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Original Title :
Headland
Genre :
TV Series / Drama
Cast :
Sam Atwell,Brooke Harman,Sophie Katinis
Type :
TV Series
Rating :
5.8/10
Headland Online

Set in the town of South Heads on the Southern Eastern coastline of Australia, the Headlands Hotel and South Coast University are the centre of the show as we enter the world of South Heads along with newly appointed student counsellor, Adam Wilde. Through him and fellow counsellor Grace we venture with them into the minds of the students as they deal with the pressures of study, the frustrations of everyday life, and the heartbreak of shattered loves.
Series cast summary:
Sam Atwell Sam Atwell - Craig Palmer 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Brooke Harman Brooke Harman - Kate Monk 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Sophie Katinis Sophie Katinis - Mel Bennett 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Jody Kennedy Jody Kennedy - Maddie McKinnon 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Adrienne Pickering Adrienne Pickering - Elly Tate 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Reshad Strik Reshad Strik - Andy Llewellyn 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Libby Tanner Libby Tanner - Grace Palmer 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Josh Quong Tart Josh Quong Tart - Will Monk 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Rachael Taylor Rachael Taylor - Sasha Forbes 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Matthew Walker Matthew Walker - Heath Forbes 58 episodes, 2005-2006
Conrad Coleby Conrad Coleby - Adam Wilde 52 episodes, 2005-2006
Rohan Nichol Rohan Nichol - Detective Luc Palermo 40 episodes, 2005-2006
Steve Rodgers Steve Rodgers - Mick McKinnon 35 episodes, 2005-2006
Yvonne Strahovski Yvonne Strahovski - Freya Lewis 33 episodes, 2005-2006
Denise Roberts Denise Roberts - Jessica Andrews 26 episodes, 2005-2006
Jason Glover Jason Glover - Detective Sam Wiley / - 25 episodes, 2005-2006
Jolyon James Jolyon James - Simon Blair 25 episodes, 2005-2006
Gail Watson Gail Watson - Glenda Monk 24 episodes, 2005-2006

The entire 52 episodes of the first series had already been filmed, and production had begun on the second series, before the show had even aired.

Before shooting had begun, Adrienne Pickering (Elly Tate) had broken her arm playing basketball, so the writers were forced to work the injury into the script, although Elly herself never says how her arm was broken.

Ryan Johnson was attached to the show at one stage.

Was originally going to be a spin-off from Home and Away (1988).


User reviews

SadLendy

SadLendy

It started off a bit slow, even though the ads were like, 'Find out what happened that night,' and 'best show this summer.' But it will get better, as there are good story lines coming up. Go to the website, and you can read the stuff there. Its actually quite good. The characters are great, and the cast is great as well. Most of them have been on All Saints or Home and Away, so they're pretty good actors/actresses. I hope it does get better, as it seems like a nice show, and they've already filmed 52 episodes. Let's hope it doesn't turn out like all the other Aussie shows such as The Alice or Last Man Standing, which were put on later and then axed.
Faegal

Faegal

Didn't like it at first, put bluntly it sucked! But after the dreadful first few episodes it's really picked up and is now a pretty decent show. If you originally watched it and were put off (I don't blame you, most were) I recommend giving it another chance. It's improved a huge deal and is actually worth watching.

Majority of the characters are great (except for the bland Elly and counselors dude aka Conrad Coleby) but the rest are quite good. Sasha is a great bitch. The Monks are sweet. Heath is darling, Craig is intriguing and as the show carries on the story lines become compelling with their mysteries, just what happened that fateful night of the car accident and what agenda does the intriguing Freya have?

It definitely isn't the best show on the box but it's rapidly improving and lets face it, it has to be better than tired old Home & Away which has become so unbelievable (Cyclone, really?) and soapy it's become a joke, a bad one at that.
Bloodray

Bloodray

I watched and taped every episode (as I have no life) hoping against hope that at last there would be something Aussie and watchable on regularly. I saw Rachael Taylor - Sasha - display moments of great power when the script gave her a chance to show her potential. The stereotyped bitch role she plays is mostly predictable - it is much better when she is ambiguous - but the sometimes pedestrian script lets her and the others down. But at times, she absolutely fires. Her passion and anger when it hits home lift the show out of its is smug Australian 'she'll be right' sleepy complacency and cliché. She has presence and she is quite strikingly beautiful - gorgeous in fact - if the strange camera angles and lighting let you see her properly. Rachael has a bright future if she can get some serious parts. There are some other characters and plot lines that are also original and appealing. And some dags too. But the script wanders all over the place and wastes so much time on blind alleys and vacuity. One episode there will be a good writer (or team) and it lifts, the next it stumbles or flounders again. Much of it is unbelievable. The cast is overall pretty good. The script is the key. The script is this show's downfall.
Cerana

Cerana

For any of you who have studied film and television in any form, do you find the camera work/angles/shots of headland just a disgrace? Either the company have lost their tripod or their camera workers have far to much caffeine in their system. Micellaneous shots are seen all over the place; when someone is ending a conversation by walking out there door we don't need a split second close up of their hand grabbing their keys to know they have picked them up. We can see them in their hand when they unlock the door. The lighting is artificial and washed out, not exactly the best choice for actors who want to look good on screen. We already have enough dodgy soap operas, we don't need another Home and Away. Next thing you know we'll be hearing about the up and coming cyclone that will hit the university head on and blow their mid-term exam notes away...while having some shaky handy cam work attempt to make it look action packed and exciting...
Aurizar

Aurizar

I can't sit through more than 2 minutes of this show without thinking that Aussie drama is getting worse. "Neighbours" and "Home and Away" are works of art compared to this (and I can't stand either of these shows). This show is being shown at 7pm four nights a week as I write this and at the same time they are repeating this same show a 3pm four nights a week and the show isn't even 2 weeks old. I flicked the TV on and saw one particular scene where a bloke riding a motorbike drives up to a house then we cut to a "point of view" shot of this bloke, only to see (in the front window of this house) that he has changed into a ute carrying a camera. It is this kind of film school production value (dont get me started on how bad the acting is either) that has really turned me off Aussie drama and being an Aussie that is saying a lot. I really hope that this show gets cancelled before it can ruin the reputation of the already struggling Aussie drama industry.
Mohn

Mohn

"Headland" is a badly scripted, badly acted and badly directed piece of fluff that involves a group of not-even-that-attractive non-actors struggling to deliver substandard lines while the camera rolls and pitches all around the frame.

I saw the second episode the other night. The only reason I stayed watching it until the end was because I was depressed and hadn't had a good laugh in a while. The show had the potential to put me in two moods - furiously angry at the fact that lazy management at Seven has led to this being commissioned, and choking on my own laughter as the next revelation is delivered with the subtlety of an ice-pick to the head.

At least "Home and Away" has the decency to be only half an hour long.