| My Place | |
|---|---|
 Intertitle screenshot | |
| Genre | Children's drama |
| Directed by | Catriona McKenzie, Michael James Rowland, Jessica Hobbs, Samantha Lang, Shawn Seet |
| Starring | Susie Porter Dan Wyllie Sacha Horler |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Penny Chapman |
| Camera setup | single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Matchbox Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC3 |
| Release | 4 December 2009 – 18 September 2011 |
My Place is an Australian children's television drama series based on the award-winning picture book of the same name by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins. The series first screened on ABC3 on weeknights at 8pm from 4 December 2009[1] and aired in the United States on Vibrant TV Network.
My Place is produced by Penny Chapman and directed by Jessica Hobbs, Samantha Lang, Catriona McKenzie, Michael James Rowland and Shawn Seet. The series was accompanied by an interactive website for children that allowed them to explore the house that is the series' main setting.[2] It won the 2010 Logie Award for Best Children's Program.[3]
On 23 March 2010 Screen Australia announced they approved funding for a second series which would focus on the lives of children and their families from the time period of 1878 to before the White Settlement.[4] The first of thirteen episodes aired on 26 June 2011.[5]
Synopsis
My Place tells the story of one house in south Sydney as told by the generations of children who have lived there over a period of over 220 years. The series opens in 2008 and travels back to pre-1788. Each episode centres around a child with a talent for some kind of trouble, each hiding up the same old fig tree, each with a story to tell.[6]
Cast
Children
- Joseph Ireland as Davey Jonesy
- Maddie Madden as Laura
- Narek Armaganian as Mohammed
- Sheena Pham as Lily
- Will Cottle as Mike
- Anastasia Feneri as Sofia
- Jonathan Kollias as Michaelis
- Monique Holmes as Jen
- Alfred Carslake as Colum
- Holly Fraser as Bridie
- Shardyn Fahey-Leigh as Bertie
- Lucy Howroyd as Evelyn
- Benson Anthony as Rowley
- Eliza Saville as Victoria
- Jared Ziegler as Dan
Adults
- Leah Purcell as Ellen
- Kiah Ferguson as Ellen's daughter
- Anita Hegh as Emma
- Wadih Dona as Omar
- Kris McQuade as Grandma
- Nicholas Papademetriou as Michaelis
- Victoria Haralabidou as Mama
- Rebecca Massey as Mrs Benson
- Susie Porter as Miss Muller
- Emma Lung as Bridie
- Chris Haywood as Momo
- Dan Spielman as Irish Tradesman
- Leon Ford
- Sacha Horler as Elsie
- Russell Dykstra as Mr Merry
- Dan Wyllie as Victoria's Father
- Tom Fisher as Dom Cobb
- Erol Cimen as Tyler Cromm
Guests
Episode list
Season One
- Laura 2008
- Mohammed 1998
- Lily 1988
- Mike 1978
- Sofia 1968
- Michaelis 1958
- Jen 1948
- Colum 1938
- Bridie 1928
- Bertie 1918
- Evelyn 1908
- Rowley 1898
- Victoria 1888
Season Two
- Henry 1878
- Minna 1868
- Ben 1858
- Johanna 1848
- Davey 1838
- Alice 1828
- Charles 1818
- Sarah 1808
- Sam 1798
- Dan 1788
- Waruwi 1788
- Bunda Before Time
- Barangaroo Before Time
References
- ↑ "ABC3 announces new Aussie kids shows". TV Tonight.
- ↑ "Top cast for My Place, ABC children's drama". TV Tonight.
- ↑ "Full list of 2010 Logie Award Winners". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "My Place wins second season". TV Tonight.
- ↑ "Cameras roll on more My Place". TV Tonight.
- ↑ "Airdate: My Place". TV Tonight.