Sweat (Australian TV series) explained

Genre:	Teen drama
Creator:	John Rapsey
Starring:	Martin Henderson Inge Hornstra Melissa Thomas Tai Nguyen Tahnie Merrey Heath Bergersen Heath Ledger Matt Castelli Mouche Phillips Paul Tassone
Opentheme:	"San E Wireless" by Christine Anu
Composer:	Cezary Skubiszewski
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	26
List Episodes:	Episodes
Executive Producer:	Paul Barron
Producer:	Margot McDonald Paul Barron
Cinematography:	Ulrich Krafzik
Runtime:	24–25 minutes
Company:	Barron Entertainment Ltd
Network:	Network Ten

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.^[1] 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

International broadcasts

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sweat (1996) . 2023-03-11 . The A.V. Club . en.