| Genre: | Thriller |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
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| Executive Producer: | Penny Win Liz Watts |
| Producer: | Vincent Sheehan Andrew Walker |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Network: | Showcase |
The Kettering Incident is an Australian television sci-fi drama program, first broadcast on Foxtel's Showcase channel on 4 July 2016.[1]
The series was created by Victoria Madden and Vincent Sheehan, and was written by Victoria Madden, Louise Fox, Cate Shortland and Andrew Knight.[2] A sneak preview of the series launched at the 2015 Dark MoFo festival, with two episodes shown to select audiences at nine locations around Tasmania.[3]
The series was filmed in and around the town of Kettering and Bruny Island in Tasmania, as announced in February 2014 by the then Premier of Tasmania, Lara Giddings, during a press conference in Kettering.[4] The series was funded by Screen Australia, Screen Tasmania, Foxtel and BBC Worldwide, and was developed with the assistance of British broadcaster Channel 4.[5]
The series was budgeted at fifteen million dollars, and was promoted as the first adult drama filmed in Tasmania.[6] The series was directed by Rowan Woods and Tony Krawitz.[2] The executive producer is Penny Win.[7] A second series was in development in May 2017[8] but series creator Victoria Madden confirmed on Twitter in June 2018 that it was ultimately not picked up by Foxtel.[9]
Anna Macy (Elizabeth Debicki) left Kettering when she was just fourteen, shortly after her best friend (and paternal half-sister), Gillian Baxter, mysteriously disappeared. The two girls had been cycling through the forbidden forests outside Kettering when they saw strange lights in the sky. Eight hours later, Anna was found alone, terrified and covered in blood.
Fifteen years later, Anna returns to find the town struggling to survive. The forests have been marked for logging and the town is on edge following violent clashes between environmentalists and the local loggers. Anna's reappearance causes a stir when another local girl, Chloe Holloway (Sianoa Smit-McPhee), suddenly disappears, prompting Anna to discover what really happened the night Gillian disappeared, uncovering secrets that threaten the future of Kettering.[10]
The series debuted to 115,000 viewers across its two episode premiere, making it the most watched non-sport title on the Foxtel platform. The figure does not include replays, streams or timeshift viewers.[11]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AWGIE Awards[12] | Television Original Miniseries | Vicki Madden, Andrew Knight, Cate Shortland and Louise Fox | |
| 2016 | AACTA Awards[13] | Best Cinematography in Television | Ari Wegner for "The Search" | |
| Best Direction in a Television Drama or Comedy | Rowan Woods for "Anna" | |||
| Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama | Sacha Horler | |||
| Sianoa Smit-McPhee | ||||
| Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama | Elizabeth Debicki | |||
| Best Original Music Score in Television | Matteo Zingales and Max Lyandvert for "Anna" | |||
| Best Screenplay in Television | Victoria Madden for "Anna" | |||
| Best Telefeature or Mini Series | Vincent Sheehan, Victoria Madden, Andrew Walker | |||
| Series Mania Festival[14] | Special Jury Prize | The Kettering Incident | ||