Luke Arnold’s latest thriller, Scrublands, sees Martin Scarsden’s investigation into the tragic church killings orchestrated by Pastor Byron Swift. Those who knew Pastor Byron Swift (Jay Ryan) said he was a generous and kind-hearted man. He treated everyone with respect and was always the first to volunteer to serve the community. He preached the teachings of Christ but never forced or pressured anyone to follow suit. Maybe that’s why no one would have suspected what was going to happen next. One day, while everyone gathered around the church for their morning prayers, Pastor Swift went berserk. He cold-bloodedly murdered Craig (Martin Copping), Tom (Scott Major), Alf (Fletcher Humphrys), Hugh (Ben De Pagter), and Gerry (Adam Morgan) with his long-range rifle. Robbie, the cop, arrived at the scene, shot Pastor Swift, and ended his killing spree.
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- 11/17/2023
- by Rishabh Shandilya
- Film Fugitives
Lady On Fire
Cutting edge French director and screenwriter Céline Sciamma has been appointed as president of the jury at the Giornate degli Autori (aka Venice Days), a sidebar to the Venice Film Festival. She will preside over a special jury made up of 27 young European cinephiles present in a campus. “[Sciamma] has thoroughly upended the basic structure of our society and masterfully created new images and new memories. With her latest film, ‘Petite Maman,’ she has provided further proof that the prevailing canon of film production can indeed be challenged,” said Venice Days’ artistic director Gaia Furrer. Sciamma’s earlier credits include: “Bande de filles” in 2014; “Tomboy” in 2011 and “Naissance des Pieuvres” in 2009. The appointment is a homecoming of sorts for the director of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” ever since she was shortlisted for the 2014 Lux Prize at 27 Times Cinema, the initiative organized by Giornate degli Autori, the...
Cutting edge French director and screenwriter Céline Sciamma has been appointed as president of the jury at the Giornate degli Autori (aka Venice Days), a sidebar to the Venice Film Festival. She will preside over a special jury made up of 27 young European cinephiles present in a campus. “[Sciamma] has thoroughly upended the basic structure of our society and masterfully created new images and new memories. With her latest film, ‘Petite Maman,’ she has provided further proof that the prevailing canon of film production can indeed be challenged,” said Venice Days’ artistic director Gaia Furrer. Sciamma’s earlier credits include: “Bande de filles” in 2014; “Tomboy” in 2011 and “Naissance des Pieuvres” in 2009. The appointment is a homecoming of sorts for the director of “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” ever since she was shortlisted for the 2014 Lux Prize at 27 Times Cinema, the initiative organized by Giornate degli Autori, the...
- 7/14/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
In Fremantle’s four-part drama Lie With Me, produced for Network 10 and Channel 5, a British woman Anna and her Australian husband Jake move back to Melbourne with their two small children. With Anna resuming her career, they hire a young live-in nanny to help. But local girl Becky is anything but the innocent stranger she pretends to be.
Starring Brett Tucker, Charlie Brooks and Phoebe Roberts, Lie With Me is a story of deception, following your instincts and what lengths you would go to in order to protect the ones you love.
Lie With Me is created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison, and is directed by Scott Major. Writers include Herbison, Anthony Ellis, and Margaret Wilson.
Premieres August 19 8.30pm on 10 And 10 Play.
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Starring Brett Tucker, Charlie Brooks and Phoebe Roberts, Lie With Me is a story of deception, following your instincts and what lengths you would go to in order to protect the ones you love.
Lie With Me is created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison, and is directed by Scott Major. Writers include Herbison, Anthony Ellis, and Margaret Wilson.
Premieres August 19 8.30pm on 10 And 10 Play.
The post ‘Lie With Me’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
- 8/6/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Netflix has commissioned a reboot of beloved ’90s teen drama Heartbreak High, to be produced by Fremantle Australia and Dutch production company NewBe.
The eight-part series, to shoot in Sydney with the support of Screen Nsw, will be inspired by the original but reimagined for today.
NewBe started shopping a contemporary remake at MIPCOM last year, after acquiring the rights from Brian Abel, partner of the late Ben Gannon, who created and produced the original. Fremantle was understood to be involved in March.
