Kate Woods Kate Woods i(A69794 works by)
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1 form y separately published work icon Kangaroo Harry Cripps , Melina Marchetta , ( dir. Kate Woods ) Australia : Cultivator Films Australia Brindle Films Bunya Productions , 2024 27277645 2024 single work film/TV

'The plot follows a man who becomes stranded in an outback town after a car accident. There, he teams up with 11-year-old Indigenous girl Charlie, and the pair form an unlikely friendship working together to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned joeys, an endeavour that proves to be life-changing for both of them.'

Source: IF magazine (https://if.com.au/kate-woods-kangaroo-gets-the-green-light/). (Sighted: 14/12/2023)

1 form y separately published work icon Fighting Season Blake Ayshford , Kylie Needham , Tommy Murphy , Belinda Chayko , ( dir. Ben C. Lucas et. al. )agent Australia : Goalpost Pictures , 2018 10730603 2018 series - publisher film/TV war literature thriller

'Fighting Season is a timely and emotionally resonant series that follows the lives of a group of Australian soldiers, and their families, returned home suddenly after their commander is killed in suspicious circumstances in Afghanistan. Part mystery thriller, part relationship drama, it asks us to examine the human costs of war.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon BlackJack : Ghosts Shaun Micallef , ( dir. Kate Woods ) Australia : Jigsaw Entertainment Network Ten , 2007 Z1934297 2007 single work film/TV crime

'Twenty years ago a young mother was killed during an apparent kidnapping and subsequent police chase. It comes to Detective Jack Kempson's attention that dodgy police work at the time may have resulted in the wrong man doing time. Kempson runs the gauntlet of officialdom to convince the department there's value in 'unsolving' a murder, only to become a pawn in a sting operation involving drugs, stolen money and crooked cops.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 19/4/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon City Homicide John Hugginson , John Banas , Jeff Truman , Alix Beane , Michaeley O'Brien , Mia Tolhurst , Kelly Lefever , John Banas , John Hugginson , Neville Brown , Sean Nash , Trent Roberts , ( dir. Tony Tilse et. al. )agent Australia : Seven Network , 2007-2011 Z1824672 2007-2011 series - publisher film/TV

'Set in the homicide squad of a large metropolitan city, this is a punchy one hour drama series about murder mystery and a group of young committed cops, focused on justice for the deceased. Jennifer Mapplethorpe, ambitious and intelligent; Simon Joyner, keen, cool, self-assured; Duncan Freeman, living high, ready to fall; and Matt Ryan, intense and driven. In Homicide, it's not always crooks and low-lives, most murders are committed by ordinary people - a moment of madness, a failure of communication, a desperate act. These Detectives follow a profession that makes blood, grief and drama just part of their normal day. Their day begins when your day ends.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive.

1 form y separately published work icon The Sleepover Club Ellie Beaumont , Chris Kunz , Meg Mappin , Kirsty Fisher , Fiona Wood , Marieke Hardy , David Hannam , Meaghan Smith , David Phillips , Louise Le Nay , Piers Hobson , Sue Hore , Anthony Morris , Sarah Rosetti , Shirley Van Sanden , Annie Fox , Vanessa Yardley , John Thomson , Phil Thomson , ( dir. Arnie Custo et. al. )agent Australia : Burberry Productions Nine Network , 2003-2007 Z1883334 2003-2007 series - publisher film/TV

'Based on the popular books by Rose Impey, this comedy-drama series features five 12-year-old girls on their quest for identity, individuality, belonging, family, friendship and how to have the most fun while trying to deny the existence of boys.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/12/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon Worst Best Friends Max Dann , Lisa Chambers , ( dir. Kate Woods et. al. )agent Australia : CoxKnight Productions , 2002-2003 7451628 2002 series - publisher film/TV children's

'WORST BEST FRIENDS revolves around the life of 11-year-old Roger Thesaurus whose two best friends are enemies!'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon MDA Medical Defence Australia Felicity Packard , Greg Haddrick , Kylie Needham , Fiona Wood , Rob George , John O'Brien , Bill Garner , Deborah Parsons , Ray Harding , Peter Neale , Meaghan Smith , Peter Gawler , Chris Roache , Sue Hore , John Misto , Greg Millin , David Trevor , Louise Le Nay , Jane Allen , Margaret Mitchell , Jessica Frank , David William Boutland , Tony Morphett , Judith Colquhoun , Caroline Stanton , Edwina Searle , Tracey Trinder-Doig , ( dir. Shawn Seet et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2002-2005 Z1881854 2002-2005 series - publisher film/TV crime

