"SeaChange" (1998) TV series 1998-2000

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

8 May 1998 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

When a corporate lawyer's professional and personal lives crumble she leaves the city with her children...

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Beach | Courtroom | Sergeant | Law

Awards:

12 wins & 30 nominations

Cast

Sigrid Thornton	...	Laura Joy Gibson (39 episodes, 1998-2000)
John Howard	...	Robert 'Bob' Jelly (33 episodes, 1998-2000)
Cassandra Magrath	...	Miranda Gibson (33 episodes, 1998-2000)
Kane McNay	...	Rupert Gibson (33 episodes, 1998-2000)
Kerry Armstrong	...	Heather Jelly (32 episodes, 1998-2000)
Bruce Alexander	...	Sgt. Grey (28 episodes, 1998-2000)
William McInnes	...	Max Connors (23 episodes, 1999-2000)

Runtime:

60 min (39 episodes)

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG (video rating) (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Artist Services

Quotes:

Rupert Gibson to Laura: "I don't feel well."
Laura Gibson: "And the subtext of this conversation is school."

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Life-Changing Moments (#4.2)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

SeaChange

The best Australian TV show ever!!!

SeaChange is a rare and wonderful show that takes the viewer into the fictional, yet oddly familiar, town of Pearl Bay, where once you are there you never want to leave. The characters in the show are very real and are not unlike people you would meet in your everyday life. This is due to the fantastic casting of each of the characters, especially the leads, (Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham and William McInnes). With each new problem, and it always is a problem with Laura, Thornton plays the part wonderfully with alternating waves of pure joy and crippling sadness. McInnes also does a fabulous job as Max. Although I doubted whether McInnes and the character of Max would be anywhere near as good as Diver Dan, I am happy to say however, that my doubts were not at all an issue. He was fantastic! McInnes was a delight to watch whilst acting Max's character with his skeptic, hard exterior to his very soft and caring interior. Diver Dan however, played by Wenham, was a perfect character who was terribly hard not to fall in love with. From his great humour to raw emotional scenes Wenham is extremely compelling as the laid-back Diver Dan.

The brilliance of SeaChange however is owed to the excellent and flawless writing, principally by Andrew Knight and Deb Cox. With memorable lines in every episode to the exciting and hilarious structure of each episode, SeaChange makes for incredibly enjoyable viewing. The Kevin and Trevor scenes are often so ridiculous they are funny. This is especially the case in the Season 3 episode with Kevin's anecdote about his fear of ping-pong balls. It sent me into fits of uncontrollable laughter. The magic of the writing in SeaChange is also evident in many episodes when the character story relates to the court case Laura is currently judging.

SeaChange has a mysterious quality that makes the viewer feel as if they are part of the abstract town and that also it matters to them what is going on with Laura's relationships with Dan and Max.

The best TV-show ever made in Australia and it is highly likely nothing will ever rival this absolute golden series.