Production is expected to begin next year, with the show to premiere globally on the streamer in 2022. Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor and creative director, scripted content Carly Heaton will be the EPs, together with NewBe founder and CEO Jeroen Koopman and Tarik Traidia. Abel and Michael Jenkins, one of the original EPs, will be consultants on the series.
Set in Sydney’s fictional Hartley High School,...
The eight-part series, to shoot in Sydney with the support of Screen Nsw, will be inspired by the original but reimagined for today.
NewBe started shopping a contemporary remake at MIPCOM last year, after acquiring the rights from Brian Abel, partner of the late Ben Gannon, who created and produced the original. Fremantle was understood to be involved in March.
Production is expected to begin next year, with the show to premiere globally on the streamer in 2022. Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor and creative director, scripted content Carly Heaton will be the EPs, together with NewBe founder and CEO Jeroen Koopman and Tarik Traidia. Abel and Michael Jenkins, one of the original EPs, will be consultants on the series.
Set in Sydney’s fictional Hartley High School,...
- 12/6/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
First Ad Jeremy Grogan, Dop Martin McGrath and camera operator Nicolas Owens on the ‘Wakefield’ set (Photo: Lisa Tomasetti).
The Australian TV drama production sector has virtually ground to a halt with multiple shows suspending shooting last Friday.
Jungle Entertainment and BBC Studios shut down the ABC-commissioned Wakefield, the eight-episode drama set in a Blue Mountains psychiatric hospital.
“The limitations we’ve put on our incredible cast and crew over the last two weeks have made shooting more and more difficult and it is now logistically impossible and unsafe to continue,” Jungle CEO Jason Burrows tells If.
“We’re lucky to have partners in the ABC, Screen Australia, Screen Nsw and BBC Studios who have been very supportive. I just hope the government will provide some financial relief to those in need in our team, and the wider industry, while they are out of work.”
Hoodlum Entertainment called a halt...
The Australian TV drama production sector has virtually ground to a halt with multiple shows suspending shooting last Friday.
Jungle Entertainment and BBC Studios shut down the ABC-commissioned Wakefield, the eight-episode drama set in a Blue Mountains psychiatric hospital.
“The limitations we’ve put on our incredible cast and crew over the last two weeks have made shooting more and more difficult and it is now logistically impossible and unsafe to continue,” Jungle CEO Jason Burrows tells If.
“We’re lucky to have partners in the ABC, Screen Australia, Screen Nsw and BBC Studios who have been very supportive. I just hope the government will provide some financial relief to those in need in our team, and the wider industry, while they are out of work.”
Hoodlum Entertainment called a halt...
- 3/22/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
A day after the ViacomCBS merger closed, the company’s international networks are already starting to work together. UK broadcaster Channel 5 and Australian broadcaster Network Ten have co-commissioned drama thriller Breathless.
The four-part series is produced by Fremantle and stars Station 19 star Brett Tucker and EastEnders star Charlie Brooks.
The show follows a British woman and her husband seeking a fresh start in Australia after infidelity rocks their marriage – that’s the plan until they hire a young local nanny who isn’t as innocent as she appears and there are deadly consequences.
Created by Neighbours and Home and Away writer Jason Herbison, who will exec produce, it was commissioned for Channel 5 by Greg Barnett and will start filming in Melbourne in 2020. It will be directed by Neighbours director Scott Major.
Ben Frow, Director of Programmes for ViacomCBS’s UK networks, including Channel 5, said, “First and foremost, Breathless promises...
The four-part series is produced by Fremantle and stars Station 19 star Brett Tucker and EastEnders star Charlie Brooks.
The show follows a British woman and her husband seeking a fresh start in Australia after infidelity rocks their marriage – that’s the plan until they hire a young local nanny who isn’t as innocent as she appears and there are deadly consequences.
Created by Neighbours and Home and Away writer Jason Herbison, who will exec produce, it was commissioned for Channel 5 by Greg Barnett and will start filming in Melbourne in 2020. It will be directed by Neighbours director Scott Major.
Ben Frow, Director of Programmes for ViacomCBS’s UK networks, including Channel 5, said, “First and foremost, Breathless promises...
- 12/6/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Brett Tucker and Charlie Brooks.
