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1. The Newsreader (2021– )

TV-MA | 313 min | Drama

In the 1980s, an embattled anchorwoman and an ambitious reporter confront studio politics and their own desires as they navigate the cut-throat world of Australia's news media.

Stars: Anna Torv, Sam Reid, William McInnes, Michelle Lim Davidson

Votes: 3,410

2. Jack Irish (2016–2021)
Episode: Episode #3.3 (2021)

Not Rated | 54 min | Crime, Drama

The countdown to payday begins as Jack hunts down Barry's killer, but as the truth begins to come out, Jack's world is turned upside down.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Guy Pearce, Marta Dusseldorp, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing

Votes: 104

3. The Newsreader (2021– )
Episode: The White Marquis Matinee Jacket (2021)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama

When news breaks of Lindy Chamberlain's imminent release from prison, Helen, Dale and cameraman Tim fly to Darwin. But they'll face fierce competition as they fight to land the "interview of the century".

Director: Emma Freeman | Stars: Anna Torv, Sam Reid, William McInnes, Michelle Lim Davidson

Votes: 167

4. Secret Bridesmaids' Business (2019)

60 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

The power of friendship comes to hand as three friends find this out through life and death situations.

Stars: Abbie Cornish, Katie McGrath, Georgina Haig, Alexander England

Votes: 829

5. Secret Bridesmaids' Business (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2019)

45 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Melanie provokes a dangerous new rage in Jakob when she digs into his past. Olivia hides her diagnosis from those closest, while Saskia's unexpected relationship history is revealed.

Director: Jennifer Perrott | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Katie McGrath, Georgina Haig, Alexander England

Votes: 95

6. Secret Bridesmaids' Business (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2019)

43 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Melanie turns stalker in a bid to save another woman from Jakob's harassment, while Olivia discovers Alex's darkest secret, and Saskia starts to spiral in the aftermath of a vicious attack.

Director: Jennifer Perrott | Stars: Abbie Cornish, Katie McGrath, Georgina Haig, Alexander England

Votes: 84

7. True Story with Hamish & Andy (2017–2018)
Episode: Alan (2018)

Comedy

One fateful day Alan got a panicked call from Graham who explained he had a unique problem. A Persian purebred cat had arrived on a flight dead and the owners would be arriving the following day.

Directors: Tim Bartley, Richard Franc | Stars: Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Alan, Dave Lawson

Votes: 9

8. True Story with Hamish & Andy (2017–2018)

Comedy

Hamish & Andy sit down with everyday Australians who recount hilarious true stories that happened to them, with the events in the stories being recreated by Australian actors in filmed dramatisations.

Stars: Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Rod Mullinar, Ryan Shelton

Votes: 209

9. Get Krack!n (2017–2019)

30 min | Comedy

Having conquered the cutthroat world of satirical cooking shows Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney take a Sassy Swipe at the bright, chirpy world of morning TV with their signature brand of social awkwardness and unprofessionalism.

Stars: Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Bec Petraitis, Kate Dehnert

Votes: 504

10. True Story with Hamish & Andy (2017–2018)
Episode: Sal (2017)

22 min | Comedy

Sal tells a story on how he caught a fish, and how most of the town got sick.

Directors: Wayne Hope, Richard Franc | Stars: Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Sal, Stephen Curry

Votes: 8

11. Get Krack!n (2017–2019)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2017)

Comedy

It's been a long night, neither of the Kates have had any sleep and they've brought their sick kids to work with them because women never get to stop.

Directors: Hayden Guppy, Richard Turton | Stars: Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Madison Torres-Davy, Ming-Zhu Hii

Votes: 15

12. Jack Irish (2016–2021)

Not Rated | 52 min | Crime, Drama

Jack is engaged to find a missing person, only to be later framed for his murder. Jack is quickly caught up in a complex web of powerful vested interests that stretches from his home town of Fitzroy to a remote village in the Philippines.

