Chandon Pictures

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Josh Lawson
Darren Gilshenan
Rebecca Massey

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| language = English

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| location = Melbourne & Sydney, Australia

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| runtime = 25 Minutes

| network = Movie Extra

| first_aired = {{Start date|2007|11|10|df=y}}

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Chandon Pictures is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.

The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress. It followed the misadventures of a struggling video production company called 'Chandon Pictures.'{{cite news|first=Brad|last=Newsome|title=Chandon Pictures review|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv-reviews/chandon-pictures/2007/11/09/1194329487286.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2007-11-10|accessdate=2007-11-13}}

Rob Carlton, who plays the main character, is the younger cousin of Brian Carlton, The Spoonman talkback host on the Austereo Triple M network. This was revealed when The Spoonman interviewed Rob.

On 10 July 2008, it was announced that the series had won a second season and it had sold format rights to its distributor Lionsgate.{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=More Pictures for Chandon comedy|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/more-pictures-for-chandon-comedy.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=2008-07-10|accessdate=2008-07-11}}

The first season premiered in the UK on Dave on 19 February 2009 in a 10pm slot. It was also aired in the US on the Sundance Channel.

Cast

=Main / regular=

Rob Carlton as Tom Chandon
Josh Lawson as Carmichael Chandon
Darren Gilshenan as Nick Brenner
Rebecca Massey as Lucy Cannon

=Guests / recurring=

Angus Sampson as Bevan (2 episodes)
Damon Herriman as Scotty Cornish (1 episode)
Dan Wyllie as Tracks Wilcox (1 episode)
Don Hany as Boysie (2 episodes)
Drew Forsythe as Graham Tucker (1 episode)
Ed Kavalee as David (1 episode)
Graeme Blundell as John (1 episode)
Heather Mitchell as Agent (1 episode)
Helen Dallimore as Megan (1 episode)
Jessica Napier as Annabelle (1 episode)
Jonathon Dutton as Harley (1 episode)
Justine Clarke as Samantha (1 episode)
Kate Mulvany as Maggie (1 episode)
Kathryn Beck as Sherbert (1 episode)
Lachy Hulme as Derek (1 episode)
Lynette Curran as Lorelei (1 episode)
Marshall Napier as Basil (1 episode)
Michael Denkha as Andrew (1 episode)
Penne Hackforth-Jones as Helen (3 episodes)
Peter Phelps as Eddie Connolly (2 episodes)
Roy Billing as Celebrant (1 episode)
Russell Kiefel as Warwick (4 episodes)
Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Sherbert's Dad (1 episode)

Episodes

=Season 1 (2007)=

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| accessdate = 15 March 2009

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| Title = Cousins

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| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

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{{Episode list

| Title = Back To School

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|17|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Bevan's Heaven

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|24|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Champion Charles

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|01|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Private Dick

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|08|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Death Wish

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|15|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = White Ants

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|22|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Hollywood

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|29|df=y}}

| EpisodeNumber = 8

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=Season 2 (2009)=

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| Title = The Lifestyle

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|03|19|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Run Bitch Run

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|03|26|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Not a Pyramid

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|02|df=y}}

| EpisodeNumber = 11

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{{Episode list

| Title = The Man with the Dancing Fingers

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|09|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = She's 22

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|16|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Pack

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| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|23|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Script is Written

| Aux1 = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress

| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|30|df=y}}

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{{Episode list

| Title = Rock$tar

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| Aux2 = Rob Carlton

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Awards and nominations

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scope="col" \|Year ! scope="col" \|Award ! scope="col" \|Category ! scope="col" \|Recipients and nominees ! scope="col" \|Result
rowspan="6"\| 2008 \| ASTRA Awards \| Most Outstanding Drama \| Chandon Pictures \| {{Nom}}
rowspan="2"\| Australian Film Institute \| Best Performance in a Television Comedy \| Rob Carlton \| {{Nom}}
Best Television Comedy Series \| Chandon Pictures \| {{Nom}}
rowspan="3"\| Australian Writers' Guild \| rowspan="3"\| Comedy - Situation or Narrative \| Rob Carlton (Episode 1: "Cousins") \| {{Nom}}
Rob Carlton (Episode 2: "Return of the Titan") \| {{Nom}}
Rob Carlton (Episode 6: "Death Wish") \| {{Won}}
rowspan="2"\| 2009 \| Australian Film Institute \| Best Television Comedy Series \| Chandon Pictures \| {{Nom}}
Australian Writers' Guild \| Comedy - Situation or Narrative \| Rob Carlton (Episode 7: "A Script is Written") \| {{Nom}}
2010 \| Logie Awards \| Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program \| Chandon Pictures \| {{Nom}}

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rowspan="6"| 2008

| ASTRA Awards

| Most Outstanding Drama

| Chandon Pictures

| {{Nom}}

rowspan="2"| Australian Film Institute

| Best Performance in a Television Comedy

| Rob Carlton

| {{Nom}}

Best Television Comedy Series

| Chandon Pictures

| {{Nom}}

rowspan="3"| Australian Writers' Guild

| rowspan="3"| Comedy - Situation or Narrative

| Rob Carlton (Episode 1: "Cousins")

| {{Nom}}

Rob Carlton (Episode 2: "Return of the Titan")

| {{Nom}}

Rob Carlton (Episode 6: "Death Wish")

| {{Won}}

rowspan="2"| 2009

| Australian Film Institute

| Best Television Comedy Series

| Chandon Pictures

| {{Nom}}

Australian Writers' Guild

| Comedy - Situation or Narrative

| Rob Carlton (Episode 7: "A Script is Written")

| {{Nom}}

2010

| Logie Awards

| Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program

| Chandon Pictures

| {{Nom}}

;Notes

A ^ Directors - Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress
B ^ Writer - Rob Carlton

References

External links

{{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20071114050618/http://www.movienetwork.tv/Chandon/%7D%7D
{{IMDb title|id=1075458}}
[http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/chandon-champion-charles/ Chandon Pictures - "Champion Charles"] at Australian Screen Online

Category:2000s Australian comedy television series

Category:Movie Extra original programming

Category:2007 Australian television series debuts

Category:2009 Australian television series endings