Fremantle will produce Breathless, a four-part thriller created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison for Network 10 and the UK’s Channel 5, using a production model designed as a precursor for more short-run dramas.
Directed by Scott Major, the miniseries will feature Aussie Brett Tucker and former EastEnders star Charlie Brooks as a couple in the UK who seek a fresh start in Australia after infidelity threatens their marriage.
That’s until they hire a nanny (yet to be cast), who isn’t as innocent as she appears and there are deadly consequences.
This is the first co-commission by 10 and Channel 5 since the completion of the ViacomCBS merger. The sibling networks collaborated on Neighbours spin-off series Neighbours: Erinsborough High, which premiered on their respective digital streaming services 10 Play and My5.
Herbison tells If he has long wanted to make a short-form drama,...
Fremantle will produce Breathless, a four-part thriller created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison for Network 10 and the UK’s Channel 5, using a production model designed as a precursor for more short-run dramas.
Directed by Scott Major, the miniseries will feature Aussie Brett Tucker and former EastEnders star Charlie Brooks as a couple in the UK who seek a fresh start in Australia after infidelity threatens their marriage.
That’s until they hire a nanny (yet to be cast), who isn’t as innocent as she appears and there are deadly consequences.
This is the first co-commission by 10 and Channel 5 since the completion of the ViacomCBS merger. The sibling networks collaborated on Neighbours spin-off series Neighbours: Erinsborough High, which premiered on their respective digital streaming services 10 Play and My5.
Herbison tells If he has long wanted to make a short-form drama,...
- 12/5/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Heartbreak High.’
Some 20 years after Heartbreak High ended, a contemporary remake of the popular Australian high school series is being shopped at Mipcom.
Dutch production company NewBe, which secured worldwide English-language rights to the show created by the late Ben Gannon, is seeking to partner with streaming companies on new series.
Following students at a fictional school in a tough Sydney neighbourhood, the drama launched on Network Ten in 1994 and moved to the ABC three years later, ending in 1999. More than 200 episodes were produced.
The show introduced many new or relatively fresh faces including Alex Dimitriades, Callan Mulvey, Ada Nicodemu, Doris Younane, Rebecca Smart, Tony Martin, Abi Tucker, Salvatore Coco, Kym Wilson, Scott Major and Emma Roche.
Gannon died in 2007 and rights to the series reverted to his partner Brian Abel, who will serve as a consultant on the remake alongside Michael Jenkins, who was the executive producer.
Jenkins was...
Some 20 years after Heartbreak High ended, a contemporary remake of the popular Australian high school series is being shopped at Mipcom.
Dutch production company NewBe, which secured worldwide English-language rights to the show created by the late Ben Gannon, is seeking to partner with streaming companies on new series.
Following students at a fictional school in a tough Sydney neighbourhood, the drama launched on Network Ten in 1994 and moved to the ABC three years later, ending in 1999. More than 200 episodes were produced.
The show introduced many new or relatively fresh faces including Alex Dimitriades, Callan Mulvey, Ada Nicodemu, Doris Younane, Rebecca Smart, Tony Martin, Abi Tucker, Salvatore Coco, Kym Wilson, Scott Major and Emma Roche.
Gannon died in 2007 and rights to the series reverted to his partner Brian Abel, who will serve as a consultant on the remake alongside Michael Jenkins, who was the executive producer.
Jenkins was...
- 10/15/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Warwick Thornton and Sam Neill on the set of ‘Sweet Country’.
Warwick Thornton took home the top gong at last night’s Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) Awards for outback Western Sweet Country.
It joins a slew of other prizes for the film, which follows an Aboriginal stockman who a kills white station owner in self-defence, including the Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize, the Toronto International Film Festival Platform Prize, and six Aacta Awards, including Best Film and Best Direction.
Competing against Thornton for Best Direction in a Feature Film (budget $1 million or over) were Joel Edgerton for Boy Erased, Anthony Maras for Hotel Mumbai, and Garth Davis for Mary Magdelene.
The Adg Awards were held at Sydney’s City Recital Hall, with presenters including Rachel Griffiths, Claudia Karvan, Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward.
This year also saw the guild divide the feature film category for the first time, introducing...
Warwick Thornton took home the top gong at last night’s Australian Directors’ Guild (Adg) Awards for outback Western Sweet Country.
