z1080220 2003 single work novel crime detective
1 Pentangeli Papers Steve J. Spears , 2003- series - author novel crime detective A series featuring detective Stella Pentangeli and 'the last honest cop', Investigator Ng.
1 form y separately published work icon Fairy Tale Police Department Fairytale Police Department; FTPD; Die Marchenpolizei Seven Network (publisher), Stephen Davis , David Evans , Grant Fraser , Kym Goldsworthy , Simon Hopkinson , Brendan Luno , Gabrielle Prendergast , Kier Shorey , Steve J. Spears , Rhett Walton , Anthony Watt , David Witt , Phil Sanders , Ian Rochford , ( dir. David Evans et. al. )agent Australia Germany : Yoram Gross Film Studios , 2002 Z1886650 2002 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy

Crimes are being committed within fairy tales. And this means that the fairy tales in our world are losing their happy (or unhappy) endings. Two police officers (no-nonsense Christine Anderson and bumbling Johnny Legend) are sent inside fairy tales to establish the Fairy Tale Police Department and restore the happy endings.

Australian Screen says of Fairy Tale Police Department, 'Despite the title, which suggests a sweet little cartoon, this is a robust and very original series and loads of fun for all ages. Fairytale Police Department is a zany cross between Twisted Tales and the X Files for kids. Female detective Chris Anderson, like X Files cop Dana Scully ..., is strong, capable and ambitious, while her bumbling, vain metrosexual partner Johnny Legend is always getting into in trouble. Other characters are also terrific with strong characterisations and great scripts.'

Source: Australian Screen (http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/fairytale-police-black/notes/). (Sighted: 12/9/2012)

1 form y separately published work icon Pig's Breakfast Chris Anastassiades , Ray Boseley , Cameron Clarke , Kym Goldsworthy , Robert Greenberg , Geoff Kelso , John Lind , Kevin Nemeth , David Ogilvy , Mark Shirrefs , John Thomson , Steve J. Spears , Phil Thomson , Rhett Walton , Lynda Gibson , Holly Lyons , Clare Madsen , Meg Mappin , John Thomson , Chris Anastassiades , Mark Shirrefs , ( dir. Ralph Strasser et. al. )agent Sydney : Southern Star Entertainment Nine Network , 1999-2000 Z1854416 1999-2000 series - publisher film/TV humour children's science fiction

When Rodney and Jessica witness two aliens crash landing on Earth, they undertake to protect them by roping them into joining the world's most unsuccessful children's television program, Kid's Breakfast (nicknamed Pig's Breakfast). Disguised as characters on the program, Grob and Meeba (and their pilot Queegle) are forbidden to reveal their real identities: the media believe them to be eccentric actors who prefer to stay in character (and costume). But the situation is complicated by the fact that the crashed spaceship was a school bus, and Grob and Meeba, although genuine aliens, are also genuine teenagers.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Breakers Jimmy Thomson , Network Ten (publisher), Jimmy Thomson , Louise Crawford , Bill Harding , Jason Herbison , Daniel Krige , Leigh McGrath , Anthony Morris , Steve J. Spears , David Worthington , Emma J. Steele , ( dir. Kay Pavlou et. al. )agent 1998 Australia Sydney : Network Ten Screentime , 1998-1999 Z1367319 1998 series - publisher film/TV

Set at Sydney's Bondi Beach, the series's storylines and characters are all linked to several establishments located in a majestic building that takes in the grand sweep of the beach boulevard. These are a cafe (Kate's), a community newspaper (The Breaker), a modelling school (BMS), and a volunteer agency (Against the Tide) that finds work and accommodation for the homeless kids who are drawn to the beach suburb.

The main characters are the teenage children of The Breaker's owners, the young models, the clients and volunteers of Against the Tide, the customers and staff of the cafe, and staff of the newspaper.

1 Bodyline : Final Episode (from Bodyline) Steve J. Spears , 1997 extract
— Appears in: The Age , 15 January 1997; (p. B3)
1 form y separately published work icon The Genie from Down Under Philip Dalkin , Louise Fox , Christine Madafferi , Steve J. Spears , Esben Storm , Jeremy Swan , Mandy Hampson , ( dir. Brendan Maher et. al. )agent Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Australian Children's Television Foundation British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1996-1998 Z1845856 1996-1998 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy humour

A young English girl, Penelope Townes, finds an opal pendant in her attic and, in playing with it, releases two Australian genies (father Bruce and son Baz). When Penelope inherits a property in Australia, the genies are delighted to be able to return home. But they are still under Penelope's control and subject to her whims–a situation complicated by Penelope's neighbour, Otto von Meister, insisting that the opal is really his by rights and by Bruce falling in love with Penelope's mother, Lady Diana.

