# Chandon Pictures > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chandon_Pictures > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chandon_Pictures.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandon_Pictures > Source revision: 1345648226 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2007 Australian TV series Chandon Pictures Genre Comedy Created by Rob Carlton Directed by Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Starring Rob Carlton Josh Lawson Darren Gilshenan Rebecca Massey Country of origin Australia Original language English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 16 Production Producer Rob Carlton Production locations Melbourne & Sydney, Australia Running time 25 Minutes Original release Network Movie Extra Release 10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) – 7 May 2009 (2009-05-07) ***Chandon Pictures*** is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on [Movie Extra](/source/Movie_Network) on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009. The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a [Tropfest](/source/Tropfest) short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress. It followed the misadventures of a struggling video production company called 'Chandon Pictures.'[1] [Rob Carlton](/source/Rob_Carlton), who plays the main character, is the younger cousin of [Brian Carlton](/source/Brian_Carlton), [The Spoonman](/source/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](/source/Lionsgate_Films).[2] The first season premiered in the UK on [Dave](/source/Dave_(TV_channel)) on 19 February 2009 in a 10pm slot. It was also aired in the US on the [Sundance Channel](/source/Sundance_Channel_(United_States)). ## Cast ### Main / regular - [Rob Carlton](/source/Rob_Carlton) as Tom Chandon - [Josh Lawson](/source/Josh_Lawson) as Carmichael Chandon - [Darren Gilshenan](/source/Darren_Gilshenan) as Nick Brenner - [Rebecca Massey](/source/Rebecca_Massey) as Lucy Cannon ### Guests / recurring - [Angus Sampson](/source/Angus_Sampson) as Bevan (2 episodes) - [Damon Herriman](/source/Damon_Herriman) as Scotty Cornish (1 episode) - [Dan Wyllie](/source/Dan_Wyllie) as Tracks Wilcox (1 episode) - [Don Hany](/source/Don_Hany) as Boysie (2 episodes) - [Drew Forsythe](/source/Drew_Forsythe) as Graham Tucker (1 episode) - [Ed Kavalee](/source/Ed_Kavalee) as David (1 episode) - [Gary Waddell](/source/Gary_Waddell) as Dean (2 episodes) - [Graeme Blundell](/source/Graeme_Blundell) as John (1 episode) - [Heather Mitchell](/source/Heather_Mitchell) as Agent (1 episode) - [Helen Dallimore](/source/Helen_Dallimore) as Megan (1 episode) - [Jessica Napier](/source/Jessica_Napier) as Annabelle (1 episode) - [Jonathon Dutton](/source/Jonathon_Dutton) as Harley (1 episode) - [Justine Clarke](/source/Justine_Clarke) as Samantha (1 episode) - [Kate Mulvany](/source/Kate_Mulvany) as Maggie (1 episode) - [Kathryn Beck](/source/Kathryn_Beck) as Sherbert (1 episode) - [Lachy Hulme](/source/Lachy_Hulme) as Derek (1 episode) - [Lynette Curran](/source/Lynette_Curran) as Lorelei (1 episode) - [Marshall Napier](/source/Marshall_Napier) as Basil (1 episode) - [Michael Denkha](/source/Michael_Denkha) as Andrew (1 episode) - [Penne Hackforth-Jones](/source/Penne_Hackforth-Jones) as Helen (3 episodes) - [Peter Phelps](/source/Peter_Phelps) as Eddie Connolly (2 episodes) - [Roy Billing](/source/Roy_Billing) as Celebrant (1 episode) - [Russell Kiefel](/source/Russell_Kiefel) as Warwick (4 episodes) - [Teo Gebert](/source/Teo_Gebert) as Bruiser (1 episode) - [Tony Llewellyn-Jones](/source/Tony_Llewellyn-Jones) as Sherbert's Dad (1 episode) ## Episodes ### Season 1 (2007) No. Title [3] Directed by [3] Written by [3] Original release date [3] 1 "Cousins" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) 2 "Back To School" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 17 November 2007 (2007-11-17) 3 "Bevan's Heaven" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 4 "Champion Charles" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 5 "Private Dick" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 6 "Death Wish" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 15 December 2007 (2007-12-15) 7 "White Ants" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 22 December 2007 (2007-12-22) 8 "Hollywood" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) ### Season 2 (2009) No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date 9 "The Lifestyle" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 19 March 2009 (2009-03-19) 10 "Run Bitch Run" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) 11 "Not a Pyramid" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 2 April 2009 (2009-04-02) 12 "The Man with the Dancing Fingers" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 9 April 2009 (2009-04-09) 13 "She's 22" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 16 April 2009 (2009-04-16) 14 "Pack" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 23 April 2009 (2009-04-23) 15 "Script is Written" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 30 April 2009 (2009-04-30) 16 "Rock$tar" Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress Rob Carlton 7 May 2009 (2009-05-07) ## Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result 2008 ASTRA Awards Most Outstanding Drama Chandon Pictures Nominated Australian Film Institute Best Performance in a Television Comedy Rob Carlton Nominated Best Television Comedy Series Chandon Pictures Nominated Australian Writers' Guild Comedy - Situation or Narrative Rob Carlton (Episode 1: "Cousins") Nominated Rob Carlton (Episode 2: "Return of the Titan") Nominated Rob Carlton (Episode 6: "Death Wish") Won 2009 Australian Film Institute Best Television Comedy Series Chandon Pictures Nominated Australian Writers' Guild Comedy - Situation or Narrative Rob Carlton (Episode 7: "A Script is Written") Nominated 2010 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program Chandon Pictures Nominated ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Newsome, Brad (10 November 2007). ["Chandon Pictures review"](http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv-reviews/chandon-pictures/2007/11/09/1194329487286.html). *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Retrieved 13 November 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Knox, David (10 July 2008). ["More Pictures for Chandon comedy"](http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/07/more-pictures-for-chandon-comedy.html). tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2008. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-eps_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-eps_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-eps_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-eps_3-3) ["Chandon Pictures: episode guide"](http://www.australiantelevision.net/chandon_pictures/episodes.html). Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2009. ## External links - {{Official website|[https://web.archive.org/web/20071114050618/http://www.movienetwork.tv/Chandon/%7D%7D](https://web.archive.org/web/20071114050618/http://www.movienetwork.tv/Chandon/%7D%7D) - [*Chandon Pictures*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075458/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Chandon Pictures* - "Champion Charles"](http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/chandon-champion-charles/) at [Australian Screen Online](/source/Australian_Screen_Online) This comedy television series-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Comedy-tv-prog-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AComedy-tv-prog-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Comedy-tv-prog-stub) This article about a comedy television show originating in Australia is a stub. 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