It joins a slew of other prizes for the film, which follows an Aboriginal stockman who a kills white station owner in self-defence, including the Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize, the Toronto International Film Festival Platform Prize, and six Aacta Awards, including Best Film and Best Direction.
Competing against Thornton for Best Direction in a Feature Film (budget $1 million or over) were Joel Edgerton for Boy Erased, Anthony Maras for Hotel Mumbai, and Garth Davis for Mary Magdelene.
The Adg Awards were held at Sydney’s City Recital Hall, with presenters including Rachel Griffiths, Claudia Karvan, Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward.
This year also saw the guild divide the feature film category for the first time, introducing...
- 5/7/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Sophie Hyde, Rachel Perkins.
Warwick Thornton, Garth Davis, Joel Edgerton and Anthony Maras have been nominated for best direction in a feature film budgeted at $1 million or more in the 2019 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards.
So Sweet Country, Mary Magdalene, Boy Erased and Hotel Mumbai will compete in the awards to be announced on Monday May 6 at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.
In the new category of best direction in a feature budgeted below $1 million, the nominees are Christopher Kay (Just Between Us), Donna McRae (Lost Gully Road), Dustin Feneley (Stray) and Jason Perini (Chasing Comets).
The nominees for best direction in a TV or SVoD drama series episode are Rachel Perkins (Mystery Road series 1), Nash Edgerton (Mr Inbetween series 1), Tony Krawitz and Emma Freeman.
Jeffrey Walker (Riot), Daina Reid and Shannon Murphy (On The Ropes) have been nominated for best direction in a TV or SVoD miniseries and telefeature.
Warwick Thornton, Garth Davis, Joel Edgerton and Anthony Maras have been nominated for best direction in a feature film budgeted at $1 million or more in the 2019 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards.
So Sweet Country, Mary Magdalene, Boy Erased and Hotel Mumbai will compete in the awards to be announced on Monday May 6 at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.
In the new category of best direction in a feature budgeted below $1 million, the nominees are Christopher Kay (Just Between Us), Donna McRae (Lost Gully Road), Dustin Feneley (Stray) and Jason Perini (Chasing Comets).
The nominees for best direction in a TV or SVoD drama series episode are Rachel Perkins (Mystery Road series 1), Nash Edgerton (Mr Inbetween series 1), Tony Krawitz and Emma Freeman.
Jeffrey Walker (Riot), Daina Reid and Shannon Murphy (On The Ropes) have been nominated for best direction in a TV or SVoD miniseries and telefeature.
- 4/8/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Playing for Keeps.’
The overnight ratings on Wednesdays for Network 10’s Playing for Keeps were respectable but the catch-up numbers are so healthy the broadcaster has commissioned a second series.
The first seven episodes of the Screentime-produced drama drew an average audience of 503,000, including time-shifted viewing, in the mainland capitals.
But the catch-up component jumped from 9 per cent for the premiere to 25.9 per cent for episode 5, 17.9 per cent for ep 6 and 21 per cent for ep 7.
The finale had 599,000 capital city viewers, which was up by 49 per cent or 197,000 viewers from the overnight number, including broadcast VOD viewing and the encore screening.
“We’re thrilled that Playing for Keeps has really found its place in the market,” said Network 10 head of drama Rick Maier, who came up with the idea of the show about Afl footballers’ wives and girlfriends and took it to Screentime.
“It’s become a bit of...
The overnight ratings on Wednesdays for Network 10’s Playing for Keeps were respectable but the catch-up numbers are so healthy the broadcaster has commissioned a second series.
The first seven episodes of the Screentime-produced drama drew an average audience of 503,000, including time-shifted viewing, in the mainland capitals.
But the catch-up component jumped from 9 per cent for the premiere to 25.9 per cent for episode 5, 17.9 per cent for ep 6 and 21 per cent for ep 7.
The finale had 599,000 capital city viewers, which was up by 49 per cent or 197,000 viewers from the overnight number, including broadcast VOD viewing and the encore screening.
“We’re thrilled that Playing for Keeps has really found its place in the market,” said Network 10 head of drama Rick Maier, who came up with the idea of the show about Afl footballers’ wives and girlfriends and took it to Screentime.
