The Beautiful Lie (TV series)
The Beautiful Lie is an Australian television drama that airs on ABC. The six-part series is a contemporary re-imagining of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel Anna Karenina.[1] It is directed by Glendyn Ivin and Peter Salmon and produced by Endemol Australia's John Edwards and Imogen Banks. [2] It premiered on Sunday 18 October 2015 at 8:30pm.[3] Screenwriter Alice Bell made the decision to turn Anna and Xander into sports stars to heighten the transgressiveness of a wife leaving her husband.[4]
Cast
- Sarah Snook as Anna Ivin
- Rodger Corser as Xander Ivin
- Sophie Lowe as Kitty Ballantyne
- Celia Pacquola as Dolly Faraday
- Daniel Henshall as Kingsley Faraday
- Benedict Samuel as Skeet Du Pont
- Catherine McClements as Tess Du Pont
- Alexander England as Peter Levin
- Dan Wyllie as Nick Levin
- Robert Menzies as Phillip Ballantyne
- Gina Riley as Catherine Ballantyne
Supporting Cast
- Marlon Williams as Dylan
- Sheena Reyes as Nat
- Lewis Fletcher as Kasper Ivin
- Kate Jenkinson as Helen
Episodes
Series 1 (2015)
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[5]| No. (overall) |
No. (series) |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Runtime | Viewership (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Glendyn Ivin | Alice Bell | 18 October 2015 | 55 mins | 0.54[6] |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Glendyn Ivin | Alice Bell | 25 October 2015 | 54 mins | 0.435[7] |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Glendyn Ivin | Jonathan Gavin | 1 November 2015 | 58 mins | 0.381[8] |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Peter Salmon | Alice Bell | 8 November 2015 | 57 mins | 0.433[9] |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Peter Salmon | Jonathan Gavin | 15 November 2015 | 58 mins | 0.414[10] |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Peter Salmon | Alice Bell | 22 November 2015[5] | 0.425[11] |
Reception
Melinda Houston found that the changes in society since Anna Karenina made Anna's decision to cheat on her husband seem immature rather than tragic.[12] Michael Idato regards The Beautiful Lie as being superbly cast.[13]
External links
- The Beautiful Lie at the Internet Movie Database
- "The Beautiful Lie" ABC TV website
References
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/04/sarah-snook-leads-the-beautiful-lie-cast.html
- ↑ http://if.com.au/2015/04/13/article/Classy-cast-for-ABC-TVs-The-Beautiful-Lie/QYKFRYIFQH.html
- ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/the-beautiful-lie-brace-yourself-for-the-sexiest-tv-series-of-the-year/story-fni0b7jg-1227523981758
- ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/tv-drama-the-beautiful-lie-transplants-tolstoy-to-australia/story-fn9n8gph-1227570001427
- 1 2 3 "The Beautiful Lie : ABC TV". ABC TV (Australia). 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/10/nine-takes-sunday-with-the-block.html
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/10/triple-threat-in-nines-win-on-sunday.html
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/rugby-world-cup-draws-early-morning-crowd.html
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/season-high-for-the-block-as-nine-wins-sunday.html
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/ten-telemovie-scores-amid-night-of-news-sport.html
- ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/nine-sings-on-sunday-seven-close-behind.html
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-guide/the-beautiful-lie-is-a-luscious-tv-drama-based-on-tolstoys-anna-karenina-20151012-gk4ap9.html
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/tv-reviews-the-beautiful-lie-embraces-anna-karenina-with-a-passion-20151024-gkdh77.html
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