Barons (TV series)
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GenreDrama
Created by
- Michael Lawrence
- John Molloy
- Liz Doran
Written by
- Liz Doran
- Matt Cameron
- Marieke Hardy
Country of originAustralia
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | 24 April – 12 June 2022 |
Barons is an Australian television drama series on the ABC which aired from 24 April to 12 June 2022.[1]
The series parallels the story behind the Billabong and Quiksilver surf labels, in which Australian surfers in the 1970s turned their personal rivalries into professional rivalries as they built competing surfwear companies.[2]
Cast
Main / regular
- Sean Keenan as Bill 'Trotter' Dwyer
- Ben O'Toole as Snapper Webster
- Jillian Nguyen as Tracy Dwyer
- Hunter Page-Lochard as Reg Thompson
- George Pullar as Bernie Hunter Jr
- Lincoln Younes as Buddy Fraser
- Sophia Forrest as Dani Kirk
- Vivienne Awosoga as Marguax Dupont
- Nicholas Burton as Tom 'Sharpie' Sharp
- Karina Banno as Jules Zemanik
- Megan MacKenzie as Kelly Fox
- Kick Gurry as Mac
- Catherine Van-Davies as Shirley Kwong
- Alexander England as Arthur Foreman
- Ione Skye as Marilyn Hunter
- Sandy Winton as Bernie Hunter Sr
- Sebastian Tang as Dimma
- Hafedh Dakhlaoui as Carlito
- Meg Fraser as Cindy Carroway
- Rupert Reid as Hayden
Guests
- John Batchelor as Bruce Hewitt
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Australian viewers |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Shawn Seet | Liz Doran | 24 April 2022 | 186,000[3] |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Shawn Seet | Liz Doran | 1 May 2022 | 148,000[4] |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Shawn Seet | Matt Cameron | 8 May 2022 | 133,000[5] |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Fadia Abboud | Marieke Hardy | 15 May 2022 | 144,000[6] |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Fadia Abboud | Matt Cameron | 22 May 2022 | 118,000[7] |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Fadia Abboud | Liz Doran | 29 May 2022 | 115,000[8] |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Shawn Seet | Liz Doran | 5 June 2022 | 115,000[9] |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Shawn Seet | Liz Doran | 12 June 2022 | 101,000[10] |