“It’s become a bit of...
- 11/14/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
"Playing detective can be murder." So be careful if you don't know what you're doing. A trailer has arrived online for a microbudget comedy-noir feature titled Trench, the first full feature made by up-and-coming Australian filmmaker Paul Anthony Nelson. Set in Melbourne, the story follows a struggling comedian name Sam Slade who decides to pretend to be a private detective in order to pay her rent. She takes on the case of a reclusive writer being stalked in her own apartment. But they end up over their heads in mystery, doing their best not to end up getting killed along the way. Starring Samantha E. Hill as Sam Slade, with a cast including Perri Cummings, David Lamb, Scott Major, Lulu McClatchy, Simon Godfrey, Robert Davis, and Cate Wolfe. This definitely seems homemade without any budget, but might be fun to watch. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Paul Anthony Nelson's Trench,...
- 9/1/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Here’s your daily dose of an indie film, web series, TV pilot, what-have-you in progress — at the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favorite.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Trench
Logline: Reclusive writer Becky Holt is being stalked in her high-rise apartment, so Samantha Slade, failed stand-up comedian turned fledgling private eye, comes to her aid… for a fee, of course. But will her first case be the death of them?
Elevator Pitch:
“Trench” is a girl-powered modern-day detective comedy/thriller, shot like a 1940s Film Noir and set in the city of Melbourne, Australia. When reclusive writer Becky Holt experiences strange phenomena in her apartment, her online call for help is answered only by Sam Slade — a stand-up comic on the skids who needs cash and fancies herself a private eye.
In the meantime: Is this a project you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments.
Trench
Logline: Reclusive writer Becky Holt is being stalked in her high-rise apartment, so Samantha Slade, failed stand-up comedian turned fledgling private eye, comes to her aid… for a fee, of course. But will her first case be the death of them?
Elevator Pitch:
“Trench” is a girl-powered modern-day detective comedy/thriller, shot like a 1940s Film Noir and set in the city of Melbourne, Australia. When reclusive writer Becky Holt experiences strange phenomena in her apartment, her online call for help is answered only by Sam Slade — a stand-up comic on the skids who needs cash and fancies herself a private eye.
- 7/14/2016
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Neighbours' Vanessa Villante will question her future with Rhys Lawson when she learns that her newborn son Patrick has a potentially fatal heart condition. Australian viewers saw Vanessa accept a marriage proposal from Rhys after giving birth to Patrick in the 2012 season finale, leaving her baby's father Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major) jealous and heartbroken. However, with Patrick's health her number one concern in upcoming episodes, Vanessa calls things off with Rhys and pledges to focus all of her attention on her son. Alin Sumarwata, who plays Vanessa, told TV Week: "It's sad. Rhys is doing everything he can to be there for Vanessa and support her, but for some reason, everything he does just pushes them further (more)...
- 1/8/2013
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours bosses have released two new spoiler photos offering a sneak peek at an upcoming wedding and the latest new arrival for Ramsay Street. Cast and crew have been busy this week filming the nuptials of "one of the show's favourite couples" in Melbourne, although the identities of the pair in question are being kept tightly under wraps. As seen in the preview picture below, Morgan Baker (Callum Jones), Scott Major (Lucas Fitzgerald), Christopher Milligan (Kyle Canning) and newcomer Rhys Uhlich (Scotty Boland) were among the cast members involved in the top-secret on-location shoot. Meanwhile, the first photo of Lucas and Vanessa's baby (more)...
- 11/22/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Rhys Lawson gets the ultimate chance to prove himself to ex-girlfriend Vanessa Villante on Neighbours when he unexpectedly supports her through labour. Upcoming episodes of the Ramsay Street soap will see Rhys (Ben Barber) become determined to win back Vanessa (Alin Sumarwata), realising that their recent split was a mistake. Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major) also remains besotted with Vanessa, still hoping that the woman carrying his unborn child will finally fall for him. However, when Vanessa suddenly goes into labour during Neighbours' 2012 finale week, it's Rhys rather than Lucas (more)...
