Redfern Now

Redfern Now

Ended First aired 01/Nov/2012 AU English 2 season(s) 12 episode(s)
Drama
Six extraordinary stories one unmissable series. Redfern Now is the first drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.
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Season 2 · Season 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 31/Oct/2013
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S2E6
Dogs of War
Air date: 05/Dec/2013 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 58 min
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The purchase of an undisciplined guard dog poisons relationships between Redfern neighbours and aggravates a malignant memory for ex-serviceman Ernie.

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The purchase of an undisciplined guard dog poisons relationships between Redfern neighbours and aggravates a malignant memory for ex-serviceman Ernie.

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S2E5
Pokies
Air date: 28/Nov/2013 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 54 min
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Nic Shields spends her lunchtimes playing the pokies, and in a desperate attempt to absolve a whirlpool of deceit and debt she has found herself in, stages a robbery.

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Nic Shields spends her lunchtimes playing the pokies, and in a desperate attempt to absolve a whirlpool of deceit and debt she has found herself in, stages a robbery.

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S2E4
Consequences
Air date: 21/Nov/2013 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 55 min
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Mattie races to share the news of her PhD with her estranged white father Jack - who she hasn't seen in 19 years - only to find he has died days earlier.

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Mattie races to share the news of her PhD with her estranged white father Jack - who she hasn't seen in 19 years - only to find he has died days earlier.

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S2E3
Babe in Arms
Air date: 14/Nov/2013 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 59 min
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New parents, Janine and Justin are tested to their limit when their newborn son goes missing and suspicions grow in the community and then between one another.

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New parents, Janine and Justin are tested to their limit when their newborn son goes missing and suspicions grow in the community and then between one another.

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S2E2
Starting Over
Air date: 07/Nov/2013 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 58 min
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Aaron Davis's career in the force is on hold since an Aboriginal teenager died in police custody on his shift, but his life changes when he begins a relationship with a neighbour.

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Aaron Davis's career in the force is on hold since an Aboriginal teenager died in police custody on his shift, but his life changes when he begins a relationship with a neighbour.

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S2E1
Where the Heart Is
Air date: 31/Oct/2013 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 59 min
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When a freak accident takes the life of his partner Richard, Peter has to fight Richard's mother to keep custody of their daughter.

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When a freak accident takes the life of his partner Richard, Peter has to fight Richard's mother to keep custody of their daughter.

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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 01/Nov/2012
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Six different families, all of whose lives are changed by a moment's decision, an accident or a seemingly insignificant incident. This kaleidoscopic drama explores Indigenous life in Australia's most infamous suburb, Redfern.

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Six different families, all of whose lives are changed by a moment's decision, an accident or a seemingly insignificant incident. This kaleidoscopic drama explores Indigenous life in Australia's most infamous suburb, Redfern.

S1E6
Pretty Boy Blue
Air date: 06/Dec/2012 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 60 min
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Aaron Davis (Wayne Blair) is a proud Indigenous policeman: proud of the community in which he works, and very proud of his daughter Robyn (Rarriwuy Hick) and his three-year-old granddaughter Donna.

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Aaron Davis (Wayne Blair) is a proud Indigenous policeman: proud of the community in which he works, and very proud of his daughter Robyn (Rarriwuy Hick) and his three-year-old granddaughter Donna.

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Sweet Spot
Air date: 29/Nov/2012 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 54 min
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Indigo (Dean Daley-Jones) is a professional boxer, so he knows how to land the perfect punch; find the sweet spot. It's why he's good in the ring, and it's why he's just served a six-year sentence for killing a man in a street fight.

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Indigo (Dean Daley-Jones) is a professional boxer, so he knows how to land the perfect punch; find the sweet spot. It's why he's good in the ring, and it's why he's just served a six-year sentence for killing a man in a street fight.

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Stand Up
Air date: 22/Nov/2012 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 56 min
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Sixteen-year-old Joel Tait (Aaron McGrath) has just won an Indigenous scholarship to Clifton College - one of Sydney's most elite private schools. It's his first day, and at assembly Joel's teacher notices he isn't singing the national anthem. At home that night Joel is busy learning the words so he can join in, but his father Eddie (Marley Sharp) doesn't want his son to sing the anthem.... or stand for it.

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Sixteen-year-old Joel Tait (Aaron McGrath) has just won an Indigenous scholarship to Clifton College - one of Sydney's most elite private schools. It's his first day, and at assembly Joel's teacher notices he isn't singing the national anthem. At home that night Joel is busy learning the words so he can join in, but his father Eddie (Marley Sharp) doesn't want his son to sing the anthem.... or stand for it.

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Raymond
Air date: 15/Nov/2012 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 54 min
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Raymond (Kelton Pell) and Lorraine (Deborah Mailman) have it pretty sweet: a house, four kids, Raymond has been nominated for an award for his services to the community, and he's up for a promotion at work.

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Raymond (Kelton Pell) and Lorraine (Deborah Mailman) have it pretty sweet: a house, four kids, Raymond has been nominated for an award for his services to the community, and he's up for a promotion at work.

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Joyride
Air date: 08/Nov/2012 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 53 min
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In her mid fifties, Coral (Tessa Rose), works in a food van, which sometimes brings her into contact with victims of abuse, leading her to the mistaken conclusion that her daughter's bruised face is the result of more than just an accident.

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In her mid fifties, Coral (Tessa Rose), works in a food van, which sometimes brings her into contact with victims of abuse, leading her to the mistaken conclusion that her daughter's bruised face is the result of more than just an accident.

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Family
Air date: 01/Nov/2012 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 52 min
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Grace (Leah Purcell) and Wesley (Alec Doomadgee) haven't had a decent holiday in years. Now they're off on the holiday of a lifetime with their two children, and the taxi is waiting.

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Grace (Leah Purcell) and Wesley (Alec Doomadgee) haven't had a decent holiday in years. Now they're off on the holiday of a lifetime with their two children, and the taxi is waiting.

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Shari Sebbens
Shari Sebbens
Julie
Leah Purcell
Leah Purcell
Grace
Wayne Blair
Wayne Blair
Aaron Davis
Richard Green
Richard Green
Nathan
Ursula Yovich
Ursula Yovich
Nic Shields
Jenny Munro
Jenny Munro
Aunty Jill
Lisa Flanagan
Lisa Flanagan
Allie
Deborah Mailman
Deborah Mailman
Lorraine
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Marley Sharp
Eddie Shields
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Dean Daley-Jones
Indigo
Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry
Ryan Hobbs
Rarriwuy Hick
Rarriwuy Hick
Robyn Davis
Aaron L. McGrath
Aaron L. McGrath
Joel Shields
Bruce R. Carter
Bruce R. Carter
Derek Jackson
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Kirk Page
Peter
Josef Ber
Josef Ber
Luis
Alan Dukes
Alan Dukes
Doctor
Celia Ireland
Celia Ireland
Nurse Edwards

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Adrian Russell Wills
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Beck Cole
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Catriona McKenzie
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Leah Purcell
Leah Purcell
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Rachel Perkins
Rachel Perkins
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Wayne Blair
Wayne Blair
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Antony Partos
Antony Partos
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Dave McCormack
Dave McCormack
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Danielle MacLean
Writer

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