The Principal (TV series)
{{Short description|Australian four-part drama series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox television
| image = The_Principal_SBS_DVD.jpg
| caption = Region 4 DVD cover
| runtime =
| creator =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Kristen Dunphy
- Alice Addison
}}
| director = Kriv Stenders
| producer = Ian Collie
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist| *Sue Masters
- Alison Sharman
}}
| country = Australia
| company = Essential Media & Entertainment
| network = SBS One
| first_aired = {{start date|2015|10|7|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2015|10|15|df=y}}
| num_episodes = 4
| num_series = 1
}}
The Principal is an Australian four-part drama series which aired over two weeks on SBS starting 7 October 2015.{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/08/airdate-the-principal.html|title=Airdate: The Principal|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|date=13 August 2015|access-date=29 April 2021}} It was written by Kristen Dunphy and Alice Addison, directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Ian Collie.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/08/the-principal-new-local-drama-for-sbs.html|title=The Principal, new local drama for SBS.|access-date=15 November 2014}}
Cast
- Alex Dimitriades as Matt Bashir{{cite news | url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/alex-dimitriades-will-revisit-his-heartbreak-high-years-but-this-time-as-principal-as-sbs-announce-their-2015-slate/news-story/f41ff058a98b05888463224988c7c8ff | title=Alex Dimitriades will revisit his Heartbreak High years, but this time, as principal, as SBS announce their 2015 slate | date=14 November 2014 | publisher=News Corp | first=Anna | last=Brain | access-date=25 June 2019 }}
- Aden Young as Adam Bilic{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/the-principal/cast.html|title=The Principal: cast|publisher=australiantelevision.net|access-date=2017-03-11}}
- Mirrah Foulkes as Kellie Norton
- Salvatore Coco as Frank Calabrisi
- Andrea Demetriades as Hafa Habeb
- Rahel Romahn as Tarek Ahmad
- Tyler De Nawi as Karim Ahmad
- Miles Gibson as Chris Langworth
- Narek Arman as Sami Vivas
- Karim Zreika as Bilal Folouk
- Rebecca Massey as Rina
- Tim Abdallah as Farid
- Thuso Lekwape as Kenny
- Michael Denkha as Mohammad Ahmad
- Arianthe Galani as Mrs Bashir
- Robert Mammone as Dino Abbadelli
- Angela Punch McGregor as Sue Longworthy
Awards
At the 2016 58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, Alex Dimitriades won the Most Outstanding Actor award for The Principal.{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/logies/live-blog-all-the-action-from-the-2016-tv-week-logie-awards/news-story/49b8903d785385c4573ee1bf16dc6c22|title=Live blog: all the action from the 2016 TV Week Logie Awards|publisher=News.com.au|first=James|last=Weir|date=2016-05-09|access-date=2017-03-11}}
Home media
The series was released as a Region 4 single disc DVD on 4 November 2015 by SBS in Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://shop.abc.net.au/products/the-principal-dvd|title=The Principal|publisher=ABC Shop|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912230025/https://shop.abc.net.au/products/the-principal-dvd|archive-date=2016-09-12|access-date=2017-03-11}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|4146664|The Principal}}
{{Kriv Stenders}}
{{EquityAward TVDramaCast}}
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Category:Special Broadcasting Service original programming
Category:2010s Australian drama television series