- 11/22/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours parents-to-be Vanessa Villante and Lucas Fitzgerald embark on a deception that may well end in tears on UK screens later this month. The pair find themselves pretending to be a proper couple after Vanessa's strict mother Francesca descends on Ramsay Street unexpectedly. Vanessa (Alin Sumarwata) is well aware that conservative Francesca won't approve of her being a single mum, so she is grateful when Lucas (Scott Major) saves the day by presenting himself as her loving partner. Immediately keen to find out more about the new man in her daughter's life, Francesca (Carmelina di Guglielmo) suggests that they should all head out for some coffee together. After bombarding Lucas with questions at Harold's Store, it's clear that Francesca isn't yet impressed - so she orders Vanessa to leave them alone to talk privately. (more)...
- 11/3/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours bosses have announced that Cop Shop star John Orcsik has filmed a guest role on the soap. The actor has taken on the part of Father Guidotti, a Catholic priest who presides over the upcoming nuptials of Vanessa Villante (Alin Sumarwata) and Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major).
Pictured: John Orcsik as Father Guidotti in Neighbours. Although parents-to-be Vanessa and Lucas are not an item, a new storyline sees them planning a sham wedding to impress Vanessa's overbearing mother Francesca. Father Guidotti's first scenes see him summoned by Francesca (more)...
Pictured: John Orcsik as Father Guidotti in Neighbours. Although parents-to-be Vanessa and Lucas are not an item, a new storyline sees them planning a sham wedding to impress Vanessa's overbearing mother Francesca. Father Guidotti's first scenes see him summoned by Francesca (more)...
- 10/24/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours pair Vanessa Villante and Lucas Fitzgerald will begin planning a sham wedding in a forthcoming storyline. The duo, who are expecting a baby together, find themselves entangled in a web of lies shortly after Vanessa's mother Francesca arrives in Ramsay Street for a visit. Fearing Francesca (Carmelina di Guglielmo) won't approve of her complicated personal life, Vanessa lets her mum believe that she and Lucas (Scott Major) are a proper couple. However, events take an unexpected turn when Francesca insists that they should make their 'union' official by getting married - threatening to cut Vanessa off from (more)...
- 10/8/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours' UK fans see parents-to-be Lucas Fitzgerald and Vanessa Villante embark on a new chapter later this month as they move into Number 32. Lucas (Scott Major) decides to buy the old Williams house in an upcoming episode, realising that he's under pressure to find a property or risk losing the chance to live with Vanessa. The mechanic assumes that Vanessa (Alin Sumarwata) will be thrilled by the news, but she is initially adamant that she won't move in - claiming that the house has a bad energy following Troy Miller's short time there. Alone with boyfriend Rhys Lawson, however, Vanessa admits that superstition isn't the real problem - she's just unsure about what the future holds and doesn't know whether moving in with the father of her child is the best option. When Rhys (Ben Barber) reassures her that everything will (more)...
- 8/17/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours's Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major) will admit to friend Sonya Mitchell that he is in love with Vanessa Villante, the mother of his unborn child, it has been revealed. Sonya then pushes Lucas to tell Vanessa how he feels, but Lucas is reluctant to make a move due to Vanessa's developing relationship with headstrong doctor Rhys Lawson. Lucas instead decides to prove his love by taking the drastic step of buying a house for the two of them to share. "Lucas thinks if he can provide a home for their baby, Vanessa (more)...
- 7/8/2012
- by By Alison Rowley
- Digital Spy
Neighbours star Ben Barber has revealed that his character Rhys may finally get together with Vanessa (Alin Sumarwata). Medic Rhys has been attracted to Vanessa since she arrived on Ramsay Street, and Barber explained that the pair will soon share a kiss. "As Rhys loves to make the first move, he goes in for the kiss," he told TV Week. Vanessa is currently pregnant with Lucas's (Scott Major) baby, which Barber explained has not put Rhys off her. "Rhys is attracted (more)...
- 6/4/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Neighbours newcomer Alin Sumarwata has admitted that her character Vanessa Villante is shocked when Lucas Fitzgerald reacts badly to her pregnancy news. As first revealed last month, Vanessa will soon announce that she is expecting a baby following a one-night stand with Lucas - turning the mechanic's world upside down. However, Lucas (Scott Major) struggles to accept his parental responsibilities and starts pushing Vanessa away. Sumarwata told TV Week of the upcoming scenes: "Vanessa is determined to reveal her news. She believes that no matter what Lucas's reaction is, he deserves to know she is carrying his child. "She has no ill feelings towards him and tries to be as easy-going as possible by bringing up casual and rather random topics of conversation. But before Lucas can guess (more)...
