The Beautiful Lie is an Australian television drama that aired on ABC. The six-part series is a contemporary re-imagining of Leo Tolstoy's classic 1877 novel Anna Karenina.[1] It is directed by Glendyn Ivin and Peter Salmon and produced by Endemol Australia's John Edwards and Imogen Banks.[2] It premiered on Sunday 18 October 2015 at 8:30pm.[3] Screenwriter Alice Bell made the decision to turn Anna and Xander into sports stars to heighten the transgression of a wife leaving her husband.[4]
| The Beautiful Lie | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Alice Bell Jonathan Gavin Blake Ayshford |
| Directed by | Glendyn Ivin Peter Salmon |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | John Edwards Imogen Banks |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Endemol Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 18 October – 22 November 2015 |
Cast
editMain / regular
edit- Sarah Snook as Anna Ivin
- Rodger Corser as Xander Ivin
- Sophie Lowe as Kitty Ballantyne
- Celia Pacquola as Dolly Faraday
- Daniel Henshall as Kingsley Faraday
- Benedict Samuel as Skeet Du Pont
- Catherine McClements as Tess Du Pont
- Alexander England as Peter Levin
- Dan Wyllie as Nick Levin
- Robert Menzies as Phillip Ballantyne
- Gina Riley as Catherine Ballantyne
Supporting
edit- Georgina Naidu as Joni
- Marlon Williams as Dylan
- Lewis Fletcher as Kasper Ivin
Episodes
editSeries 1 (2015)
edit| No. (overall) |
No. (series) |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Runtime | Viewership (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Glendyn Ivin | Alice Bell | 18 October 2015 | 55 mins | 0.54[5] |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Glendyn Ivin | Alice Bell | 25 October 2015 | 54 mins | 0.435[6] |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Glendyn Ivin | Jonathan Gavin | 1 November 2015 | 58 mins | 0.381[7] |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Peter Salmon | Alice Bell | 8 November 2015 | 57 mins | 0.433[8] |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Peter Salmon | Jonathan Gavin | 15 November 2015 | 58 mins | 0.414[9] |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Peter Salmon | Alice Bell | 22 November 2015[10] | 56 mins[10] | 0.425[11] |
Reception
editMelinda Houston found that the changes in society since Anna Karenina made Anna's decision to cheat on her husband seem immature rather than tragic.[12] Michael Idato regards The Beautiful Lie as being superbly cast.[13]
External links
edit- The Beautiful Lie at IMDb
- The Beautiful Lie ABC TV website
References
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- ^ "Classy cast for ABC TV's The Beautiful Lie". if.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "The Beautiful Lie - Brace Yourself For The Sexiest TV Series of The Year". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 July 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "TV Drama The Beautiful Lie Transplants Tolstoy To Australia". The Australian. Retrieved 28 July 2016.[dead link]
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- ^ a b "The Beautiful Lie : ABC TV". ABC TV (Australia). 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Nine sings on Sunday, Seven close behind. – TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "The Beautiful Lie is a luscious TV drama based on Tolstoy's Anna Karenina". smh.com.au. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "TV reviews: The Beautiful Lie embraces Anna Karenina with a passion". smh.com.au. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.