The Games (1998)
The Games is a 1998 comedy series created by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson. It stars John Clarke, Bryan Dawe and Gina Riley.
The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000. 'The Games' starred satirists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe along with Australian comedian Gina Riley and actor Nicholas Bell. It was written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson. The series centred on the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and satirised corruption and cronyism in the Olympic movement, bureaucratic ineptness in the New South Wales public service, and unethical behaviour within politics and the media. An unusual feature of the show was that the characters shared the same name as the actors who played them, to enhance the illusion of a documentary on the Sydney Games.
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What is The Games about?
The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000. 'The Games' starred satirists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe along with Australian comedian Gina Riley and actor Nicholas Bell. It was written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson. The series centred on the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and satirised corruption and cronyism in the Olympic movement, bureaucratic ineptness in the New South Wales public service, and unethical behaviour within politics and the media. An unusual feature of the show was that the characters shared the same name as the actors who played them, to enhance the illusion of a documentary on the Sydney Games.
When was The Games released?
The Games was released on 17 August 1998.
How many episodes does The Games have?
The Games has 26 episodes across 2 seasons.
Who made The Games?
The Games was created by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson.
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Cast
- John Clarke as John
- Bryan Dawe as Bryan
- Gina Riley as Gina
- Nicholas Bell as Nicholas
- Ross Stevenson as Radio Commentator (voice)
- Andrew Curry as Kid Curry
- Louise Siversen as Jasmine Holt
- Simon Palomares as Simon
- Bernadette Schwerdt as Art Inquiry Questioner
- Nicole Nabout as Nicole
- Ren DeHaas as Ren
- William Ten Eyck as Bill