Screenplay:
Shane MaloneyComposer:
Jeremy SmithCast:
Gina Riley, Sam Neill, John Howard, Tony Martin, Andy McPhee, David Ngoombujarra, Christopher Kirby, Tom Budge, Ningali Lawford, Katrina Milosevic, Neil Pigot (more)Plots(1)
Featuring the formidable comedic talents of John Clarke (Fred Dagg, Death in Brunswick), Gina Riley, Bryan Dawe and Ross Stevenson, this hit ABC comedy series is a deadpan, surreal and highly satirical look at bureaucrats in the throws of organising the extravaganza that will be the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. A classic parody of Australian bureaucratic culture, our bungling committee - with comic legend John Clarke at the helm - have to deal with a 100 metres running track that is several metres short of the mark over zealous sponsorship opportunities from tobacco companies and a sex-change athlete - do they run in the men's or women's events? John Clarke brilliantly plays the prickly team leader, prone to bone-dry quips, dirty tricks and scathing remarks Gina Riley is the acerbic head of Games PR while Bryan Dawe plays the quietly flustered money man with his eyes on the bottom line. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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