'Enter the world of Medical Defence Australia, a medico-legal organisation that exists to defend doctors and where necessary compensate patients. All cases at MDA combine elements of law and medicine so each case is managed by a doctor and a lawyer who agree on how to proceed. It's a unique organisation that delves into morally complex and emotion filled relationships between doctors and patients.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive (http://www.australiantelevision.net/mda/mda.html). (Sighted: 22/2/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon Always Greener Anthony Ellis , Margaret Wilson , Mardi McConnochie , Marieke Hardy , Andrew Kelly , Tracey Trinder-Doig , Louise Fox , Jutta Goetze , Sue Hore , Jason Herbison , Louise Crane , Philip Dalkin , Bevan Lee , Ysabelle Dean , Glen Dolman , Sarah Duffy , David Hannam , David Phillips , Elizabeth Coleman , Abe Pogos , Boaz Stark , Fiona Wood , Grant Wolf , Chris Bates , ( dir. Scott Hartford-Davis et. al. )agent Australia : Seven Network Southern Star Entertainment , 2001-2003 24553471 2001 series - publisher film/TV
2 6 form y separately published work icon Changi John Doyle , ( dir. Kate Woods ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2001 Z927957 2001 series - publisher film/TV war literature

'A six-part miniseries which follows six young Australians who go to war, full of confidence and bravado. They land in Singapore in 1942, just in time for surrender. With 15,000 others, they are marched off to Changi prison camp. Together, the six boys survive three and a half years of incarceration. Along the way they see many mates disappear to various work camps and while Gordon loses a toe, Curley nearly his mind, Eddie his faith, Bill his ability to trust, David his memory and Tom his soul, they never lose their central dependence on each other. Almost sixty years later, the six prepare to get together for what may be their last hurrah.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 17/3/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon Private Bill John Doyle , ( dir. Kate Woods ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2001 7136169 2001 single work film/TV

Episode three of John Doyle's six-part series Changi.

1 form y separately published work icon The Farm Judith Colquhoun , David Phillips , ( dir. Kate Woods ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2001 24553317 2001 series - publisher film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Something in the Air Anthony Morris , David Phillips , Sally Webb , Peter A. Kinloch , Sue Hore , David Hannam , Meaghan Smith , Katherine Thomson , Paul Davies , Elizabeth Huntley , Graham Hartley , Jo Martino , Abe Pogos , Fiona Wood , Everett de Roche , Kris Wyld , Judith Colquhoun , Rob George , Kelly Lefever , Marieke Hardy , Martin McKenna , Barbara Bishop , Nick Stevens , Linda Aronson , Jutta Goetze , Cliff Green , Ro Hume , Debra Oswald , Kevin Roberts , Yuki Asano , Bill Garner , Jenny Lewis , Chris Phillips , Karin Altmann , Neville Brown , Michael Joshua , Roger Simpson , Elizabeth Coleman , Alan Hardy , Galia Hardy , ( dir. Ali Ali et. al. )agent Australia : Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2000-2002 25704858 2000 series - publisher film/TV
2 16 form y separately published work icon Looking for Alibrandi Melina Marchetta , ( dir. Kate Woods ) Australia : Robyn Kershaw Productions , 2000 Z1795269 2000 single work film/TV young adult (taught in 2 units)

'Nonna Katia, Christina and Josie are three generations of Italian-Australian women living together in a hothouse atmosphere of love, support...and drama on an operatic scale.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 23/10/2012)

1 6 form y separately published work icon All Saints All Saints : Medical Response Unit Louise Crane , Sally Webb , Charlie Strachan , John Banas , Sarah Walker , Denise Morgan , Christine McCourt , Sean Nash , Philip Dalkin , Peter A. Kinloch , Peter Neale , David Phillips , Chris Roache , Phil Sanders , Sue Hore , Serge Lazareff , Michael Miller , Ted Roberts , Sarah Smith , Lily Taylor , Elizabeth Coleman , Kristen Dunphy , Daniel Krige , Kelly Lefever , Blake Ayshford , Anthony Ellis , Grant McAloon , Annette Moore , David Hannam , Anne Lucas , Christina Milligan , Julie Monton , Grant Fraser , Ro Hume , Cathy Strickland , Susan Bower , Bevan Lee , Margaret Wilson , David Allen , Andrew Ryan , Greg Haddrick , Alexa Wyatt , Michaeley O'Brien , Chris Hawkshaw , Carol Williams , Tracey Trinder-Doig , John Hanlon , Marcia Gardner , Howard Griffiths , Chris Phillips , Katherine Thomson , Bill Garner , Chris Corbett , Peter Gawler , David William Boutland , Lesley Lewis , Fiona Kelly , Hamish Wright , Loraine Rogers , Grace Morris , Megan Herbert , Edwina Searle , Jenny Lewis , John Concannon , Rick Held , Alex Pope , Faith McKinnon , John Hugginson , Bridie O'Neill , Harry West , Tim Pye , Julie Edwards , Sarah Lambert , Jeff Truman , Trent Atkinson , Suzanne Hawley , Graham Richards , Toby Wallace , Sean Nash , Catherine Millar , Kevin Roberts , Sam Meikle , Tim Gooding , Peter Dick , Trent Roberts , Robert Haywood , Clare Atkins , Kim Wilson , Martin McKenna , Shelley Birse , ( dir. Leigh Spence et. al. )agent 1998 Australia : Seven Network Red Heart Entertainment , 1998-2009 Z1571142 1998 series - publisher film/TV

One of Australia's highest rating dramas, All Saints is a Logie Award-winning Australian medical drama set in the fictional All Saints Western General Hospital in suburban Sydney. The stories originally focused on the nursing staff of Ward 17 run by Nursing Unit Manager Terri Sullivan. It was sometimes referred to as the 'garbage ward' because it took the overflow of patients.