Stars: Guy Pearce, Aaron Pedersen, Roy Billing, Damien Garvey

Votes: 3,350

13. Twentysomething (2011–2013)
Episode: Fake It Till You Make It (2013)

28 min | Comedy

When Jess and Josh bump into an old friend who has made it big in Hollywood, Jess falls back into old habits and finds herself lying and saying she too has been quietly pursuing an acting career.

Directors: Jess Harris, Mika Tran | Stars: Jess Harris, Josh Schmidt, Hamish Blake, Simon Russell

14. Twentysomething (2011–2013)

Comedy

Best friends Jess and Josh did not go to university or have talent on the drive to grow up. They decide that it's time to become their own bosses.

Stars: Jess Harris, Josh Schmidt, Hamish Blake, Simon Russell

Votes: 253

15. Offspring (2010–2017)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

The story of the impossible loves of 30-something obstetrician Nina Proudman and her fabulously messy family.

Stars: Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Richard Davies, Linda Cropper

Votes: 5,488

16. Offspring (2010–2017)
Episode: Making Peace (2010)

TV-MA | 42 min | Comedy, Drama

Nina feels the urge to make peace with her own past after Alice's arrival.

Director: Glendyn Ivin | Stars: Asher Keddie, Kat Stewart, Don Hany, Deborah Mailman

Votes: 44

17. City Homicide (2006–2011)
Episode: In Harm's Way (2010)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Melbourne's streets are being terrorised by thugs committing crimes of random violence. Someone needs to take a stand. The police are valiantly fighting the fight. For victims of crime, it's not good enough. But is vigilantism the answer?

Director: Pino Amenta | Stars: Shane Bourne, John Adam, Nadine Garner, Aaron Pedersen

Votes: 34

18. Satisfaction (2007–2010)
Episode: Sheik Your Booty (2009)

TV-MA | Drama

A memory from the past, coupled with the growing health worries, see Mel's uncertainty about her future begin to manifest in the most unusual ways. But then she is made an offer to run a brothel in Abu Dhabi.

Director: Sian Davies | Stars: Renai Caruso, Dustin Clare, Camille Keenan, Kestie Morassi

Votes: 11

19. Rush (2008–2011)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

They are trained to be smarter, tactically superior and technologically advantaged - Melbourne's answer for a cutting edge trend in policing worldwide.

Stars: Rodger Corser, Callan Mulvey, Nicole da Silva, Ashley Zukerman

Votes: 1,998

20. Rush (2008–2011)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2008)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A gunman shoots Stella, who is saved by her bulletproof vest. Lawson realises the man is trying to commit suicide-by-cop.

Director: Geoff Bennett | Stars: Rodger Corser, Callan Mulvey, Claire van der Boom, Josef Ber

Votes: 31

21. Satisfaction (2007–2010)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Set in a high-class brothel, this new series creates a hyper-reality in which the viewer is privy to the private lives and emotions of five beautiful young women.

Stars: Kestie Morassi, Madeleine West, Alison Whyte, Diana Glenn

Votes: 1,470

22. Thank God You're Here (2006–2023)
Episode: Episode #3.1 (2007)

Comedy, Game-Show

Thank God Peter Helliar, Stephen Curry, Cal Wilson and Josh Lawson are here.

Directors: Peter Ots, Rob Sitch | Stars: Shane Bourne, Tom Gleisner, Josh Lawson, Cal Wilson

Votes: 10

23. City Homicide (2006–2011)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

On the Homicide floor of a police headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, detectives work to bring justice for the deceased.

Stars: Shane Bourne, Nadine Garner, Aaron Pedersen, Damien Richardson

Votes: 1,712

24. Thank God You're Here (2006–2023)

60 min | Comedy, Game-Show

An improvisational comedy series in which a celebrity performer is dressed up in costume before passing through a door into a room where they are welcomed with the phrase "Thank God you're here."

