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1 y separately published work icon Twelve Steps to a Long and Fulfilling Death Sarah Smith , Ultimo : Ultimo Press , 2023 26211389 2023 single work novel crime

'A dark comedy about how to live your best life, even when you're dead. 

'Stacey was trying to live her best life, but now she’s dead. But why hasn't she passed on? Could it be her fatal car accident is actually murder?

'Detectives Ed Beaufontaine and Rose Garafino have a long list of suspects, chief among them Stacey's fiancé, Liam. His business dealings and new relationship with Emily Jackson are raising a few eyebrows. As the detectives dig deeper, so does Stacey. With nothing but time on her hands, she forensically examines her past relationships – her pathological ex, unreliable father, controlling psychologist, and toxic girlfriends – realising she might have been better off without them. She's hoping she can steer the detectives in the right direction before she's doomed to wander for eternity. Because in the city of angels and 12 step programs, even the dead need a little help from time to time.' (Publication summary)

1 1 form y separately published work icon Amazing Grace Sarah Smith , Ainslie Clouston , Jonathan Gavin , 2021 Australia : Playmaker Media , 2021 21267438 2021 series - publisher film/TV

'The series centres on midwife Grace and her passionate colleagues at an unconventional birth centre attached to a major city hospital. A fierce advocate for her pregnant mothers-to-be, Grace's dubious work/life balance is about to get even more chaotic when Sophia, the daughter she gave up for adoption 17 years ago, arrives unannounced and pregnant at the birth centre.' (Series summary)

1 1 form y separately published work icon Black Water : Abyss Sarah Smith , John Ridley , ( dir. Andrew Traucki ) Australia : Prodigy Movies , 2020 16671972 2020 single work film/TV horror

An adventure-loving couple and their friends abseil into a cave as a tropical storm approaches, only to find the cave flooding and crocodiles approaching.

Source: IF Magazine.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Bite Club John Ridley , Sarah Smith , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis et. al. )agent Sydney : Playmaker Media Nine Network , 2018 12542817 2018 series - publisher film/TV crime

Two police detectives, both survivors of a shark attack, team up to hunt a serial killer.

1 1 form y separately published work icon House of Bond Sarah Smith , ( dir. Mark Joffe ) 2017 Chippendale : Cordell Jigsaw-Zapruder , 2017 11877013 2017 series - publisher film/TV

'House of Bond is a dramatised account of the life of Alan Bond, from the 1960s to the 2000s. Part One details Bond’s prominence as a property investor and entrepreneur finishing with his greatest triumph as head of the syndicate that won the 1983 America’s Cup. Part Two sees him expand on a global scale before his hubris saw his empire spectacularly falling down becoming embroiled in a number of WA Inc. scandals including the bailout of the Rothwells Bank and the stripping of Bell Resources.' (Production summary)

1 3 form y separately published work icon Winter Sarah Smith , Michaeley O'Brien , Jeff Truman , ( dir. Ian Watson et. al. )agent Sydney : Cornerstone Pictures Seven Network , 2015 8733429 2015 series - publisher film/TV crime

Detective Sergeant Eve Winter investigates the deaths of two young women, both of whom are tattooed with the same design.

1 12 form y separately published work icon Love Child Matt Ford , Cathy Strickland , Liz Doran , Tim Pye , Kym Goldsworthy , Sarah Lambert , Giula Sandler , Christine McCourt , Jane Allen , Tamara Asmar , Fiona Samuel , Fin Edquist , Vanessa Alexander , Josephine Dee Barrett , Chris Hawkshaw , Lara Radulovich , Wendy Hanna , Samantha Winston , Sarah Smith , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent Australia : Playmaker Media Nine Network , 2014- 7030158 2014 series - publisher film/TV