- 4/10/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours mechanic Lucas Fitzgerald is in for a shock when newcomer Vanessa Villante informs him that she is pregnant with his baby. The Ramsay Street regular, played by Scott Major, hears the bombshell news after enjoying a one-night stand with Vanessa. Struggling to accept his responsibilities as a father, Lucas then tries to drive Vanessa away from Erinsborough. A Neighbours source told the Daily Star: "Lucas is not accepting his responsibilities and wants Vanessa to disappear - but she has other ideas. "She gets a job as head chef at Lassiter's and he's furious. He goes (more)...
- 3/26/2012
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours favourite Toadie Rebecchi will be accused of attacking young mechanic Chris Pappas in the New Year, reports have revealed. Neighbours fans in Australia recently saw Chris (James Mason) left in jeopardy after a mystery assailant viciously assaulted him while he was working. Toadie (Ryan Moloney) is left horrified in early 2012 when it emerges that his scheming boss Peter Noonan organised the attack following Lucas Fitzgerald's (Scott Major) decision not to sell the garage. However, Toadie's ordeal is only just beginning - as a shock framing attempt leads to him coming under suspicion of committing the crime, Soapworld reports. (more)...
- 12/19/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours star Scott Major has teased that his character Lucas Fitzgerald will have his world turned upside down in the New Year. The actor revealed that Lucas will receive a huge shock in 2012 which could ultimately have a positive impact on his life. Major told Channel 5: "Lucas is about to be hit with the biggest surprise which is going to rock his world initially, but could be the best thing that has ever happened to him." Meanwhile, asked to name his favourite storylines from 2011, he replied: "Lucas coping with the death of his father was really interesting to play (more)...
- 12/8/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours favourite Toadie Rebecchi will face a crisis of conscience when it emerges that his work colleagues may be implicated in a vicious attack on Chris Pappas, reports have revealed. Chris, played by James Mason, will be beaten up by a mystery assailant while at work in the soap's 2011 season finale week, which airs next month in Australia. The mechanic's boss Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major) initially suspects that homophobic customer Warren Burrell was the culprit. However, he later realises that the incident may have been linked to his decision not to sell the garage to make way for the proposed shopping centre development. TV Week reports that Lucas studies the garage's security footage and sees that a man with links to Toadie's boss Peter Noonan was present around the time of the attack. Toadie assures him that the individual (more)...
- 11/28/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours mechanic Chris Pappas will face a sinister threat from homophobic customer Warren Burrell in a forthcoming storyline. Chris, played by James Mason, experiences a frightening situation when he strikes up a platonic friendship with Warren's son Blake in scenes soon to air in Australia. The teenager first met Warren earlier this year when he turned up as a customer at the Erinsborough garage. Warren's prejudice soon reared its ugly head, but Chris was left disappointed as his boss Lucas (Scott Major) failed to do anything about it. When Warren makes his return to the garage in an upcoming episode, Lucas finally shows his support for Chris by putting up a "gay-friendly workplace" sticker and defending his protégé. However, Chris's problems are only just beginning as when he finds himself on good terms with Blake, Warren is (more)...
- 11/21/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours star Scott Major has revealed that the soap will be revisiting his character's edgier side next year. The actor's alter ego Lucas Fitzgerald has previously fought a gambling addiction and been involved in illegal street racing, but has recently seemed to be back on the straight and narrow. However, speaking to Digital Spy, Major warned of big drama ahead for Lucas in the show's 2012 storylines. Asked whether viewers have seen the back of Lucas's darker side, he replied: "God, I hope not! I know we haven't seen the end. There is a lot planned for next year where you see the other side of Lucas and it's not pretty." Major added that he (more)...
- 11/9/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours actor Scott Major has revealed that he is hoping to do some writing work for the soap. The actor, who plays Ramsay Street's Lucas Fitzgerald, has already branched out by directing some episodes of the long-running drama. Speaking to Digital Spy about his other ambitions, Major explained: "I have actually put in a submission to the writing department to write an episode and I've also written a six-part TV series set in Camden, London which some producers over in the UK are looking at, so I definitely would like to pursue TV writing." Discussing his directing work, he (more)...
