Squinters
{{short description|Australian television comedy series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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| genre = Comedy drama
| creator = Trent O'Donnell
Adam Zwar
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| language = English
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Squinters is an Australian television comedy series which first screened on the ABC on Wednesday 7 February 2018. All six episodes were also loaded on the ABC's iView catch up service on the same date. A second series went to air in 2019.
The first six-part series was produced by Jungle Entertainment and created by Trent O'Donnell and Adam Zwar. It is directed by O'Donnell along with Kate McCartney, Amanda Brotchie, Christiaan Van Vuuren and Cate Stewart.{{cite web|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2017/10/abc-announces-squinters-cast.html|title=ABC announces Squinters cast|date=13 October 2017|publisher=TV Tonight|accessdate=13 October 2017}} It was written by Zwar with Lally Katz, Sarah Scheller, Adele Vuko, Leon Ford and Ben Crisp.
Plot
Squinters follows commuters in peak hour transit as they drive to work. The title Squinters, refers to the fact that the commuters are facing the sun as they head east from Sydney's western suburbs in the mornings, and then also face into the sun in the afternoons on the way back to the western suburbs.{{cite web|url=https://www.if.com.au/adam-zwar-trent-odonnell-create-commuter-comedy-abc-tv/|title=Adam Zwar, Trent O'Donnell create commuter comedy for ABC TV|date=6 October 2017|publisher=if|accessdate=13 October 2017}}
Cast
- Sam Simmons as Lukas
- Tim Minchin as Paul (Series 1)
- Andrea Demetriades as Romi
- Mandy McElhinney as Bridget
- Jenna Owen as Mia
- Justin Rosniak as Macca
- Steen Raskopoulos as Ned (Series 1)
- Susie Youssef as Simoni
- Rose Matafeo as Talia
- Wayne Blair as Gary
- Damon Herriman as Miles (Series 1)
- Jacki Weaver as Audrey (Series 1)
- Miranda Tapsell as Miranda (Series 1)
- Nyasha Hatendi as Davis (Series 1)
- Christiaan Van Vuuren as Gavin
- John Luc as Vijay (Series 1)
- Adam Zwar as Traffic Reporter
- Genevieve Morris as Alison (Series 2)
- Justine Clarke as Jess (Series 2)
- Anne Edmonds as Amy (Series 2)
- Stephen Peacocke as Frank (Series 2)
- Kristen Schaal as Tina (Series 2)
- Claudia O'Doherty as Rachel (Series 2)
- Paul Denny as Rex Sharp
Episodes
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=Season 1 (2018)=
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=Season 2 (2019)=
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Adaptation
In September 2020, Jungle Entertainment announced they are in active development on creating an adaptation of the series for U.S. audiences.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|title=Bad Mothers, Squinters look to US adaptations|publisher=TV Tonight|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/09/bad-mothers-squinters-look-to-us-adaptations.html|date=9 September 2020|accessdate=9 September 2020}}{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Australia's Jungle Entertainment Eyes 'Bad Mothers' & 'Squinters' Adaptations Amid U.S. Expansion & Looks To Produce American Series Down Under|publisher=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/jungle-entertainment-series-australia-tv-production-bad-mothers-squinters-1203027004/|date=8 September 2020|accessdate=9 September 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|7510830}}
{{ABC Television programming}}
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Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Category:2010s Australian comedy television series
Category:2018 Australian television series debuts
Category:2019 Australian television series endings