Stars: Nicola Parry, Heidi Arena, Tom Gleisner, Ed Kavalee

Votes: 1,289

25. Real Stories (2006)

Comedy

A ground breaking program that is confronting, heart-warming and inspiring. It's the fifth best current affairs program on Australian television.

Stars: Andy Lee, Hamish Blake, Ryan Shelton, Jennifer Adams

Votes: 204

26. Thank God You're Here (2006–2023)
Episode: Episode #1.9 (2006)

Comedy, Game-Show

Thank God Hamish Blake, Bob Franklin, Fifi Box and Peter Rowsthorn are here.

Directors: Peter Ots, Rob Sitch | Stars: Shane Bourne, Tom Gleisner, Fifi Box, Hamish Blake

Votes: 8

27. Real Stories (2006)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2006)

Comedy

Tonight on Real Stories - two inventive undertakers who are putting the fun back into funerals.

Director: Tim Bartley | Stars: Andy Lee, Hamish Blake, Ryan Shelton, Jennifer Adams

Votes: 8

28. Thank God You're Here (2006–2023)
Episode: Episode #2.7 (2006)

Comedy, Game-Show

Thank God Tahir Bilgiç, Tony Martin, Cal Wilson and Arj Barker are here.

Directors: Peter Ots, Rob Sitch | Stars: Shane Bourne, Tom Gleisner, Arj Barker, Cal Wilson

29. Welcher & Welcher (2003)

26 min | Comedy, Crime

Enter a world of controlled madness at Welcher and Welcher - the law firm presided over by Quentin Welcher. A solicitor with a massive ego, he is a pompous, accident-prone fool and a terrible lawyer to boot.

Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

Votes: 60

30. Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
Episode: What Goes Around (2003)

TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama

Susie's husband gets a new job and there is trouble with the staff. When it seems like there has been a murder, Susie husband's is employed by P.J., but it does not go quite to plan.

Director: Chris Langman | Stars: Simone McAullay, Ditch Davey, Jane Allsop, Julie Nihill

Votes: 8

31. MDA (2002–2005)
Episode: Precious Little (2003)

53 min | Drama

Ella and Happy face a hard fight defending a doctor, who trusted a pathology report and thus missed a cancer in a nine-year-old boy. The biopsy slides and the pathologist are missing.

Director: Deborah Niski | Stars: Kerry Armstrong, Shane Bourne, Angie Milliken, Alice McConnell

32. Welcher & Welcher (2003)
Episode: Adam's Rib (2003)

Comedy, Crime

Quentin wants to sack the new solicitor, Peter/Paul for being too nice, but instead ends up accepting an invitation to dinner.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

33. Welcher & Welcher (2003)
Episode: Favours (2003)

Comedy, Crime

Quentin does a favour for an old client of his father and learns once and for all that charity doesn't pay. Kate has a win in the industrial court defending a group of textile workers.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

34. Welcher & Welcher (2003)
Episode: Heat (2003)

Comedy, Crime

During a power blackout, Quentin locks the entire staff in a stairwell on the hottest day of the year, while Kate has trouble on the way to pick up a Japanese investor from the airport.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

35. Welcher & Welcher (2003)
Episode: Hypothetically Speaking (2003)

Comedy, Crime

Kate and Quentin take a proposal for a televised 'Hypothetical' to the ABC. At the meeting, Quentin is asked to be the legal advisor on the ABC's new drama series.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

36. Welcher & Welcher (2003)
Episode: Prejudice (2003)

Comedy, Crime

Arrogant, accident-prone solicitor Quentin Welcher defends a very controversial artwork, and the most horrible man alive.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

37. Welcher & Welcher (2003)
Episode: Siblings-in-Law (2003)

Comedy, Crime

Could Quentin finally be forced to perform in the courtroom and actually try and present a solid defence case? Everything comes to a conclusion this week in the final episode of Welcher and Welcher.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

38. Welcher & Welcher (2003)
Episode: The Winslow Boy (2003)

Comedy, Crime

Quentin returns to his old boarding school to get the board to repeal his son's expulsion, and faces some personal demons from his own time there.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

39. Welcher & Welcher (2003)
Episode: White Man's Burden (2003)

Comedy, Crime

The drive team from a top-rating radio station meet with Peter/Paul for advice on defamation. The painters bring a worker's compensation claim against the Welchers and Quentin decides to conduct his own covert investigation.