- 3/11/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Scott Major has predicted that his Neighbours character Lucas Fitzgerald will always be tempted to get up to no good. The actor's alter ego has previously battled a gambling addiction and is currently at the centre of an illegal street racing storyline on UK screens. Speaking to Holy Soap about the mechanic's future, Major explained: "I think Lucas would like to think he could be on the straight and narrow, but there is always going to be something in him that will push him toward something more edgy." However, (more)...
- 3/7/2011
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours star Scott Major has spoken of how sad it was to say goodbye to long-term Ramsay Street regular Carla Bonner. The actor, who portrays Lucas Fitzgerald in the show, told Holy Soap that losing Bonner - whose character Steph Scully is facing a lengthy jail sentence - was like bidding farewell to a relative. Major said: "It was very sad. Bons and I did a lot of work together over the time. We bounced together well. There were emotional scenes and passionate scenes. "Working that closely with someone, they become part of your (more)...
- 1/10/2011
- by By Naomi Rainey
- Digital Spy
Scott Major has admitted that it can be difficult to juggle his acting and directing responsibilities on the set of Neighbours. As well as continuing to star as Lucas Fitzgerald on the Ramsay Street show, the 35-year-old has started doing work behind the camera, taking the helm of some episodes with the help of an existing Neighbours director. In an interview with Holy Soap, Major confessed: "It's very tough to fit it in with the acting. I'm running from location to location and getting the scene shot and then putting a different hat on and directing a scene. "It's (more)...
- 12/15/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours' 2010 season finale will see one Ramsay Street residence go up in flames, it has been reported. According to TV Soap, the dramatic incident will provide a big cliffhanger as the final episode of the year airs in Australia next month. Pictures published by the magazine show a burning Number 26 - the Scullys' house - as Lyn (Janet Andrewartha), Karl (Alan Fletcher) and Lucas (Scott Major) look on outside. Although a number of characters are known to be departing Neighbours in the months ahead, it is currently unknown whether there will be any fatalities in the blaze. The storyline has not yet been officially confirmed by the show's bosses, but executive (more)...
- 11/12/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
When being an adult seems all too difficult, there's nothing like the warm hug of nostalgia to shield you from the real world.
What better than some home-grown TV shows on DVD to take you back to the days of after-school slurpees, Saturday mornings in your jammies, or when your favourite stars were fresh-faced newbies?
These series haven't been given the chance to fit the bill yet. Here's why they should...
Heartbreak High
Leagues of diehard fans still argue over whether Rivers (Scott Major) and Sam (Kym Wilson), or Drazic (More >>...
What better than some home-grown TV shows on DVD to take you back to the days of after-school slurpees, Saturday mornings in your jammies, or when your favourite stars were fresh-faced newbies?
These series haven't been given the chance to fit the bill yet. Here's why they should...
Heartbreak High
Leagues of diehard fans still argue over whether Rivers (Scott Major) and Sam (Kym Wilson), or Drazic (More >>...
- 7/29/2010
- by Keira Daley
- TV.com
Tim Vine has admitted that he was unfamiliar with the latest crop of Neighbours stars when he made his cameo appearance on the programme. The comedian filmed a short scene for the show last April while in Australia for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Vine's soap debut saw him playing a tourist who asked Elle Robinson (Pippa Black) and Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major) for directions to the Lassiters hotel, but he has now confessed that he had never heard of either character before. Reflecting on the experience, Vine told Den of Geek: "The funny thing about it was that I didn't know the characters. I haven't watched it for so long, (more)...
- 1/26/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Neighbours actor Scott Major has revealed that he nearly landed a part in EastEnders. In an interview with Holy Soap, the 34-year-old admitted that he just missed out on the role of Sid Clarke, the accomplice in Sj's (Natasha Beaumont) scam to fleece Minty (Cliff Parisi). "I was very close to getting a role in EastEnders when I was over [in England]," he said. "I think an Australian stripper and her brother came into the show, and [Sj] went out with one of (more)...
- 7/30/2009
- by By Darren Rowe
- Digital Spy
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