Chandon Pictures
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| Chandon Pictures | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Rob Carlton |
| Directed by | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress |
| Starring | Rob Carlton Josh Lawson Darren Gilshenan Rebecca Massey |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Rob Carlton |
| Production locations | Melbourne & Sydney, Australia |
| Running time | 25 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Movie Extra |
| Release | 10 November 2007 – 7 May 2009 |
Chandon Pictures is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.
The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress. It followed the misadventures of a struggling video production company called 'Chandon Pictures.'[1] Rob Carlton, who plays the main character, is the younger cousin of Brian Carlton, The Spoonman talkback host on the Austereo Triple M network. This was revealed when The Spoonman interviewed Rob.
On 10 July 2008, it was announced that the series had won a second season and it had sold format rights to its distributor Lionsgate.[2]
The first season premiered in the UK on Dave on 19 February 2009 in a 10pm slot. It was also aired in the US on the Sundance Channel.
Main / regular
- Rob Carlton as Tom Chandon
- Josh Lawson as Carmichael Chandon
- Darren Gilshenan as Nick Brenner
- Rebecca Massey as Lucy Cannon
Guests / recurring
- Angus Sampson as Bevan (2 episodes)
- Damon Herriman as Scotty Cornish (1 episode)
- Dan Wyllie as Tracks Wilcox (1 episode)
- Don Hany as Boysie (2 episodes)
- Drew Forsythe as Graham Tucker (1 episode)
- Ed Kavalee as David (1 episode)
- Gary Waddell as Dean (2 episodes)
- Graeme Blundell as John (1 episode)
- Heather Mitchell as Agent (1 episode)
- Helen Dallimore as Megan (1 episode)
- Jessica Napier as Annabelle (1 episode)
- Jonathon Dutton as Harley (1 episode)
- Justine Clarke as Samantha (1 episode)
- Kate Mulvany as Maggie (1 episode)
- Kathryn Beck as Sherbert (1 episode)
- Lachy Hulme as Derek (1 episode)
- Lynette Curran as Lorelei (1 episode)
- Marshall Napier as Basil (1 episode)
- Michael Denkha as Andrew (1 episode)
- Penne Hackforth-Jones as Helen (3 episodes)
- Peter Phelps as Eddie Connolly (2 episodes)
- Roy Billing as Celebrant (1 episode)
- Russell Kiefel as Warwick (4 episodes)
- Teo Gebert as Bruiser (1 episode)
- Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Sherbert's Dad (1 episode)
Episodes
Season 1 (2007)
| No. | Title [3] | Directed by [3] | Written by [3] | Original release date [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cousins" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 10 November 2007 |
| 2 | "Back To School" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 17 November 2007 |
| 3 | "Bevan's Heaven" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 24 November 2007 |
| 4 | "Champion Charles" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 1 December 2007 |
| 5 | "Private Dick" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 8 December 2007 |
| 6 | "Death Wish" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 15 December 2007 |
| 7 | "White Ants" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 22 December 2007 |
| 8 | "Hollywood" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 29 December 2007 |
Season 2 (2009)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | "The Lifestyle" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 19 March 2009 |
| 10 | "Run Bitch Run" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 26 March 2009 |
| 11 | "Not a Pyramid" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 2 April 2009 |
| 12 | "The Man with the Dancing Fingers" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 9 April 2009 |
| 13 | "She's 22" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 16 April 2009 |
| 14 | "Pack" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 23 April 2009 |
| 15 | "Script is Written" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 30 April 2009 |
| 16 | "Rock$tar" | Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | Rob Carlton | 7 May 2009 |
