Always Greener
| Always Greener | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Bevan Lee |
| Starring |
John Howard Anne Tenney Michala Banas Daniel Bowden Natasha Lee Caitlin McDougall Bree Walters Abe Forsythe Scott Major Clayton Watson |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John Holmes |
| Producer(s) | Jo Porter |
| Location(s) | New South Wales |
| Running time | Approx. 1 hour (with ads) |
| Production company(s) | Southern Star Group |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo |
| Original release | 9 September 2001 – 8 June 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Packed to the Rafters |
Always Greener was an Australian television drama/comedy series that aired on the Seven Network which followed the fortunes of two families, one from the city and the other from the country, when they decide to switch homes and start a new direction in life for themselves. It ran from 2001 until 2003, when it was cancelled after declining ratings and concerns over the cost of production.
The name of the show stems from the phrase "The grass is always greener on the other side". Promotion of the show's premiere episode used the Travis song "Side", which features the phrase as part of the chorus. The show was broadcast overseas in New Zealand on TV ONE. In 2006 reruns started airing on TV2. The series has since been released on DVD.
The Southern Star Group owns the rights to distribute Always Greener internationally.
The series mainly revolved around the members of two families, the Taylors, who live in suburban Sydney, and the Todd family who live on a farm just outside the rural New South Wales town of Inverness. Each faced with problems of their own, John Taylor pays his sister Sandra Todd a Christmas visit to her farm. Joking that they should consider switching houses for a change in their life, the move becomes a reality when John discovers that his daughter Marissa is on drugs and Sandra can't pay the bills. Always Greener was noted for both dealing with serious issues as well as putting an often humorous touch to episodes. Fantasy sequences (such as a song and dance number when John mulls over having a vasectomy) were common and often added to the charm of the series.
Clayton Watson won the Australian Film Institute's award for "Best Actor in a Supporting or Guest Role in a Television Drama" for his work on Always Greener in 2002. The show was also nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2002 and Always Greener and its cast have been nominated for several Logies during its run.
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