Redfern's Peter

[kevvoi]

I haven't found any clips of this Australian show, but the second season has a storyline about a man who fights for custody of his partner's daughter after the partner's death. Peter who is played by Kirk Paige also happens to be a gay Aboriginal man -- which struck me as significant, as one of the problems I have had with the Australian soaps that I have seen over the years is their lack of diversity.

It seems to have caused quite a brouha in Australia, here are a few articles about it:


www.samesame.com.au/news/10342/Redfern-Nows-emotional-gay-story-shocks.htm


www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/redfern-now-new-season-will-shock-20131030-2whc6.html

www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/redfern-now-delves-into-the-lives-of-ordinary-people/story-fn9n8gph-1226746058118


the first picture shows a scene of Peter with his Partner Richard (played by Oscar Redding) and their daughter Amy. The older woman in the other pictures is Richard's estranged mother played by Noni Hazelhurst.

[Difficult Diva]

Nov 5, 2013 8:13:11 GMT -5 kevvoi said:

I haven't found any clips of this Australian show, but the second season has a storyline about a man who fights for custody of his partner's daughter after the partner's death. Peter who is played by Kirk Paige also happens to be a gay Aboriginal man -- which struck me as significant, as one of the problems I have had with the Australian soaps that I have seen over the years is their lack of diversity.

It seems to have caused quite a brouha in Australia, here are a few articles about it:


www.samesame.com.au/news/10342/Redfern-Nows-emotional-gay-story-shocks.htm


www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/redfern-now-new-season-will-shock-20131030-2whc6.html

www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/redfern-now-delves-into-the-lives-of-ordinary-people/story-fn9n8gph-1226746058118


the first picture shows a scene of Peter with his Partner Richard (played by Oscar Redding) and their daughter Amy. The older woman in the other pictures is Richard's estranged mother played by Noni Hazelhurst.

Thanks for the info on this series. I have to try and catch this series soon. The reviews sound amazing.

It's always a good thing to see diversity in these fictional portrays and Ms. Hazelhurst is able to portray disapproving mothers, regardless of whatever century the story is based. :-)

[kevvoi]

Thank you Difficult Diva you managed to help me recognize her -- I had forgotten that she played the grandmother in "A Place to Call Home"!

[kevvoi]

Anthony very kindly tracked down the episode for this show and posted a clip!

[lemon]

I loved it. Thanks a lot.

[jijiang1987]

Guys，could you tell me what the meaning of Redfern is,please?It's a surname?or anything else?

[kevvoi]

Nov 6, 2013 2:56:45 GMT -5 jijiang1987 said:

Guys，could you tell me what the meaning of Redfern is,please?It's a surname?or anything else?

As I am not an Australian, I don't really know. However, the wikipedia page for the show suggests that it is named for the suburb of Sydney where the show is set. Redfern appears to be an area of Sydney with a higher proportion of aborginal residents, but also a lot of immigrants. Maybe an Australian reader of the board can clarify.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redfern_Now (the wikipedia page for the show)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redfern,_New_South_Wales (the wikipedia page for the actual suburb)

[kevvoi]

Kirk Page was nominated for a Logie Award (Most Outstanding Actor) for his role as Peter on Redfern:

gaynewsnetwork.com.au/news/logie-awards-goes-gay-in-2014-13651.html