'A character drama set in 1969 in Kings Cross; the time and place Australia came of age and the new generation broke all the rules. It was the Summer of Love. Mick Jagger was in town, Australia was glued to the telecast of the moon landing and American sailors clashed on the street with anti-Vietnam war protesters. We follow Joan Millar, 28, a maverick midwife returning to Australia and five young pregnant women, whose choices for their babies and own lives exemplify the radical changes at the heart of the cultural and sexual revolution. Their lives intersect between a maternity hospital, a home for unwed mothers and the wild streets of Darlinghurst.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 13/2/2014)

1 2 form y separately published work icon The Killing Field Michaeley O'Brien , Sarah Smith , ( dir. Samantha Lang ) Australia : Seven Network Cornerstone Pictures , 2014 6587183 2014 single work film/TV crime thriller

Detective Sergeant Eve Winter leads an investigation into a shocking crime in a country town.

1 form y separately published work icon Nerve Sarah Smith , Sebastien Guy , ( dir. Sebastien Guy ) Australia : Cornerstone Pictures Luscious International Pictures , 2013 6949737 2013 single work film/TV mystery thriller

'NERVE follows a man, Jakob Evans, who has just suffered an emotional breakdown from the recent death of his wife in a car accident. But Jakob's loss and pain runs deep as he also claims to have found her in bed with another man just before her death. Angry, heart-broken and confused, Jakob's frustration escalates as he struggles with questions about her affair that he cannot overcome. With his inability to accept her death and her infidelity, Jakob decides his only chance at closure is to find the man she was sleeping with to help him comprehend what they shared. With the help of Grace, a young drug addict, Jakob starts to search for the pieces of the puzzle to lead him to his wife's lover. But as Jakob becomes more and more obsessed with finding him, his motive evolves from trying to understand to revenge. NERVE is a dark, emotive thriller that looks into the inner struggle of a man who cannot get past the recent events of his life.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 23/1/2014)

1 10 form y separately published work icon Wonderland Jo Porter , Sarah Walker , Christopher Burke , Sarah Smith , Alicia Walsh , John Ridley , Marieke Hardy , James Walker , Margaret Wilson , Sarah Walker , Jeffrey Truman , Samantha Strauss , Kirsty Fisher , Nick King , Lally Katz , Josephine Dee Barrett , Clare Atkins , ( dir. Darren Ashton et. al. )agent 2013 Australia : FremantleMedia Australia , 2013 6135670 2013 series - publisher film/TV romance humour

'Set in a beachside apartment building in Sydney's eastern suburbs, Wonderland concentrates on four very different couples navigating the humorous and sometimes painful minefield of love, friendship and life in the 21st century.' (Source: Network Ten website)

1 4 form y separately published work icon Dripping in Chocolate John Ridley , Sarah Smith , ( dir. Mark Joffe ) Australia : Southern Star Entertainment , 2012 Z1836478 2012 single work film/TV crime

When Detective Bennett O'Mara finds a chocolate wrapper on a strangled girl, it leads him to enigmatic chocolatier Juliana Lovece. Just as this perceptive woman gets under his hardened skin, he suspects she may be at the centre of an increasing murder count.

1 14 form y separately published work icon Wild Boys Sarah Smith , Julie McGauran , John Ridley , James Walker , Dave Warner , Michelle Offen , Sarah Smith , Sam Meikle , ( dir. Jeffrey Walker et. al. )agent Australia : Southern Star Entertainment Seven Network , 2011 Z1802435 2011 series - publisher film/TV adventure

'In Hopetoun there are few rules... And even fewer willing to follow them.

'In this town moral codes are muddied by circumstance and opportunity. There's gold for the taking, cash being splashed and power wielded ruthlessly with little regard for right and wrong. It's hard to know the good guys from the bad when guns, blades and fists speak louder than any law.

'This is the world of the Wild Boys, a high-energy adventure series about a gang of bushrangers whose charisma is as captivating and entertaining as their extreme exploits in the Australian bush.

'Set in 1860s NSW at the frontier - where gold has lured the opportunistic away from the still fledgling main colonies - Wild Boys follows four men on the outside of the law as they come up against authority, the rich and greedy and the foibles of their own hearts.

