Article Australian Associated Press - 22nd May 2006
BEFORE DAWN (EMBARGOED)
By Erin McWhirter, TV Writer
SYDNEY, May 22 AAP - ABC TV has secured a stellar cast for the Australianwartime drama, Before Dawn. Leading the 90-minute telemovie are some of Australia's most popular starsincluding, William McInnes, Noni Hazlehurst, Geoff Morrell and Love My Way's Dan Wyllie and Asher Keddie.
Filming for Before Dawn - set during World War II and described by the ABCas a no-holds-barred drama about prime minister John Curtin - begins in Melbourne on Monday, May 29. The ABC says viewers will be gripped by the drama.
"Alison Nisselle has written a script that places courage at the centre of a national identity, while brilliantly illuminating that doubt and fear are the constant companions of leadership in times of dreadful crisis," said Scott Meek, ABC TV's head of TV drama.
"It humanises politics and tells one of the great stories of our time." Flash back to 1942 and the nation is in crisis; virtually undefended in the face of the Japanese advance through the South Pacific.
To some, Curtin - who battled depression and alcoholism all his life - is an inspirational leader, but to others who know him more intimately it's a potential calamity for the nation.
Best known for his role as Max Connors in ABC series SeaChange and for performances in Kath and Kim, McInnes stars as the troubled Labor leader.
Hazlehurst, currently starring in the film Candy, plays Elsie, Curtin's blunt, humorous and practical wife.
Both also will appear in the ABC telemovie, Stepfather of the Bride, later this year. Producer Andrew Wiseman said he was delighted to be working with the ABC and acclaimed director Jessica Hobbs (Love My Way, Answered By Fire) on the project.
"It is astonishing that there are so few television dramas about Australian leaders, especially those dealing with the drama of war," Wiseman said. "John Curtin's baptism of fire in 1942 is a sensational story."
By Erin McWhirter, TV Writer
SYDNEY, May 22 AAP - ABC TV has secured a stellar cast for the Australianwartime drama, Before Dawn. Leading the 90-minute telemovie are some of Australia's most popular starsincluding, William McInnes, Noni Hazlehurst, Geoff Morrell and Love My Way's Dan Wyllie and Asher Keddie.
Filming for Before Dawn - set during World War II and described by the ABCas a no-holds-barred drama about prime minister John Curtin - begins in Melbourne on Monday, May 29. The ABC says viewers will be gripped by the drama.
"Alison Nisselle has written a script that places courage at the centre of a national identity, while brilliantly illuminating that doubt and fear are the constant companions of leadership in times of dreadful crisis," said Scott Meek, ABC TV's head of TV drama.
"It humanises politics and tells one of the great stories of our time." Flash back to 1942 and the nation is in crisis; virtually undefended in the face of the Japanese advance through the South Pacific.
To some, Curtin - who battled depression and alcoholism all his life - is an inspirational leader, but to others who know him more intimately it's a potential calamity for the nation.
Best known for his role as Max Connors in ABC series SeaChange and for performances in Kath and Kim, McInnes stars as the troubled Labor leader.
Hazlehurst, currently starring in the film Candy, plays Elsie, Curtin's blunt, humorous and practical wife.
Both also will appear in the ABC telemovie, Stepfather of the Bride, later this year. Producer Andrew Wiseman said he was delighted to be working with the ABC and acclaimed director Jessica Hobbs (Love My Way, Answered By Fire) on the project.
"It is astonishing that there are so few television dramas about Australian leaders, especially those dealing with the drama of war," Wiseman said. "John Curtin's baptism of fire in 1942 is a sensational story."
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