The Genie from Down Under information

*The Genie from Down Under*
The Genie from Down Under
Created by	Patricia Edgar; Esben Storm;
Directed by	Esben Storm; Brendan Maher; Jeremy Swan;
Starring	Alexandra Milman; Rhys Muldoon (series 1); Sandy Winton (series 2); Glenn Meldrum; Anna Galvin; Ian McFadyen; Monica Maughan; Mark Mitchell
Country of origin	Australia; United Kingdom;
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Patricia Edgar; Anna Home;
Producers	Patricia Edgar; Phil Jones;
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	Australian Children's Television Foundation
Original release
Network	ABC; BBC;
Release	3 June 1996 –; 19 August 1998
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The Genie from Down Under is a British-Australian children's comedy television series. It was a co-production between the ACTF, the BBC and the ABC from 1996 to 1998. The Genie from Down Under is based on an idea from Steve J Spears which was developed into a series concept with a 'Round The Twist' flavour.^[1] Esben Storm, Steve Spears and a team of writers work-shopped the storylines. Patricia Edgar was looking for a new idea for a comedy series which would capture the debate about Australia becoming a Republic - a significant issue in Australia at the time. She invited a few writers to submit original ideas then chose the concept submitted by Steve Spears to workshop its potential. She asked Esben Storm, who had been the co-author and Director of the successful Round the Twist series to lead the development workshop.^[2]

Following the success of Round the Twist on the BBC, the head of children's television Anna Home agreed to put up half the $4.1 million budget for a co-production. This was half the budget which was the highest level of finance the Film Finance Corporation (FFC) had ever seen from an overseas co-production partner. The program met the BBC requirements for a UK production and was also able to meet the objectives for programming produced by the Foundation in Australia. Even though the entire series was shot in Australia, the story was set in both Australia and the UK and one of the lead cast and one of the directors was British.^[2] Produced by Patricia Edgar and Phil Jones and directed by Esben Storm, Jeremy Swan (of the BBC) and Brendan Maher, the series is a comedy with distinctive Australian humour.^[3] With this project, the ACTF broke new ground with a production financing structure.

The first series went to air in the UK in 1996 on BBCI in the critical 4.30 to 5pm timeslot. It won two and a half million viewers – 40 per cent of its audience. The success story was repeated in over 20 countries. In Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand and The Netherlands, children – and adults – loved the Australian humour.^[4]

The Genie from Down Under is one of Australia's favourite comedy series for children and adults alike. Broadcast Magazine recorded The Genie from Down Under (series 2) as the 10th highest rating children's series in the United Kingdom during its broadcast by the BBC.^[5]

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The Genie from Down Under
Created by	Patricia Edgar Esben Storm
Directed by	Esben Storm Brendan Maher Jeremy Swan
Starring	Alexandra Milman Rhys Muldoon (series 1) Sandy Winton (series 2) Glenn Meldrum Anna Galvin Ian McFadyen Monica Maughan Mark Mitchell
Country of origin	Australia United Kingdom
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producers	Patricia Edgar Anna Home
Producers	Patricia Edgar Phil Jones
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	Australian Children's Television Foundation
Original release
Network	ABC BBC
Release	3 June 1996 (1996-06-03) – 19 August 1998 (1998-08-19)
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