'Jack, Dan, Conrad and Captain Gunpowder are the Wild Boys.

'Jack wants enough gold to head west, buy land and settle down with Mary, Hopetoun's publican, butcher and brothel owner.

'Dan wants enough gold to head west and buy women (any women, really).

'Captain Gunpowder just wants to have fun with Jack, Dan and his cache of explosives (and maybe win the heart of a certain school teacher).

'And Conrad doesn't really care about money; he just wants to elope with the mayor's daughter Emilia.

The Wild Boys are making plans for the future, but for now they will have to make do with each other - staging hold-ups and keeping one step ahead of traps, trackers, and other outlaws.

'The question is: Are they smart enough to stay ahead of Fuller, Fife and Scanlon (each of whom has a very good reason to want the Wild Boys dead)?'

Source: Wild Boys official website )http://au.tv.yahoo.com/wild-boys/) (Sighted: 30/08/2011)

1 form y separately published work icon Rescue Special Ops Michaeley O'Brien , Sarah Smith , Dave Warner , Jeff Truman , Chris Hawkshaw , Liz Doran , David Ogilvy , Tim Dylan Lee , Sam Meikle , Giula Sandler , Fin Edquist , Cath Collins , John Ridley , Fiona Kelly , Andrew Kelly , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis et. al. )agent Sydney : Southern Star Entertainment Nine Network , 2009-2011 7293469 2009 series - publisher film/TV adventure

'Dean Gallagher, 34, and Chase, 26, are brothers. Competitive alpha males, they argue over everything, agree on nothing, but defend each other from outsiders no matter what. They’re members of Rescue Special Ops. Experienced paramedics in peak physical condition, they're skilled in abseiling, rock climbing, surf and sea rescue, 4WD driving and fire brigade procedures. They're the first to be called in for any natural or man-made disaster, salvage or rescue operation.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon Canal Road Sarah Smith , John Ridley , Dave Warner , ( dir. Kevin Carlin et. al. )agent Melbourne : Canal Road 1 Pty Ltd Nine Network , 2008 Z1937229 2008 series - publisher film/TV crime mystery

'CANAL ROAD is a medical and legal advisory centre where the lives of inner-city professionals and their patients entwine in a story of mystery and medical intrigue. At the heart of the series are the tragic deaths of the wife and son of psychiatrist Spencer McKay, who is confronted by the killer of his loved ones and sets out on a journey of revenge which will implicate friends, workmates and his darkest demons.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/5/2013)

1 2 form y separately published work icon Sea Patrol Matt Ford , Kristen Dunphy , Adam Todd , Chris Hawkshaw , Sarah Smith , Marcia Gardner , John Ridley , Samantha Winston , Philip Dalkin , Cath Collins , Felicity Packard , Tony Morphett , Jeff Truman , Michaeley O'Brien , Dave Warner , ( dir. Steve Mann et. al. )agent 2007 Australia : McElroy All Media Nine Network , 2007-2011 6030913 2007 series - publisher film/TV crime adventure

'Young Australians battling the elements to defend Australia’s borders and enforce its economic zone, providing security, surveillance, protection, support and relief for the world’s longest coastline. Our heroes are the officers and crew of Australian Naval patrol boat, Hammersley. Together, they share in the adversity, self-sacrifice and rewards that come with Naval service. Explosive action and monumental stillness. Blue skies and throbbing motors. Mysterious events and deadly consequences. These are the things that characterise SEA PATROL. Everyday heroes doing an extraordinary job.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 7/6/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon Blue Water High John Armstrong , Shelley Birse , Ellie Beaumont , Kristen Dunphy , Chris Hawkshaw , Sarah Smith , David Ogilvy , Kym Goldsworthy , Noel Price , Merilyn Slade , Chris Phillips , ( dir. Ralph Strasser et. al. )agent Australia : Southern Star Entertainment , 2005-2008 Z1881687 2005-2008 series - publisher film/TV young adult

