After playing a nurse in three seasons of Fremantle/Foxtel's 'Wentworth', Maddy Jevic was delighted when she was offered the role of a carer in 'Home and Away'.
Gristmill honcho, writer and producer Robyn Butler is currently in post on two Little Lunch specials (one due for Halloween and one at Christmas) as well as season three of Upper Middle Bogan.
Created, written and produced by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, the eight-parter will again shoot in Melbourne.
Butler and Wayne Hope, who made the feature Now Add Honey last year, will team with American writer Dan O'Shannon (Cheers, Frasier, Modern Family) on the pilot script.
The telemovie Redfern Now: Promise Me almost certainly won't be the final chapter in the saga of the mostly indigenous residents of inner-city Sydney.
Head of ABC TV comedy Rick Kalowski has commissioned a stand-alone pilot, a prototype he intends to test for further pilots, and he's developing a sitcom to be filmed in front of a studio audience.
The ABC is looking to commission a second series of It's a Date, the narrative comedy created by Peter Helliar.
ABC TV has ended the 2013 ratings year as the number 3 network with a prime-time share of 14.6% (up from 13.6%), experiencing the largest increase across all networks.