Series synopsis
Canal Road is an Australian drama television series that premiered on Nine Network on April 16, 2008. It ended on December 13, 2008. It was created by Susan Bower, Louise Crane-Bowes, Jo Horsburgh. It stars Paul Leyden, Diana Glenn, Brooke Satchwell and Patrick Brammall.
Canal Road is an Australian television drama series on the Nine Network. The series was produced in-house, under producer Susan Bower, in collaboration with writers Sarah Smith, John Ridley and Dave Warner, and directed by Kevin Carlin. It was filmed at Channel Nine’s GTV Studio 11 and on location in and around Melbourne. The series reportedly cost A$10 million to produce.
The 13-part series went to air from 16 April 2008. The series debuted to mixed critical reception and only average ratings, ...
Premise
Canal Road is an Australian television drama series on the Nine Network. The series was produced in-house, under producer Susan Bower, in collaboration with writers Sarah Smith, John Ridley and Dave Warner, and directed by Kevin Carlin. It was filmed at Channel Nine’s GTV Studio 11 and on location in and around Melbourne. The series reportedly cost A$10 million to produce.
The 13-part series went to air from 16 April 2008. The series debuted to mixed critical reception and only average ratings, which were further eroded when the series was moved to a later timeslot. Nine removed Canal Road from its schedules after the seventh episode, which drew in only 360,000 viewers; however the eighth episode was still made available online. Nine aired the remaining episodes during August and December 2008.
Canal Road was released on DVD on 4 August 2008 in Australia.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paul Leyden as Spencer McKay
- Diana Glenn as Olivia Bates
- Brooke Satchwell as Bridget Keenan
- Patrick Brammall as Steve Yunnane
- Peta Sergeant as Holly Chong
- Alyssa McClelland as Skye Brady
- Charlie Clausen as Tom Squires
- Sam Anderson as Henry Walter
Guest cast
- Jude Beaumont as Georgie
- Sibylla Budd as Daina Connelly
- Grant Bowler as Detective Ray Driscoll
- Klara Lisy as Tanya
- Robert Morgan as Malcolm Reynolds
- Nicole Nabout as Ellen McKay
- Sullivan Stapleton as Jack Logan
- Simon Lyndon as Darryl King
- Nicholas Coghlan as Andrew MacMillan
- Jimmy Taylor as Tom
- Fletcher Humphrys as Colin Burns
- Madeleine West as Bianca Pearce
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 16, 2008 | December 13, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Dr McKay's world is thrown into turmoil when the man responsible for killing his wife and son comes back into his life. |
April 16, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Holly, a Parole office, is being stalked by one of her clients and suspects Jack Logan. |
April 23, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Olivia's personal and professional lives collide when a troubled former friend, Bianca, re-enters her life. |
April 30, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nine Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 16, 2008 |
| Last aired | December 13, 2008 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:30:00 |