Chandon Pictures

{{Short description|2007 Australian TV series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = [[Comedy]] | creator = [[Rob Carlton]] | director = [[Rob Carlton]] & Alex Weinress | developer = | presenter = | starring = [[Rob Carlton]]<br />[[Josh Lawson]]<br />[[Darren Gilshenan]]<br />[[Rebecca Massey]] | voices = | narrator = | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = Australia | language = English | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 16 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = [[Rob Carlton]] | editor = | location = [[Melbourne]] & [[Sydney]], Australia | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 25 Minutes | network = [[Movie Network|Movie Extra]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2007|11|10|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2009|05|07|df=y}} | related = }} '''''Chandon Pictures''''' is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on [[Movie Network|Movie Extra]] on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.

The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a [[Tropfest]] short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress. It followed the misadventures of a struggling video production company called 'Chandon Pictures.'<ref>{{cite news|first=Brad|last=Newsome|title=Chandon Pictures review|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv-reviews/chandon-pictures/2007/11/09/1194329487286.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2007-11-10|accessdate=2007-11-13}}</ref> [[Rob Carlton]], who plays the main character, is the younger cousin of [[Brian Carlton]], [[The Spoonman]] talkback host on the Austereo Triple M network. This was revealed when The Spoonman interviewed Rob.

On 10 July 2008, it was announced that the series had won a second season and it had sold format rights to its distributor [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]].<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=More Pictures for Chandon comedy|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/more-pictures-for-chandon-comedy.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=2008-07-10|accessdate=2008-07-11}}</ref>

The first season premiered in the UK on [[Dave (TV channel)|Dave]] on 19 February 2009 in a 10pm slot. It was also aired in the US on the [[Sundance Channel (United States)|Sundance Channel]].

==Cast==

===Main / regular=== * [[Rob Carlton]] as Tom Chandon * [[Josh Lawson]] as Carmichael Chandon * [[Darren Gilshenan]] as Nick Brenner * [[Rebecca Massey]] as Lucy Cannon

===Guests / recurring=== * [[Angus Sampson]] as Bevan (2 episodes) * [[Damon Herriman]] as Scotty Cornish (1 episode) * [[Dan Wyllie]] as Tracks Wilcox (1 episode) * [[Don Hany]] as Boysie (2 episodes) * [[Drew Forsythe]] as Graham Tucker (1 episode) * [[Ed Kavalee]] as David (1 episode) * [[Gary Waddell]] as Dean (2 episodes) * [[Graeme Blundell]] as John (1 episode) * [[Heather Mitchell]] as Agent (1 episode) * [[Helen Dallimore]] as Megan (1 episode) * [[Jessica Napier]] as Annabelle (1 episode) * [[Jonathon Dutton]] as Harley (1 episode) * [[Justine Clarke]] as Samantha (1 episode) * [[Kate Mulvany]] as Maggie (1 episode) * [[Kathryn Beck]] as Sherbert (1 episode) * [[Lachy Hulme]] as Derek (1 episode) * [[Lynette Curran]] as Lorelei (1 episode) * [[Marshall Napier]] as Basil (1 episode) * [[Michael Denkha]] as Andrew (1 episode) * [[Penne Hackforth-Jones]] as Helen (3 episodes) * [[Peter Phelps]] as Eddie Connolly (2 episodes) * [[Roy Billing]] as Celebrant (1 episode) * [[Russell Kiefel]] as Warwick (4 episodes) * [[Teo Gebert]] as Bruiser (1 episode) * [[Tony Llewellyn-Jones]] as Sherbert's Dad (1 episode)

==Episodes== ===Season 1 (2007)=== {{Episode table |overall= |title= |titleR=<ref name="eps">{{cite web | title = Chandon Pictures: episode guide | url = http://www.australiantelevision.net/chandon_pictures/episodes.html | publisher = Australian Television Information Archive | accessdate = 15 March 2009}}</ref> |director= |directorR=<ref name="eps" /> |writer= |writerR=<ref name="eps" /> |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="eps" /> |episodes= {{Episode list | Title = Cousins | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|10|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 1 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Back To School | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|17|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 2 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Bevan's Heaven | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|24|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 3 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Champion Charles | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|01|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 4 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Private Dick | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|08|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 5 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Death Wish | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|15|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 6 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = White Ants | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|22|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 7 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Hollywood | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|29|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 8 | LineColor = 000000 }} }}

===Season 2 (2009)=== {{Episode table |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | Title = The Lifestyle | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|03|19|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 9 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Run Bitch Run | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|03|26|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 10 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Not a Pyramid | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|02|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 11 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = The Man with the Dancing Fingers | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|09|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 12 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = She's 22 | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|16|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 13 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Pack | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|23|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 14 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Script is Written | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|04|30|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 15 | LineColor = 000000 }} {{Episode list | Title = Rock$tar | DirectedBy = Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress | WrittenBy = Rob Carlton | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|05|07|df=y}} | EpisodeNumber = 16 | LineColor = 000000 }} }}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Award ! scope="col" |Category ! scope="col" |Recipients and nominees ! scope="col" |Result |- | rowspan="6"| 2008 | [[ASTRA Awards]] | Most Outstanding Drama | ''Chandon Pictures'' | {{Nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[Australian Film Institute]] | Best Performance in a Television Comedy | [[Rob Carlton]] | {{Nom}} |- | Best Television Comedy Series | ''Chandon Pictures'' | {{Nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| [[Australian Writers' Guild]] | rowspan="3"| Comedy - Situation or Narrative | [[Rob Carlton]] (Episode 1: "Cousins") | {{Nom}} |- | [[Rob Carlton]] (Episode 2: "Return of the Titan") | {{Nom}} |- | [[Rob Carlton]] (Episode 6: "Death Wish") | {{Won}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 | [[Australian Film Institute]] | Best Television Comedy Series | ''Chandon Pictures'' | {{Nom}} |- | [[Australian Writers' Guild]] | Comedy - Situation or Narrative | [[Rob Carlton]] (Episode 7: "A Script is Written") | {{Nom}} |- | 2010 | [[Logie Awards of 2010|Logie Awards]] | Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program | ''Chandon Pictures'' | {{Nom}} |}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20071114050618/http://www.movienetwork.tv/Chandon/%7D%7D * {{IMDb title|id=1075458}} *[http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/chandon-champion-charles/ ''Chandon Pictures'' - "Champion Charles"] at [[Australian Screen Online]]

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