Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett i(A91142 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 1 form y separately published work icon Warnie Matt Ford , 2023 Australia : Screentime , 2023 26423020 2023 series - publisher film/TV

'The cricketing legend Shane Warne was bigger than life itself. An icon of Australian sport, his life on and off the field was always in the tabloids.' (Production summary)

1 form y separately published work icon Underbelly : Vanishing Act Matt Ford , Michael Miller , ( dir. Geoff Bennett ) Australia : Nine Network , 2022 23080955 2022 series - publisher film/TV crime Focuses on alleged embezzler Melissa Caddick, who went missing in November 2020.
1 form y separately published work icon MaveriX Sam Meikle , Fin Edquist , Michelle Offen , Kelly Schilling , Sarinah Masukor , ( dir. Isaac Elliott et. al. )agent Australia : Brindle Films Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2022 21974555 2022 series - publisher film/TV children's

Six gifted juniormotocross riders spent the summer holidays in Central Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon Daddy Sleepover Timothy Lee , Mithila Gupta , Jessica Tuckwell , ( dir. Geoff Bennett ) Australia : Roadshow Rough Diamond Stan , 2021 25522276 2021 single work film/TV
1 form y separately published work icon Informer 3838 Matt Ford , William Lawrence , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime , 2020 23103852 2020 series - publisher film/TV crime

'Informer 3838 tells the story of how Nicola Gobbo had the ultimate trust of Melbourne’s underworld and was gangland’s go-to defence lawyer, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Carl Williams, Tony Mokbel, the Morans, the Carlton Crew  and Roberta Williams. While Nicola knew the underworld’s dirty secrets, they had no idea of hers. This explosive drama is the untold story of how one woman’s secret double life helped to fight the Melbourne gangland wars and trigger a Royal Commission. Throughout the gangland wars Nicola Gobbo was the ultimate double agent. Against all the rules, she was betraying her clients to the police while defending them in court.'

Source: Screentime.

1 3 form y separately published work icon Bump Kelsey Munro , Jessica Tuckwell , Timothy Lee , Mithila Gupta , Steven Arriagada , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent Australia : Roadshow Rough Diamond Stan , 2020 19947919 2020 series - publisher film/TV

Follows an ambitious teenage girl who has a surprise baby.

1 form y separately published work icon Bad Mothers Rachel Lang , Gavin Strawhan , Timothy Lee , Sarah Walker , Phil Lloyd , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent Australia : Jungleboys , 2019 16563211 2019 series - publisher film/TV

'Bad Mothers is a fresh ensemble drama about four very different friends negotiating the perils and joys of being a modern mum: from parties to play dates, hangovers to homework, mishaps to murder.'

Source: Screen Australia.

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 3 form y separately published work icon Harrow Stephen M. Irwin , Leigh McGrath , Stephen M. Irwin , Leigh McGrath , Lucas Taylor , ( dir. Kate Dennis et. al. )agent Queensland : Hoodlum Entertainment Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2018 11573362 2018 series - publisher film/TV crime

'Ioan Gruffudd stars as brilliant forensic pathologist Dr Daniel Harrow in this major new 10-part Australian crime drama. He investigates the apparent suicide of a young woman whose grieving father suspects she was murdered.' (Production summary)

1 form y separately published work icon Doctor Doctor The Heart Guy Tony McNamara , Alice Bell , Liz Doran , Tamara Asmar , Angela McDonald , Gretel Vella , Timothy Lee , Keith Thompson , Josh Mapleston , Mithila Gupta , Katherine Thomson , ( dir. Peter Salmon et. al. )agent New South Wales : Essential Media and Entertainment Nine Network , 2016-2020 9516037 2016 series - publisher film/TV

'When he is knocked off his pedestal and on to the Impaired Registrants Program, prodigal Sydney surgeon and party boy Hugh Knight must return to his family home in rural Whyhope where he might learn to swallow his pride and mend his ways – or not.'

Source: Production blurb.

1 9 form y separately published work icon The Secret Daughter Greg Haddrick , Louise Crane , Justin Monjo , Kristen Dunphy , Fin Edquist , Sam Meikle , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime Seven Network , 2016-2017 9138583 2016 series - publisher film/TV

The life of an Indigenous part-time country pub singer undergoes a radical change after she meets a wealthy Sydney hotelier.

1 3 form y separately published work icon Brock Justin Monjo , Adam Todd , ( dir. Geoff Bennett ) Australia : Shine Australia Network Ten , 2016 8570489 2016 single work film/TV

'This is the true story of a man who was a hero to a generation of Australians. Loved and admired by many, but few knew the real Peter Brock – what made him tick?'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon Home and Away [Episode 6202] Romina Accurso , ( dir. Geoff Bennett ) Australia : Seven Network , 2015 8924477 2015 single work film/TV
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 16 form y separately published work icon Power Games : The Murdoch-Packer Story Samantha Winston , David Caesar , ( dir. David Caesar et. al. )agent Sydney : Southern Star Entertainment , 2013 Z1903443 2013 series - publisher film/TV

'From the creators of Howzat! Kerry Packer's War comes the biggest drama event of 2013 - Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story.