In 2004 Network Seven producers overhauled the series in an effort to increase the show's gradually dwindling audience. They achieved this by closing down Ward 17 and transferring some of the staff to the Emergency Department managed by Frank Campion. Several other new lead characters were also introduced. The changes also saw the storylines begin to focus more on the lives of the doctors and nurses.

Another significant change to the series came in early 2009 when the producers introduced the Medical Response Unit. Central to this development was the helicopter which took doctors to rescue situations outside the hopsital and which in turn brought patients to the All Saints Emergency Department. The show's name was also changed at this time to All Saints: Medical Response Unit. The increased production costs created by having scenes shot on location played a part, however, in the series being cancelled mid-year. The series ended with the Emergency Department and Medical Response Unit teams having a dinner to farewell the last remaining original character, Von Ryan on her final day at All Saints.

All Saints was popular in many countries including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium and Iran.

1 form y separately published work icon Big Sky Christopher Lee , Susan Bower , Daniel Krige , Tony McNamara , Rhett Walton , Simon Baré , Paul Brown , Anthony Ellis , Grant Fraser , Gregor Jordan , Rick Maier , Greg Millin , Annette Moore , Jacquelin Perske , Chris Phillips , Tracey Trinder-Doig , Dave Warner , Steve Worland , Alexa Wyatt , ( dir. Scott Hartford-Davis et. al. )agent Sydney : Southern Star Xanadu , 1997-1999 7228153 1997 series - publisher film/TV adventure

'Every day is an adventure for the pilots at Big Sky Aviation. A high spirited bunch to start with, they can't help but relish the kind of job that sees them one day flying to a medical emergency on a remote property deep in the outback, the next on a tricky city mission and another soaring over some of the most beautiful tropical coastline in the world. BIG SKY is an action adventure series with heart, humour and nerves of steel.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 9/4/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon Raw FM 99.9. Raw FM Alison Tilson , Meaghan Smith , Elise McCredie , Andrew O'Sullivan , Luke Devenish , David Rapsey , Ray Argall , Katherine Gillick , Ranald Allan , Judi McCrossin , Jacquelin Perske , Glenda Hambly , ( dir. Aleksi Vellis et. al. )agent Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation Generation Films , 1997 Z1890778 1997 series - publisher film/TV

'99.9 RAW FM is the story of a community radio station that gets a licence to broadcast for a week, then for a further 90 days and then becomes a success. A phenomenal, unstoppable, ratings blitz smash.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 28/11/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon Wildside Ben Gannon , Michael Jenkins , David Phillips , Michael Miller , Peter Schreck , Tim Pye , Kristen Dunphy , Shelley Birse , Chris Hawkshaw , Matt Ford , Kris Wyld , Justin Monjo , Terry Larsen , Ellie Beaumont , Katherine Thomson , Anne Brooksbank , Keith Thompson , Peter A. Kinloch , Debra Oswald , Ken Cameron , Rick Held , Sally Webb , Bob Ellis , Deborah Masters , Jason Camenzuli , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis et. al. )agent 1997 Sydney : Gannon Jenkins Television ABC Television , 1997-1999 Z1367384 1997 series - publisher film/TV crime detective

An adult drama set in an inner-city crisis centre and police station, Wildside focuses on a group of people who deal with the endless array of problems, crimes, and triumphs that tumble onto the streets of a city bursting with life. In addition to the police, other characters include those who work in a crisis centre in the tough red-light district of the city.

1 form y separately published work icon Simone de Beauvoir's Babies Deb Cox , ( dir. Kate Woods ) Australia : Artist Services Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1997 24552612 1997 series - publisher film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Mercury Sonia Borg , John Cundill , Glenda Hambly , David Rapsey , Deborah Parsons , Bill Garner , Sue Hore , Cliff Green , Cliff Green , ( dir. Kate Woods et. al. )agent Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1996 Z1889211 1996 series - publisher film/TV

'Set in a newspaper, MERCURY looks at the lives of journalists and their relationships with the paper and each other.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon The Feds : Deadfall Alison Nisselle , Tony McDonald , ( dir. Kate Woods ) Melbourne : Crawford Productions Nine Network , 1995 6058579 1995 single work film/TV crime detective

When the head of the Organization of Federal Emergency Services disappears, presumed murdered, rumours arise that he was involved in international espionage; in particular, German authorities arrive in Australia, seeking him for an act of industrial espionage in the 1970s.

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