| Genre: | Drama |
| Director: | Shawn Seet |
| Starring: | Joel Jackson Sara West Rebecca Gibney Sigrid Thornton |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Episodes: | 2 |
| Producer: | Kerrie Mainwaring |
| Editor: | Deborah Peart |
| Cinematography: | Bruce Young |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Company: | Beyond International Group |
| Network: | Seven Network |
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door is a two-part Australian miniseries about music legend Peter Allen that screened on the Seven Network in 2015.
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door tells the story of how Peter Allen rose from New South Wales to the Hollywood Hills and ends up becoming part of American royalty along the way.[1]
Filming of the miniseries took place in early 2015. It is written by Stephen MacLean, Michael Miller and Justin Monjo, and directed by Shawn Seet.
| Award | Category | Subject | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA Awards (5th) | Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series | Kerrie Mainwaring | |
| Best Direction in Television | Shawn Seet | ||
| Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | Joel Jackson | ||
| Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Ky Baldwin | ||
| Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Sigrid Thornton | ||
| Best Screenplay in Television | Michael Miller | ||
| Best Editing in Television | Deborah Peart | ||
| Best Sound in Television | Grant Shepherd | ||
| Ashley Irwin | |||
| Ian Neilson | |||
| Ben Anderson | |||
| Nigel Croydon | |||
| Robert Sullivan | |||
| Best Production Design in Television | Tim Ferrier | ||
| Best Costume Design in Television | Jenny Miles | ||
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Consolidated Viewers | Rank | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Part One" | 13 September 2015 | Sunday 8:30-10:30 pm | 1.333 |
| 1.560 |
| [2] [3] | |
| 2 | "Part Two" | 20 September 2015 | Sunday 8:30-10:30 pm | 1.212 |
| 1.450 |
| [4] [5] | |
Following the screening of episode one, Allen's 2006 album "The Ultimate Peter Allen" re-entered the ARIA Albums Chart at number 24, thus surpassing its 2006 peak of 50.Likewise, the song "I Still Call Australia Home" re-entered the ARIA singles chart at number 60, surpassing its previous peak of 72 achieved in June 1982.[6]
Following the screening of episode 2, "The Ultimate Peter Allen" rose to another new peak of 18, whilst the song "Tenterfield Saddler" made its ARIA singles chart debut at number 53.[7]