'At a tennis party in 1960, Australia's most powerful man, Sir Frank Packer, first met the young, ambitious Rupert Murdoch. It was an encounter that would forever change their lives, the future of their country, and the face of the world's media.

'Set in the period 1960-75, Power Games is the story of how the epic ambitions of Rupert Murdoch and the Packer family collided as they battled for control of Australia's newspaper and television industries. And although they played hard, the rivals had a profound appreciation of each other's talents, vision and drive.

'Through 15 years of political intrigue, raw corporate power and high-rolling luxury, these fierce rivals used every means at their disposal to build their empires - and ultimately came to respect and admire each other as titans on the world media stage.'

(Source: Australian Television: In Production website)

1 24 form y separately published work icon House Husbands Ellie Beaumont , Nicholas Coghlan , Ellie Beaumont , Michael Miller , Drew Proffitt , Christine Bartlett , Matt Ford , Leon Ford , Fin Edquist , Kirsty Fisher , Keith Thompson , Tim Pye , Kelly Lefever , Timothy Lee , Jane Morton , Meaghan Smith , Trent Roberts , Jo Martino , Sam Carroll , Ian Meadows , Josh Mapleston , Sam Meikle , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent 2012 Australia : Nine Network Playmaker Media , 2012-2017 Z1882378 2012 series - publisher film/TV

'[This] series centres on four young families with one thing in common: the men are in charge of raising the kids.

'It's the beginning of a new school year and recently retired Lewis (Gary Sweet) finds himself in the unfamiliar role of stay-at-home dad to Tilda, his daughter with nurse Gemma (Julia Morris).

'Gemma works at the hospital with her best friend Abi (Natalie Saleeba) whose husband Mark (Rhys Muldoon) is juggling a return to part-time work and looking after five-year-old Poppy.

'Mark's brother-in-law Kane (Gyton Grantley) is in a relationship with Tom (Tim Campbell), raising Tom's orphaned niece Stella.

'When dropping their daughters off on the first day of school, the three men meet Justin (Firass Dirani), a former AFL star who, thanks to his bad boy ways, has seen his career and family walk out the door. He is now facing the fight of his life to win custody of his twin boys Zac and Jacob and eight-month-old daughter Angie.

'Finding themselves severely outnumbered by all the mothers at the school drop-off zone, the four men band together and help each other along as they face the challenges of raising a young family.'

Source: Channel Nine website (http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8469113) (Sighted: 17/10/2012)

1 4 form y separately published work icon The Great Mint Swindle Reg Cribb , Paul Bennett , ( dir. Geoff Bennett ) Australia : Cordell Jigsaw Productions Nine Network , 2012 Z1846112 2012 single work film/TV crime

'It's the beginning of the 1980s boom in Western Australia. Larrikin brothers Ray, Brian and Peter Mickelberg spend their days abalone fishing, flying planes, looking for adventure and developing new ways of making money. Their most bizarre venture? Selling a huge fake gold nugget "The Yellow Rose of Texas" to tycoon Alan Bond.'

Source: Channel 9 (http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8377376). (Sighted: 5/4/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon Cops L.A.C. Tim Pye , Drew Proffitt , Matt Ford , Lesley Lewis , Andrew Kelly , Shelley Birse , Chris Hawkshaw , ( dir. Geoff Bennett et. al. )agent Australia : COPS Production No 1 Pty Ltd Nine Network , 2010 Z1934230 2010 series - publisher film/TV crime detective

'The territory of Cops: L.A.C. covers the inner city, the harbourside and the eastern beaches of Sydney, from lowlifes to high society and everything in between. Their brief is to fight and control crime on their turf. From shoplifting to murder, small-time drug deals to major organised crime, these cops see it all every day.'

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

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 2 form y separately published work icon Rush Southern Star John Edwards (publisher), Christopher Lee , Todd Boland , Adam Todd , Alice Bell , Samantha Winston , Justin Monjo , Leon Ford , Jessica Redenbach , Andrew Prowse , Sam Carroll , John Ridley , Jeff Truman , Keith Thompson , Louise Fox , Tony McNamara , Kris Mrksa , Michelle Offen , John O'Brien , Tim Alexander , Shelley Birse , Kylie Needham , Steve Rodgers , Rene Zandweld , Meaghan Rodriguez , Todd Winston , David Caesar , Jonathan Gavin , Tim Dylan Lee , Vanessa Bates , Michael Boland , Ben Chessell , Raquel Stevens , ( dir. Andrew Prowse et. al. )agent 2008 Australia : Southern Star John Edwards Network Ten , 2008-2011 Z1622238 2008 series - publisher film/TV crime

'... a contemporary action drama series set in a critical incident police unit, providing an insider's view of police under pressure. Our heroes are a mobile squad trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged.'

Source: Australian Television website, www.australiantelevision.net (sighted 08/09/2009)

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