Twisted Tales (Australian TV series)

For the 2005 British television series, see Twisted Tales (British TV series). For the 2013 American webseries, see Twisted Tales (web series).
Twisted Tales
GenreDrama
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Bryan Brown
  • Helen Watts
Production companyNew Town Films
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release2 December 1996 (1996-12-02) –
25 January 1998 (1998-01-25)

Twisted Tales is an Australian television anthology and mystery drama which screened on the Nine Network from December 1996 to January 1998. Each episode was narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the follow-up series, Two Twisted, in 2006. Each episode of the series contains a twist ending.

Cast

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Production

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Actor and producer Bryan Brown placed a newspaper advertisement requesting scripts for the project. He ended up receiving more than 1,200 entries which was cut to 12. Most of the successful script submissions came from writers with no prior experience. The music was handled by Nerida Tyson-Chew. For her work on the series, she was awarded with the "Best Original Music for a TV Series or Serial" by the Australian Guild of Screen Composers in 1997.[1]

Release

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The series initially aired during late 1996 and early 1997, before going on hiatus. Later in 1997, a video titled Still Twisted was made for the Australian and American markets. It compiled various episodes from the series into a single movie.

The show briefly returned to Australian television in early 1998.[2]

Episode list

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Night of the Monster"Stephen WallaceHeather Christie23 December 1996 (1996-12-23)
2"Third Party"Samantha LangNeil Burman9 December 1996 (1996-12-09)
3"Directly from My Heart to You"Catherine MillarLouis Nowra30 December 1996 (1996-12-30)
4"The Crossing"Kate DennisGabiann Marin3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)[3]
5"Cold Revenge"Daniel KrigeDaniel Krige2 December 1996 (1996-12-02)
6"Dancing Partners"Ian GilmourGraeme Nixon1997 (1997) (as part of Still Twisted)
January 4, 1998
7"The Confident Man"Gregor JordanTim Rolfe6 January 1997 (1997-01-06)
A charismatic con man (Bryan Brown) finds himself forced to rely on his wits when he's held hostage in a liquor store robbery.
8"Bonus Mileage"Christopher Robin CollinsSimon D. Hoenger16 December 1996 (1996-12-16)
9"The Test"Lynn HegartyHeather Christie11 January 1998 (1998-01-11)
10"A Sure Thing"Lewis Fitz-GeraldGary N. Lines25 January 1998 (1998-01-25)
11"Borrowing Bazza"David CaesarDuncan Ball20 January 1997 (1997-01-20)
12"One Way Ticket"Michael OfferDaniel Krige13 January 1997 (1997-01-13)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NERIDA TYSON-CHEW | composer".
  2. ^ "Australian Television: Twisted Tales: Episode guide".
  3. ^ The Age, February 3, 1997, p. 24 [1]
  4. ^ The Age, January 13, 1997, p. 24 [2]
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