Old School is an Australian television drama series that screened on ABC1 from 23 May, 2014 to 11 July, 2014. The eight-part series follows the adventures of retired criminal Lennie Cahill and retired cop Ted McCabe. The characters were originally depicted in the short film Lennie Cahill Shoots Through by Paul Oliver.
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| Created by | Paul Oliver Steve Wright |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Executive producers | Tony Ayres Penny Chapman Christopher Gist Gregor Jordan Carole Sklan |
| Production locations | Sydney, Australia |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
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| Network | ABC1 |
| Release | 23 May – 11 July 2014 |
Old School was created by Paul Oliver and Steve Wright and is directed by Gregor Jordan, Peter Templeman and Paul Oliver. The Producer is Helen Panckhurst with Executive Producers Tony Ayres and Penny Chapman. Old School was written by Belinda Chayko, Paul Oliver, Matt Cameron, Chris Hawkshaw, Gregor Jordan, Michaeley O’Brien and Nick Parsons, with script producers Tim Pye and Sarah Smith. [1] [2]
The song accompanying the opening title is "Disguise" by Eleanor Dunlop.
Regular cast
- Bryan Brown as Lennie Cahill
- Sam Neill as Ted McCabe
- Sarah Peirse as Margaret McCabe
- Hanna Mangan-Lawrence as Shannon Cahill
- Mark Coles Smith as Jason Dhurkay
- Malcolm Kennard as Kurt Meeks
- Harry Greenwood as Zac
- Kate Box as Cath Khoury
- Peter Phelps as Chinese Begger
- Damian Walshe-Howling as Vince Pelagatti
- Sacha Horler as Rhonda
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Yesterday's Heroes" | Gregor Jordan | Paul Oliver, Gregor Jordan | 23 May 2014 | ... | |
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| 2 | "Smash Repairs" | Gregor Jordan | Belinda Chayko | 30 May 2014 | ... | |
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| 3 | "Easy Money" | Peter Templeman | Belinda Chayko | 6 June 2014 | ... | |
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| 4 | "Her Weight in Gold" | Peter Templeman | Michaeley O'Brien, Gregor Jordan | 13 June 2014 | ... | |
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| 5 | "Tiny Dancer" | Paul Oliver | Matt Cameron | 20 June 2014 | ... | |
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| 6 | "Sky the Towel" | Paul Oliver | Matt Cameron | 27 June 2014 | ... | |
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| 7 | "Dead Man Walking" | Gregor Jordan | Matt Cameron | 4 July 2014 | ... | |
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| 8 | "All That Glitters" | Gregor Jordan | Belinda Chayko | 11 July 2014 | ... | |
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