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Sweat
Genre Teen drama
Created by John Rapsey
Starring
  • Martin Henderson
  • Inge Hornstra
  • Melissa Thomas
  • Tai Nguyen
  • Tahnie Merrey
  • Heath Bergersen
  • Heath Ledger
  • Matt Castelli
  • Mouche Phillips
  • Paul Tassone
Opening theme "San E Wireless" by Christine Anu
Composer(s) Cezary Skubiszewski
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Paul Barron
Producer(s)
  • Margot McDonald
  • Paul Barron
Cinematography Ulrich Krafzik
Running time 24–25 minutes
Production company(s) Barron Entertainment Ltd
Release
Original network Network Ten
Picture format PAL (576i)
Audio format Stereophonic
Original release 20 April – 19 November 1996 (1996-11-19)

Sweat is an Australian drama television series created by John Rapsey and produced by Barron Entertainment in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Perth. The show aired on Network Ten in 1996 for one season of 26 episodes and centred on students at an Australian school for the athletically gifted. In early 1997, Ten announced that they had no plans for a second season.

Scenes were shot in and around Perth including locations such as HBF Stadium, Arena Joondalup, the Town of Cambridge, the now defunct Perry Lakes Stadium and the Perth SpeedDome.

Cast

Main cast

  • Martin Henderson as Tom Nash
  • Inge Hornstra as Tatyana "Tats" Alecsandri
  • Melissa Thomas as Sandy Fricker
  • Tai Nguyen as Nhon "Noodle" Huong Tran
  • Tahnie Merrey as Evie Hogan
  • Heath Bergersen as Stewie Perkins
  • Heath Ledger as Snowy Bowles
  • Matt Castelli as Danny Rodriguez
  • Paul Tassone as Don Majors

Additional cast

  • Peter Hardy as Sid O'Reilly
  • Frederique Fouche as Jenny Forrest
  • Claire Sprunt as Leila Rasheed
  • Louise Miller as Sophie Mills
  • Quintin George as Greg Rosso
  • James Sollis as Chris Wheeler

Recurring cast

  • Gillian Berry as Norma O'Malley (15 episodes)
  • Natalie Saleeba as Monique Bellanger (4 episodes)
  • Jason Colby as Alex (4 episodes)

Guest cast

  • Zach Justin as Athlete #2 (1 episode) / Matt (2 episodes)
  • Simon Baker-Denny as Paul Steadman (1 episode)
  • Mouche Phillips as Robyn Barry (1 episode)
  • Vivienne Garrett as Mary Rodriguez (1 episode)
  • Rod Nunez as Rollo (2 episodes)
  • Toby Schmitz as Cameron (2 episodes)
  • Michael Loney as Frank Frisker (1 episode)
  • Sonia Vinci as Reporter (1 episode)
  • Keagan Kang as Richard (1 episode)
  • Michael Paget as Scott Davis (2 episodes)
  • Mark McAullay as ASDA official (2 episodes)
  • Igor Sas as Kev Lindwell (1 episode)
  • Marta Kaczmarek as Marta (1 episode)
  • Robyn Cruze as Shelley (2 episodes)
  • Zoe Ventoura as a dancer (1 episode)

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 "Episode 1" Steve Jodrell John Rapsey 20 April 1996 (1996-04-20)
2 "Episode 2" Steve Jodrell Gary Heary 20 April 1996 (1996-04-20)
3 "Episode 3" Dan Burstall Matt Ford 27 April 1996 (1996-04-27)
4 "Episode 4" Dan Burstall Rick Maier 27 April 1996 (1996-04-27)
5 "Episode 5" Dan Burstall Chris McCourt 4 May 1996 (1996-05-04)
6 "Episode 6" Malcolm McDonald Peter Gawler 4 May 1996 (1996-05-04)
7 "Episode 7" Malcolm McDonald John Chamberlain 11 May 1996 (1996-05-11)
8 "Episode 8" Dan Burstall Pim Hendrix 11 May 1996 (1996-05-11)
9 "Episode 9" Malcolm McDonald May Harrison 18 May 1996 (1996-05-18)
10 "Episode 10" Malcolm McDonald Matt Ford 18 May 1996 (1996-05-18)
11 "Episode 11" Malcolm McDonald Robyn Sinclair 25 May 1996 (1996-05-25)
12 "Episode 12" Malcolm McDonald Karin Altmann 25 May 1996 (1996-05-25)
13 "Episode 13" Karl Zwicky Gina Roncoli 1 June 1996 (1996-06-01)
14 "Episode 14" Karl Zwicky John Rapsey 8 June 1996 (1996-06-08)
15 "Episode 15" Ross Hutchens Robyn Sinclair 15 June 1996 (1996-06-15)
16 "Episode 16" Ross Hutchens Grant Fraser 22 June 1996 (1996-06-22)
17 "Episode 17" Malcolm McDonald David Phillips 29 June 1996 (1996-06-29)
18 "Episode 18" Malcolm McDonald Daniel Krige 6 July 1996 (1996-07-06)
19 "Episode 19" Steve Jodrell David Phillips 13 June 1996 (1996-06-13)
20 "Episode 20" Steve Jodrell Robyn Sinclair 20 June 1996 (1996-06-20)
21 "Episode 21" Karl Zwicky Robyn Sinclair 27 June 1996 (1996-06-27)
22 "Episode 22" Karl Zwicky Jo Merle 12 November 1996 (1996-11-12)
23 "Episode 23" Malcolm McDonald Pim Hendrix 13 November 1996 (1996-11-13)
24 "Episode 24" Malcolm McDonald Jo Horsburgh 14 November 1996 (1996-11-14)
25 "Episode 25" Karl Zwicky Neville Brown 18 November 1996 (1996-11-18)
26 "Episode 26" Karl Zwicky John Rapsey 19 November 1996 (1996-11-19)

International broadcasts

  • Ireland – RTÉ Two (1996–1997)
  • England – CITV (1997, 2001)
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