Offspring (TV series)
Australian television drama/comedy series
Offspring is an Australian television comedy-drama program that aired Network Ten from 2010 to 2017. Offspring is centred on 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her family and friends as they navigate the chaos of modern life. Filmed in Melbourne's inner north, the series mixes conventional narrative drama and comedy with flashbacks, graphic animation, and fantasy sequences.
Series overview
Cast
Main
Supporting cast
Adrienne Pickering as Kirsty Crewe (Series 7)
Neil Melville as Drew Crewe (Series 7)
Dan Wyllie as Angus Freeman (Series 6)
Sarah Peirse as Marjorie Van Dyke (Series 6–7)
Shannon Berry as Brody Jordan (Series 6–7)
Ash Ricardo as Kerry Green (Series 6–7)
Cate Wolfe as Jess (Series 5–7)
Isabella Monaghan as Zoe Proudman-Reid (Series 5–7)
Maude Davey as Dr. Nadine Samir-Noonan (Series 2, 4–5)
Celia Pacquola as Ange Navarro (Series 4–5)
Garry McDonald as Phillip Noonan (Series 3–5)
Clare Bowditch as Rosanna Harding (Series 3–5)
Kate Jenkinson as Kate Reid (Series 2–4, 5)
Christopher Morris as Brendan Wright (Series 1, 5)
Lawrence Leung as Elvis Kwan (Series 4–7)
Caren Pistorius as Eloise Ward (Series 4)
Kevin Hofbauer as Joseph Green (Series 4)
David Roberts as Phil D'Arabont (Series 2, 4, 5, 6)
Kate Atkinson as Renee (Series 1–3)
Kick Gurry as Adam (Series 3)
Dan Spielman as Andrew Holland (Series 2–3)
Emma Griffin as Tammy (Series 2)
Jay Ryan as Fraser King (Series 2)
Tina Bursill as Marilyn Holland (Series 2)
Shane Emmett as Dr Patrick (Series 1)
Leah de Niese as Odile (Series 1–2)
Marta Kaczmarek as Sonja (Series 1)
Kate Box as Alice Havel (Series 1)
John Wood as Gareth (Series 1)
Damon Herriman as Boyd Carlisle (Series 1)
Matilda Brown
Georgina Naidu as Linda Mason (Series 6)
Danielle Carter as Margot Lee (Series 7)
Production
Debra Oswald wrote the series with John Edwards and Imogen Banks producing with Southern Star Entertainment. Offspring was originally conceived as a two-hour telemovie for Ten, but was spun off into a 13-episode series after television executives were impressed by the quality of the telemovie. The second season began on 16 May 2011 with a double episode premiere.
On 3 October 2014, shortly after the fifth series finale aired, John Edwards confirmed that Offspring would not return for a sixth series due to Ten's cost-cutting measures in its production division. In 2015, the series was picked up for another series, with production commencing on 25 April 2016 and running through to June 2016. Most of the original cast returned alongside new cast members.
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