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Drop Dead Weird
Genre
Created by
  • Sally Browning
  • Dean Cropp
Written by
  • Stephen Abbott
  • Warren Coleman
  • Tadhg Mac Dhonnagain
Directed by
  • Danny Raco
  • Beth Armstrong
  • Glenn Fraser
Starring
  • Sofia Nolan
  • Jack Riley
  • Adele Cosentino
  • Amanda Bishop
  • David Collins
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 52
Production
Camera setup Two camera
Running time 26 minutes
Release
Original network
  • 7TWO (2017)
  • RTE2 (2017)
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 6 November 2017 (2017-11-06) – 12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)

Drop Dead Weird is an Australian-Irish children's drama television series screening on the Seven Network's digital channel 7TWO from 6 November 2017. This Australian/Irish co-production was created by Sally Browning and Dean Cropp. It was written by Stephen Abbott, Warren Coleman and Tadhg Mac Dhonnagain and directed by Beth Armstrong, Danny Raco and Glenn Fraser.

Synopsis

The Champs are an Australian family who move to Tubbershandy, an isolated seaside village in western Ireland to save the Bed & Breakfast run by their Irish grandfather. The three Aussie children Lulu, Bruce and Frankie are finding it hard to fit into a new hometown but also hide the secret that their parents recently became zombies. The kids must keep the truth under wraps from the community and in particular, local identity Bernadette (Bunni) Shanahan.

Cast

  • Sofia Nolan as Lulu
  • Jack Riley as Bruce
  • Adele Cosentino as Frances (Frankie)
  • Amanda Bishop as Mum
  • David Collins as Dad
  • Maeliosa Stafford as Grandad
  • Pauline McLynn as Bunni
  • Lucy Maher as Aisling
  • David Rawle as Dermot
  • Connor Burke as Connor

Series overview

Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 26 6 November 2017 (2017-11-06) 11 December 2017 (2017-12-11)
2 26 8 July 2019 (2019-07-08) 12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)
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