Redfern Now Family
Grace (Leah Purcell) and Wesley (Alec Doomadgee) haven't had a holiday for years - with two kids and Wesley's work, there hasn't been time. Now ready to go, Grace discovers that her sister is off her meds and unable to look after her children so Grace has to find temporary care for the children, but nobody wants to care for them.
Six powerful contemporary stories of six different families, whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident in the Sydney suburb of Redfern.
Primary Title
- Redfern Now
Episode Title
- Family
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 6 October 2022
Original Broadcast Date
- Thursday 1 November 2012
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Six powerful contemporary stories of six different families, whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident in the Sydney suburb of Redfern.
Episode Description
- Grace (Leah Purcell) and Wesley (Alec Doomadgee) haven't had a holiday for years - with two kids and Wesley's work, there hasn't been time. Now ready to go, Grace discovers that her sister is off her meds and unable to look after her children so Grace has to find temporary care for the children, but nobody wants to care for them.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Redfern (N.S.W.)--Drama
- Families--Australia--Drama
- Television mini-series--Australia
- Television programs--Australia
Genres
- Community
- Drama
- Family
Contributors
- Darren Dale (Producer)
- Miranda Dear (Producer)
- Erica Glynn (Executive Producer)
- Sally Riley (Executive Producer)
- Jimi Bani (Actor)
- Wayne Blair (Actor)
- Dean Daley-Jones (Actor)
- Rarriwuy Hick (Actor)
- Johnny Lever (Actor)
- Deborah Mailman (Actor)
- Marley Sharp (Actor)
- Kelton Pell (Actor)
- Leah Purcell (Actor)
- Tessa Rose (Actor)
- Shari Sebbens (Actor)
- Miranda Tapsell (Actor)
- Blackfella Films (Production Unit)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--Australia--Redfern (N.S.W.)--Drama
- Families--Australia--Drama
- Television mini-series--Australia
- Television programs--Australia