Drop Dead Weird is an Australian-Irish children's comedy drama television series screening on the Seven Network's digital channel 7TWO from 6 November 2017.[1] This Australian/Irish co-production was created by Sally Browning and Dean Cropp. It was written by Stephen Abbott, Warren Coleman and Tadhg Mac Dhonnagain and directed by Beth Armstrong, Danny Raco and Glenn Fraser.[2] The series was also broadcast on CITV in the United Kingdom from June 2019.
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| Composer | Andy O’Callaghan |
| Country of origin | Australia Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Camera setup | Two camera |
| Running time | 26 minutes |
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| Release | 6 November 2017 – 12 August 2019 |
Synopsis
editThe Champs are an Australian family who move to Tubbershandy, an isolated seaside village in western Ireland to save the Bed & Breakfast run by their Irish grandfather. The three Aussie children Lulu, Bruce and Frankie are finding it hard to fit into a new hometown but also hide the secret that their parents recently became zombies. The kids must keep the truth under wraps from the community and in particular, local identity Bernadette (Bunni) Shanahan.[3]
Cast
edit- Sofia Nolan as Lulu
- Jack Riley as Bruce
- Adele Cosentino as Frankie
- Amanda Bishop as Mum
- David Collins as Dad
- Maeliosa Stafford as Grandad
- Pauline McLynn as Bunni
- Lucy Maher as Aisling
- David Rawle as Dermot
- Connor Burke as Connor
- Annie Byron as Maryanne
- Others
Series overview
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 26 | 6 November 2017 | 11 December 2017 | |
| 2 | 26 | 8 July 2019 | 12 August 2019 | |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Seven Studios launches new children's series Drop Dead Weird on 7TWO". Mumbrella. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Drop Dead Weird series 1 (2017) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "DROP DEAD WEIRD". Ambience Entertainment. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.