1 Rave New World Steve J. Spears , 1996 single work prose biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 6 January 1996; (p. 23-25)
1 1 form y separately published work icon Sky Trackers Ray Boseley , Nicola Woolmington , Cameron Clarke , Deb Cox , Jutta Goetze , Robert Greenberg , Mac Gudgeon , Peter Hepworth , Sue Hore , Susan MacGillicuddy , Christine Madafferi , Rick Maier , Stephen Measday , Steve J. Spears , Jeff Peck , Jan Sardi , Tony Morphett , Jeff Peck , ( dir. Mario Andreacchio et. al. )agent Melbourne : Australian Children's Television Foundation , 1994 Z1854458 1994 series - publisher film/TV children's young adult adventure science fiction

Science fiction in a stricter (and less speculative) sense, Sky Trackers followed the adventures of a group of scientists' children living in a remote space-tracking station in the Australian outback. The program had the romantic component common to young-adult programming (with blossoming romance between thirteen-year-old Nikki and fourteen-year-old Mike), but also focused on such topics as ambition, future careers, and scholastic achievement.

1 4 form y separately published work icon Heartbreak High Michael Jenkins , Ben Gannon , David Phillips , Sally Webb , Serge Lazareff , Greg Millin , Howard Griffiths , Peter A. Kinloch , Kevin Roberts , Tim Gooding , Chris Roache , Leon Saunders , Lisa Hoppe , Suzanne Hawley , Craig Wilkins , Kris Wyld , Margaret Kelly , Kristen Dunphy , Pieter Aquilia , Tony Morphett , Steve J. Spears , Michael Cove , Peter Neale , Elizabeth Coleman , Vicki Madden , Chris Phillips , Johanna Pigott , Keith Thompson , Susan MacGillicuddy , David Worthington , Helen Steel , Michael Miller , Charlie Strachan , James Lee , Joan Sauers , Kit Oldfield , Peter Schreck , Carol Williams , Phil McAloon , Vincent Gil , Marcia Gardner , Philip Dalkin , Alexa Wyatt , Alan Love , ( dir. Shirley Barrett et. al. )agent 1994 Australia : Gannon Television Network Ten Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1994-1999 Z1741241 1994 series - publisher film/TV young adult

'Fast-paced series spin-off of the hit feature film. Filmed at an abandoned school in Sydney's Maroubra, this program was about an ethnically diverse group of students attending Hartley High School.'

Source: National Film and Sound Archive record.

1 Untitled Steve J. Spears , 1993 extract drama (The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin)
— Appears in: Australian Gay and Lesbian Writing : An Anthology 1993; (p. 235-251)
1 form y separately published work icon Lift Off Chris Anastassiades , Josephine Barcelon , Garth Boomer , Ray Boseley , Shane Brennan , Anne Brooksbank , Tony Cavanaugh , Cameron Clarke , Elizabeth Coleman , Bruce Currie , Terry Denton , Roger Dunn , Bob Ellis , Sue Giles , Barbara Gliddon , Jutta Goetze , Robert Greenberg , Mac Gudgeon , Glenda Hambly , Mandy Hampson , Jennifer Hill , Sue Hore , Graham Hartley , John Hepworth , P. J. Hogan , Sally Irwin , Paul Jennings , Anthony Lucas , Neil Luxmoore , Christine Madafferi , Rick Maier , Maureen McCarthy , Narelle McRobbie , Stephen Measday , John Misto , Jocelyn Moorhouse , Paul Nichola , Jeff Peck , Rod Quantock , Ian Pidd , Penny Robenstone Harris , Pamela Rushby , Jan Sardi , Leon Saunders , Moya Sayer-Jones , Steve J. Spears , Peter Viska , Judy Zavos , Jo Wilkie , Julian Wigley , Tony Watts , Mark Trounce , Jeremy Parker , Ross Noble , Anne Joliffe , John Harding , Maurice Giacomini , Sue Edgar , Mark A. Eady , Nancy Black , ( dir. Mario Andreacchio et. al. )agent Melbourne : Australian Children's Television Foundation , 1992-1996 Z1855640 1992-1996 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy science fiction

A mixture of live-action, puppetry, animation, and documentary, Lift Off centred on a group of children who lived in the same neighbourhood and whose imaginations made their environment a world of fun and excitement. However, the program also explored issues such as pain, loneliness, jealousy, and anger. The program was aimed at three-year-old to eight-year-old viewers (as defined by Harvard University developmental psychologist Howard Gardner), and was linked to school curricula through the Curriculum Corporation of Australia.

1 2 Namatjira Park Steve J. Spears , 1992 single work musical theatre
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