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Robyn Butler, Francis Greenslade, Santo Cilauro

40. MDA (2002–2005)

50 min | Drama

Medical Defence Australia, a team of lawyers and doctors who defend doctors charged with malpractice, ranging from Botox injections gone wrong to spinal cord injuries.

Stars: Shane Bourne, Angus Grant, Petra Yared, Jason Donovan

Votes: 72

41. Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
Episode: Inside Outside (2002)

TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama

A mother, a son, a criminal and another called 'Toes'. The twists and of a case will land some in hot water. And are P.J. and Jo moving out and in?

Director: Deborah Niski | Stars: Ditch Davey, Caroline Craig, Jane Allsop, Paul Bishop

Votes: 7

42. The Micallef Program (1998–2001)
Episode: Episode #3.6 (2001)

Comedy

Add a Plot

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Shaun Micallef, Wayne Hope, Roz Hammond, Francis Greenslade

43. Waiting at the Royal (2000 TV Movie)

Drama

Add a Plot

Director: Glenda Hambly | Stars: Catherine McClements, Noni Hazlehurst, Josephine Byrnes, Joey Kennedy

Votes: 26

44. Introducing Gary Petty (2000– )

30 min | Comedy, Drama

Exploits of Gary Petty (Petty by name and petty by nature) who whenever he feels someone has snubbed him or done wrong by him determines to get his revenge.

Stars: Bob Franklin, Elise McCredie, Francis Greenslade, Deidre Rubenstein

Votes: 17

45. Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
Episode: A Little Faith (2000)

TV-14 | Action, Crime, Drama

When a man complains about money that has gone missing from his bank account, it leads to residents superstitions, fears and a witch.

Director: Esben Storm | Stars: Caroline Craig, Jane Allsop, Rupert Reid, Paul Bishop

Votes: 8

46. Introducing Gary Petty (2000– )
Episode: The Girl from School Who Did Me Wrong (2000)

Comedy, Drama

Gary is after sweet revenge on his classmate who inadvertently humiliated him by publicly declaring him a virgin when they were in high school.

Director: Matt Cameron | Stars: Bob Franklin, Elise McCredie, Francis Greenslade, Deidre Rubenstein

47. Thunderstone (1999–2000)

30 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A comet hit the Earth, destroying all. The world is frozen, but some humans managed to survive. Noah lives in an underground community. While improving the Holodeck, Noah accidentally travels in time.

Stars: Jeffrey Walker, Mereoni Vuki, Daniel Daperis, Kate Keltie

Votes: 408

48. The Craic (1999)

86 min | Comedy

Two Irish actors (Jimeoin McKeown, Alan McKee) flee from 1988 Belfast after a violent confrontation with a leader (Robert Morgan) of the IRA and illegally enter Australia. Seeking acting ... See full summary »

Director: Ted Emery | Stars: Jimeoin, Alan McKee, Colin Hay, Bob Franklin

Votes: 604

49. Thunderstone (1999–2000)
Episode: Moshi, the Horse (1999)

24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

With the escaped lion on the bonnet of the police car, a horrified and amazed crowd watches as Arushka calms him. She achieves instant star status when she gestures the animal back into his cage.

Director: Colin Budds | Stars: Jeffrey Walker, Mereoni Vuki, Daniel Daperis, Damien Fotiou

50. Stingers (1998–2004)

60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Stingers reveals the shadowy and ambiguous world of undercover cops - people with covert lives and constantly changing identities. They are the police who defeat crime from within the criminal world.

Stars: Peter Phelps, Kate Kendall, Anita Hegh, Ian Stenlake

Votes: 612