Ladies in Black (TV series)
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| genre = Drama
| creator =
| based_on = {{Based on|The Women in Black|Madeleine St John}}
| developer =
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Greg Waters
- Sarah Bassiuoni
- Joan Sauers
- Randa Sayed
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| director = Gracie Otto
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| country = Australia
| language = English
Korean
Italian
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Greg Waters
- Sue Milliken
- Allanah Zitserman
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sophia Zachariou
- Angela Littlejohn
- Greer Simpkin
- David Jowsey
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| company = Bunya productions
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| network = ABC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|6|16|df=y}}
| last_aired = present
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Ladies in Black is a 2024 Australian television drama series based on the novel The Women in Black by Madeleine St John and second adaptation after the 2018 film, Ladies in Black. It aired on ABC on 16 June 2024.{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title= Airdate: Ladies in Black |url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/05/airdate-ladies-in-black.html |access-date=14 May 2024 |work=TV Tonight|date=14 May 2024}}
Production
In September 2023, it was announced the ABC had commissioned a six part series based on the book, which would see the women enter the sixties.{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=The Newsreader S3, Ladies in Black dramas funded for ABC|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/09/the-newsreader-s3-ladies-in-black-dramas-funded-for-abc.html |access-date=13 November 2023 |work=TV Tonight|date=25 September 2023}}{{cite news |title=Screen Australia announces $10 million of production funding for nine projects |url=https://if.com.au/screen-australia-announces-10-million-of-production-funding-for-nine-projects/ |access-date=13 November 2023 |magazine=IF Magazine|date=25 September 2023}} In November 2023, the series was confirmed to be filming in South Australia, along with the announcement of the cast.{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Cast announced for Ladies in Black|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/cast-announced-for-ladies-in-black.html |access-date=13 November 2023 |work=TV Tonight|date=13 November 2023}}{{cite news |title=SA lands new ABC series Ladies in Black with all-star cast|url=https://www.safilm.com.au/latest-news/sa-lands-new-abc-series-ladies-in-black/|access-date=13 November 2023 |work=safilm.com.au |date=9 November 2023}} On September 11 2024, ABC announced that a second season of the series was in development.{{Cite web |last=Know |first=David |date=2024-09-11 |title=ABC pursues new seasons of Austin, Ladies in Black. {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/09/abc-pursues-new-seasons-of-austin-ladies-in-black.html |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}
Cast
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- Debi Mazar as Magda Szombathelyi, former head of Model Gowns, whose attempts to open her own boutique hits a staggering halt
- Miranda Otto as Virginia Ambrose, former Harrods employee taking over Magda's role
- Jessica De Gouw as Fay Janosi, a Goodes employee navigating married life with husband Rudi
- Kate Box as Cheri St. Claire, writer at Goodes
- Clare Hughes as Lisa Miles, a Goodes employee, also navigating life at university which includes writing for the school paper
- Azizi Donnelly as Angela Mansour, daughter of Dawud Mansour, the head of a rival fashion house, who starts at Goodes with the intent to steal their designs
- Julian Maroun as Elias Kahlil
- Carlos Sanson Jr as George Szombathelyi, Stefan's illegitimate son, who unexpectedly shows up in Sydney
- Tom Wilson as Richard White
- Sacha Horler as Dorothy Miles
- Huw Higginson as Mr. Ryder, boss of Goodes Department Store
- Russell Dykstra as Stefan Szombathelyi, Magda's husband
- Thom Green as Rudi Janos
- Eloise Mignon as Jenny Giles, a Goodes employee
- Hamish Michael as Ken Marlow, a businessman who had an affair with Fay years ago
- Krew Boylan as Enid Marlow, Ken's wife
- Ngali Shaw as Adam Conroy
- Hazem Shammas as Dawud Mansour, head of a rival fashion house and Angela's father
- Peter O’Brien as Don 'The Wolf' Holloway
- Gemma Ward as Sadie Chalmers
- Todd McKenney as Mr. MacKenzie, Goodes Chief Buyer
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Episodes
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Beautiful Dream
|DirectedBy = Gracie Otto
|WrittenBy = Greg Waters
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|06|16|df=y}}
|Viewers = 540,000{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Sunday 16 June 2024|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/06/sunday-16-june-2024.html |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=TV Tonight|date=17 June 2024}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Secret Designs
|DirectedBy = Gracie Otto
|WrittenBy = Sarah Bassiuoni
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|06|23|df=y}}
|Viewers = 380,000{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Sunday 23 June 2024|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/06/sunday-23-june-2024.html |access-date=6 July 2024 |work=TV Tonight|date=24 June 2024}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Bikini Wars
|DirectedBy = Gracie Otto
|WrittenBy = Joan Sauers
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|06|30|df=y}}
|Viewers = 344,000{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Sunday 30 June 2024|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/sunday-30-june-2024.html|access-date=6 July 2024 |work=TV Tonight|date=1 July 2024}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Spring Carnival
|DirectedBy = Gracie Otto
|WrittenBy = Joan Sauers
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|07|07|df=y}}
|Viewers = 315,000{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Sunday 7 July 2024|url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/sunday-7-july-2024.html |access-date=14 July 2024 |work=TV Tonight|date=8 July 2024}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Men in Briefs
|DirectedBy = Gracie Otto
|WrittenBy = Sarah Bassiuoni
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|07|14|df=y}}
|Viewers = 322,000{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title=Nine’s Big Sunday|url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/nines-big-sunday.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=TV Tonight|date=15 July 2024}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = New Season
|DirectedBy = Gracie Otto
|WrittenBy = Randa Sayed & Greg Waters
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|07|21|df=y}}
|Viewers = 285,000{{cite news |last1=Knox |first1=David |title= Sunday 21 July 2024 |url= https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/sunday-21-july-2024.html |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=TV Tonight|date=22 July 2024}}
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