Satisfaction (Australian TV series)
Satisfaction | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Roger Simpson |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Kim Vecera |
Producers | Roger Simpson Andy Walker |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Showcase |
Release | 5 December 2007 9 February 2010 | –
Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel
The series was filmed in Melbourne, and was created by writer/producer Roger Simpson with producer Andy Walker and executive producer Kim Vecera. It centres on the lives and loves of a group of women who are sex workers in a high class brothel.
Production for the third season began in June 2009 and commenced screening in December 2009.[1]
On 31 December 2010, it was revealed by TV Tonight that Satisfaction was officially cancelled, and that season 3 was the last season in production.[2]
Synopsis
Satisfaction is set in and around '232', an up-market city brothel. The show is centred on five high class escorts and their manager as they juggle the pressures of their private lives with their profession. Chloe tells her 14-year-old daughter that she works in a casino, but realises that she will fairly soon learn the truth. Mel is being pursued by Nick, the owner of '232', whose daughter, Natalie, is the manager. Tippi, a beautiful and vivacious young blonde, is taking classes in creative writing. Heather, a dominatrix, is a lesbian whose partner, Ally, is desperate to have a baby. Lauren, an older woman who works as receptionist, is toying with the idea of moving away from the desk and becoming a sex worker.
Cast
Main
Character | Actor | Seasons | ||
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Natalie | Kestie Morassi | Main | ||
Melanie (Mel) | Madeleine West | Main | ||
Lauren | Alison Whyte | Main | ||
Chloe | Diana Glenn | Main | ||
Tippi | Bojana Novakovic | Main | ||
Heather | Peta Sergeant | Main | ||
Sean | Dustin Clare | Recurring | Main | |
Amy | Camille Keenan | Main | ||
Tess | Renai Caruso | Main |
Recurring
Character | Actor | Seasons | ||
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Nick | Robert Mammone | Recurring | Guest | |
Josh | Sullivan Stapleton | Recurring | ||
Bonnie | Rebecca Moore | Recurring | Guest | |
Alexander | Nicholas Bell | Recurring | ||
John McCoy | Robert Taylor | Recurring | ||
Bill | Tamblyn Lord | Recurring | ||
Jack | Bernard Curry | Recurring | ||
Gillian | Jacki Weaver | Recurring | ||
Karl | Shane Connor | Recurring | ||
Bernie | Todd MacDonald | Recurring | ||
Daniel | Grant Bowler | Recurring |
Guests
- Arianthe Galani as Mrs G (2 episodes)
- Ditch Davey as Rosso (1 episode)
- Penny McNamee as Shop Assistant (1 episode)
- Richard Davies as Trent Davis (2 episodes)
- Ryan Johnson as Steve (2 episodes)
- Steve Mouzakis as Gottleib (1 episode)
Episodes
Reception
The series received very positive reviews from critics in Australia. The West Australian gave the show rave reviews, saying "the characters are fleshed out, the drama is feasible and the script is sophisticated enough to side-step the obvious clichés of the sex industry. While the setting and characters are glamorous and gorgeous, there are no Pretty Woman-style illusions about the job...". TV Tonight also thought the series was quite good, noting that "for all its empathy Satisfaction is like dipping your toes into a warm bath and sipping on the best champagne. It skews consciously toward the high end of prostitution to ample success. But like their wealthy clients, you’ll need to be a high-class customer of Foxtel to slip off your shoes first, an irony some programmers may have missed."
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Awards and nominations
International broadcasters
After its 2008 Australian release, Satisfaction was sold to over 30 countries across the world:
- Argentina on I.Sat
- Belgium on vtm
- Brazil on HBO and GNT
- Bulgaria on AXN
- Super Channel
- Chile on HBO and I.Sat
- Colombia on HBO
- Costa Rica on HBO
- Czech Republic on AXN and TV Barrandov
- TV2 Zulu
- Estonia on Kanal 2
- Finland on MTV3
- Hungary on AXN
- 3e
- HOT3
- Fox Life and Cielo
- Japan on Fox Life
- Mexico on HBO
- TV2 (New Zealand)
- North Macedonia on Kanal 5
- TV Norge
- HBO Plus
- Poland on AXN and TVN Style
- on SIC Mulher and AXN Black
- South Africa on M-Net
- Russia on MZTV and SONYENTERTEIMENT
- Bosnia and Herzegovina of TVSA[3]
- France on Paris Première
- United Kingdom on ITV2
- Venezuela on HBO
- Greece on Makedonia TV Makedonia TV
See also
References
- ^ Knox, David (21 January 2009). "Satisfaction wins third series". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Axed in 2010 | TV Tonight". 31 December 2010.
- ^ TVSA Show Page
External links
- Satisfaction at IMDb