Spirited | |
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Genre |
Comedy-drama Supernatural |
Created by | Jacquelin Perske Claudia Karvan |
Starring | Claudia Karvan Matt King Rodger Corser Belinda Bromilow Angus Sampson Louis Fowler Charlie Hancock |
Theme music composer | Jed Kurzel |
Opening theme | Stranded by The Saints |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Claudia Karvan Jacquelin Perske |
Producer(s) | John Edwards |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Northside Productions Southern Star Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | W |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 25 August 2010 – 21 September 2011 |
External links | |
Website | www |
Spirited is an Australian television supernatural comedy drama series made for subscription television channel W that aired for two seasons, 2010 and 2011.
The series stars Claudia Karvan, as dentist Suzy Darling, who walks away from a loveless marriage and into an old apartment block that is inhabited by the ghost of a 1980s English rock star, Henry Mallet, played by Matt King. Suzy had been married to Steve Darling, played by Rodger Corser, for 15 years, and they have two children, Elvis, 13, played by Louis Fowler, and Verity, 8, played by Charlie Hancock. Belinda Bromilow plays Suzy’s sister Jonquil.
Claudia Karvan stars as dentist Suzy Darling, who walks away from her husband Steve Darling (Rodger Corser) of 15 years and their loveless marriage and into an old apartment block that is inhabited by the ghost of Henry Mallet (Matt King), a 1980s English rock star. Suzy also has two children, thirteen-year-old son Elvis (Louis Fowler) and eight-year-old daughter Verity (Charlie Hancock), along with a sister Jonquil (Belinda Bromilow).
It is revealed that although Suzy is the only living human being able to see Henry, animals, such as the resident cat, can sense his presence. However, in one scene Henry frightens the caretaker into a heart attack by blowing into his ear.
Spirited is produced by John Edwards, Claudia Karvan and Jacquelin Perske who also created drama series Love My Way.
On 15 October 2011, W announced that it had decided to cancel Spirited and that there would be no third series. Immediately following this announcement, fans launched a campaign to have the show renewed, using the slogan "SOS: Save Our Spirited". It was announced on 16 December that a possible development deal had been reached with another Australian premium cable channel, Showcase, for a third series. However, with Claudia Karvan being cast in a Puberty Blues reboot, the likelihood of a third series was slim. Spirited was not picked up for a third season.