The Wayne Manifesto

The Wayne Manifesto
Genre	Family, Children, Comedy
Written by	David McRobbie
Directed by	Paul Maloney Sophie Turkiewicz Ian Watson Denny Lawrence David Cameron Steve Mann
Starring	Jeffrey Walker Simon James Remi Broadway Brooke Harmon Cassandra Magrath
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Jackson
Producer(s)	Alan Hardy
Editor(s)	Simon James
Location(s)	Brisbane, Australia
Running time	25 min.
Production company(s)	Burberry Productions
Distributor	Southern Star Sales
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	4.3 PAL
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	1 January 1996 – 1 May 1998

The Wayne Manifesto is an Australian children's television series that aired on the ABC in 1996. Based on the children's books by David McRobbie, it is centred on the life 12-year-old Wayne Wilson, showing the world both as the way he would like it and the way it really is. Filmed in Brisbane, Australia, it aired most weekdays in the afternoon at 4pm on the ABC.

Cast

• Jeffrey Walker as Wayne Wilson
• Simon James as Keven Mary
• Remi Broadway as Rupert
• Brooke Harmon as Rosie
• Cassandra Magrath as Charlene
• Jah'shua McAvoy as Squocka
• Korey Fernando as James
• Tracey-Louise Smith as Violet
• Ingrid Mason as Mrs. Pringle
• Rainee Skinner as Wayne's Mum
• Nick Waters as Dad

Episodes

1. A Wayne in a Manger
2. The Alien
3. This Guy Dellafield
4. A Slave to Fashion
5. Pizza
6. Rites and Wrongs
7. The Wayne Manifesto
8. There's Good in Everybody
9. Harris Weed
10. You Can't Take Him Anywhere
11. Junk
12. Work Experience
13. Wise Words
14. Now You See It, Now You Still See It
15. Fancy Dress
16. Wheels Within Wheels
17. Special Operations
18. Elementary, My Dear Squocka
19. Soap
20. Amy Pastrami Day
21. Witch Wayne
22. A Wayne's Gotta Do...
23. The Harder They Fall
24. Where's Wilson
25. Dad's Ad
26. Wayne in the Wings

Merchandise

Village Roadshow released the following VHS tapes in 1996 containing two episodes each:

• The Alien ^[1]
• This Guy Dellafield ^[2]

Awards

• It won 1996 AFI Award for Best Children's Television Drama.
• An ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) Award for Best Children’s Drama series.^[3]
• David McRobbie won an AWGIE (Australian Writer's Guild) Award for 3 episodes.^[4]

References

1. http://www.worldcat.org/title/wayne-manifesto-the-alien/oclc/222610363&referer=brief_results
2. http://www.worldcat.org/title/wayne-manifesto-this-guy-dellafield/oclc/222260685&referer=brief_results
3. http://www.burberry.com.au/the_wayne_manifesto_awards.html
4. http://www.burberry.com.au/the_wayne_manifesto.html

External links

• The Wayne Manifesto at the Internet Movie Database
• The Wayne Manifesto at TV.com
• The Wayne Manifesto at epguides
• The Wayne Manifesto at the National Film and Sound Archive