Twisted Tales (Australian TV series)

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Twisted Tales (Australian TV series) - Wikipedia

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Twisted Tales
Genre	Drama
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producers	Bryan Brown Kris Noble
Producers	Bryan Brown Helen Watts
Production company	New Town Films
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	2 December 1996 (1996-12-02) – 25 January 1998 (1998-01-25)

Twisted Tales is an Australian television anthology and mystery drama which screened on the Nine Network from December 1996 to January 1998. Each episode was narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the follow-up series, Two Twisted, in 2006. Each episode of the series contains a twist ending.

Cast

Aaron Blabey as Nick
Anthony Hayes as Damien
Barry Crocker as Sir Barry Doyle
Brittany Byrnes as Jessie Courtney
Bruce Spence as Colin
Bryan Brown as Jack Johnson
Claudia Karvan as Cassie Blake
Daniel Krige as Judy's Brother
David Wenham as George
Dee Smart as Judy Raven
Gary Day as Lowell
Geoffrey Rush as Harry Chisholm
Grant Piro as Merrill
Jacek Koman as Taxi Driver
Jessica Napier as Michelle
John Walton as Peter Courtney
Jonathan Hardy as Roger
Josephine Byrnes as Julia
Joy Hruby as Agnes Fuller
Judy Morris as Veronica
Justine Clarke as Pip
Kate Fischer as Melody Christian
Kate Fitzpatrick as Elizabeth Bishop
Ken Talbot
Kimberley Davies as Betty
Loene Carmen as Katey
Mark Lee as Frank
Marshall Napier as Ray
Matilda Brown as Fiona
Matthew Krok as Matthew
Mercia Deane-Johns as Woman
Mitchell Butel as Waiter
Nadine Garner as Mallory
Noni Hazelhurst as Anne
Paul Livingston as Brendan
Pippa Grandison as Karen
Rachel Ward as Sarah
Richard Carter as Jim Nicholson
Richard Roxburgh as Ben
Robert Mammone as Steven Gaines
Robert Taylor as Peter
Russell Kiefel as George
Salvatore Coco as Sav Rocca
Sandy Winton as Bartender
Shane Briant as Jay Condor
Simon Westaway as John Berryman
Steve Bastoni as Constable Paul Bell
Tottie Goldsmith as Vanessa Condor

Production

Actor and producer Bryan Brown placed a newspaper advertisement requesting scripts for the project. He ended up receiving more than 1,200 entries which was cut to 12. Most of the successful script submissions came from writers with no prior experience. The music was handled by Nerida Tyson-Chew. For her work on the series, she was awarded with the "Best Original Music for a TV Series or Serial" by the Australian Guild of Screen Composers in 1997.^[1]

Release

The series initially aired during late 1996 and early 1997, before going on hiatus. Later in 1997, a video titled Still Twisted was made for the Australian and American markets. It compiled various episodes from the series into a single movie.

The show briefly returned to Australian television in early 1998.^[2]

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Night of the Monster"	Stephen Wallace	Heather Christie	23 December 1996 (1996-12-23)
2	"Third Party"	Samantha Lang	Neil Burman	9 December 1996 (1996-12-09)
3	"Directly from My Heart to You"	Catherine Millar	Louis Nowra	30 December 1996 (1996-12-30)
4	"The Crossing"	Kate Dennis	Gabiann Marin	3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)^[3]
5	"Cold Revenge"	Daniel Krige	Daniel Krige	2 December 1996 (1996-12-02)
6	"Dancing Partners"	Ian Gilmour	Graeme Nixon	1997 (1997) (as part of Still Twisted) January 4, 1998
7	"The Confident Man"	Gregor Jordan	Tim Rolfe	6 January 1997 (1997-01-06)
A charismatic con man (Bryan Brown) finds himself forced to rely on his wits when he's held hostage in a liquor store robbery.
8	"Bonus Mileage"	Christopher Robin Collins	Simon D. Hoenger	16 December 1996 (1996-12-16)
9	"The Test"	Lynn Hegarty	Heather Christie	11 January 1998 (1998-01-11)
10	"A Sure Thing"	Lewis Fitz-Gerald	Gary N. Lines	25 January 1998 (1998-01-25)
11	"Borrowing Bazza"	David Caesar	Duncan Ball	20 January 1997 (1997-01-20)
12	"One Way Ticket"	Michael Offer	Daniel Krige	13 January 1997 (1997-01-13)^[4]

References

^ "NERIDA TYSON-CHEW | composer".
^ "Australian Television: Twisted Tales: Episode guide".
^ The Age, February 3, 1997, p. 24 [1]
^ The Age, January 13, 1997, p. 24 [2]

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