'Seven 15 year-old surfers have been selected from around Australia and overseas to take part in an intensive 12-month residential school program at Blue Water High. At the beachside school they join other pupils in a normal year's academic work as well as receiving special coaching in surfing. At the end of the year, two of the seven will qualify to surf the pro-circuit and win a three-year sponsorship contract. The series is a race into the finals for the wild card, a race to get through the year, and a race to grow up. The seven teens, forced to live, study and train together—at the same time become best friends and greatest competitors.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 20/8/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon The Alice Christopher Lee , Sarah Smith , Jeff Truman , Adam Todd , John Ridley , Liz Doran , John O'Brien , Blake Ayshford , Justin Monjo , Sarah Lambert , Greg Waters , Justin Monjo , Robyn Sinclair , ( dir. Daina Reid et. al. )agent Australia : Southern Star John Edwards Nine Network , 2005-2006 Z1878870 2005-2006 series - publisher film/TV fantasy

Based on the original tele-movie, The Alice follows the adventures of a group of people who, drawn to Alice Springs through a series of fateful encounters, find they still have more to do in the town.

The program was cancelled after a single series due to poor viewing figures.

1 form y separately published work icon Calling Gerry Molloy Sarah Smith , ( dir. Andrew Lewis ) Australia : Cornerstone Pictures , 2002 6949564 2002 single work film/TV thriller

'Jude and Ron, both in their mid-thirties, enjoy a relationship filled with passion and a shared fetish for fantasy. They play all sorts of games. Harmless competitive fun. That is until Gerry Molloy enters their lives. The game takes on a new twist that neither Jude nor Ron can control. Fantasy becomes fact, or is it the other way round?'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 23/1/2014)

1 3 form y separately published work icon McLeod's Daughters Jane Allen , Robert Armin , Blake Ayshford , Shane Brennan , Hamilton Budd , Sam Carroll , Elizabeth Coleman , Chris Corbett , Louise Crane , Max Dann , Ysabelle Dean , Peter Dick , Liz Doran , Robert Dudley , Sarah Duffy , Fin Edquist , Anthony Ellis , Justine Gillmer , Jutta Goetze , Kym Goldsworthy , Marieke Hardy , Chris Hawkshaw , Claire Haywood , Rick Held , John Honey , Sue Hore , Andrew Kelly , Margaret Kelly , Vicki Madden , Meg Mappin , Mardi McConnochie , Christine McCourt , Jackie McKimmie , Christina Milligan , Greg Millin , Denise Morgan , Michaeley O'Brien , Murray Oliver , Elizabeth Packett , Deborah Parsons , Chris Pearce , Chris Phillips , David Phillips , John Ridley , Giula Sandler , Hadass Segal , Sarah Smith , Nick Stevens , Charlie Strachan , Cathy Strickland , Lily Taylor , Katherine Thomson , Tracey Trinder-Doig , Jeff Truman , Alana Valentine , James Walker , Dave Warner , Sally Webb , Carol Williams , Margaret Wilson , Samantha Winston , Alexa Wyatt , Posie Graeme-Evans , Caroline Stanton , ( dir. Ali Ali et. al. )agent Australia : Nine Network Southern Star Entertainment , 2001-2009 Z1858228 2001-2009 series - publisher film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Minty Ron Elliott , Michael Aitkens , Mike Jackson , Michael Le Moignan , Barry Purchese , Nick Rheinberger , Sarah Smith , ( dir. Alan Macmillan ) United Kingdom (UK) Australia : RT Films Scottish Television Enterprises , 1999 11448860 1999 series - publisher film/TV young adult

'A comedy fantasy about two identical teenagers Minty Sullivan and Melanie Hobson, who live on opposite sides of the world and different sides of the tracks. Although they're physically identical they have completely different personalities and lifestyles. When Melanie wins a trip to Australia she happens to meet Minty. Amazed at how similar they look, they trade places, creating mayhem for everyone around them.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive.

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