The Wayne Manifesto facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Wayne Manifesto |
|
|---|---|
| Genre | Family, Children, Comedy |
| Written by | David McRobbie |
| Directed by | Paul Maloney Sophie Turkiewicz Ian Watson Denny Lawrence David Cameron Steve Mann |
| Starring | Jeffrey Walker Simon James Remi Broadway Brooke Harmon Cassandra Magrath |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Peter Jackson |
| Producer(s) | Alan Hardy |
| Production location(s) | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Editor(s) | Simon James |
| Running time | 25 min. |
| Production company(s) | Burberry Productions |
| Distributor | Southern Star Sales |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 4.3 PAL |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 2 June – 7 July 1997 |
The Wayne Manifesto is an Australian children's television series that aired on the ABC. Based on the children's books by David McRobbie, it is centred on the life of 12-year-old Wayne Wilson, showing the world both as the way he would like it and the way it really is. Filmed in Brisbane, Australia, it aired weekdays at 5pm on the ABC in 1997 and re-runs at 4.30pm in 1999. It has also aired on the BBC in the UK and was broadcast from 1998 to 2005.
Contents
Cast
- Jeffrey Walker as Wayne Wilson
- Simon James as Keven Mary
- Remi Broadway as Rupert
- Brooke Harman as Rosie
- Cassandra Magrath as Charlene
- Jah'shua McAvoy as Squocka
- Korey Fernando as James
- Tracey-Louise Smith as Violet
- Ingrid Mason as Mrs. Pringle
- Rainee Skinner as Wayne's Mum
- Nick Waters as Dad
Episodes
- A Wayne in a Manger
- The Alien
- This Guy Dellafield
- A Slave to Fashion
- Pizza
- Rites and Wrongs
- The Wayne Manifesto
- There's Good in Everybody
- Harris Weed
- You Can't Take Him Anywhere
- Junk
- Work Experience
- Wise Words
- Now You See It, Now You Still See It
- Fancy Dress
- Wheels Within Wheels
- Special Operations
- Elementary, My Dear Squocka
- Soap
- Amy Pastrami Day
- Witch Wayne
- A Wayne's Gotta Do...
- The Harder They Fall
- Where's Wilson
- Dad's Ad
- Wayne in the Wings
Merchandise
Village Roadshow released the following VHS tapes in 1997 containing two episodes each:
- The Alien
- This Guy Dellafield
Awards
- It won 1996 AFI Award for Best Children's Television Drama.
- An ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) Award for Best Children's Drama series.
- David McRobbie won an AWGIE (Australian Writer's Guild) Award for 3 episodes.
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
The Wayne Manifesto Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.