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SBS Australia
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- SBS Australia
Hit, run, oh sh#t: NITV and SBS get RECKLESS with filming underway in Western Australia
RECKLESS – Tasma Walton as JUNE and Hunter Page-Lochard as CHARLIE – Photograph by David Dare Parker Images & cast video here NITV, SBS, Screen Australia and Screenwest are thrilled to announce that production has commenced in Western Australia on BBC Studios Productions Australia's RECKLESS, a darkly comic thriller set in and around Fremantle. Leading a powerhouse Australian cast is acclaimed actress Tasma Walton ( The Twelve, Mystery Road ) and AACTA Award winner Hunter Page-Lochard ( The Newsreader, Critical Incident ) as two feuding siblings who are forced to work together to get away with an accidental hit and run death that spirals wildly out of control in their hometown of Fremantle. The fearless creative vision behind Reckless is led by Executive Producer and writer, Kodie Bedford ( Return to Paradise, Mystery Road), who returns home to WA to make the four-part series. Joining Tasma and Hunter on Reckless is a stand out cast featuring Jessica De Gouw ( The Couple Next Door, The Survivors ), Clarence Ryan ( Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Mystery Road: Origin ), Jane Harber ( Offspring, Limbo ) and Tracy Mann ( The Twelve, Top End Bub ) as well as Duncan Fellows ( Deadloch, The Letdown ), Perry Mooney ( Population:11, Gold Diggers ), Kelton Pell ( Mystery Road: Origin, Redfern Now ), Matthew Dyktynski ( Japanese Story, Offspring ), Paul Tassone ( The Twelve, Pokerface ), Peter Rowsthorn ( Kath and Kim, Three Summers ), Steve Le Marquand ( The Twelve, Mystery Road: Origin ), and newcomer Maddie Young. Executive Producer and writer, Kodie Bedford said: 'From day one, I wanted to make a bold show with audacious characters that felt unapologetically Western Australian. I'm so bloody happy to be home telling this yarn with a team of creatives who have all shared the vision and taken it somewhere even wilder than I ever imagined.' Directed by Beck Cole ( Deadloch S1 and S2 , High Country , Wentworth ), the series is produced by Andy Walker ( Deadloch , The Survivors ) and Executive Produced by Kylie Washington ( Ghosts Australia , The Office ) and Kodie Bedford ( Return to Paradise, Mystery Road) . Co-Executive Producers are Megan Palinkas ( Heartbreak High , The Heights ) and Beck Cole with Fiona McConaghy ( Bay of Fires S2 , NCIS Sydney ) serving as co-producer. The series is written by Kodie Bedford and Stuart Page ( Total Control , Cleverman ). NITV Head of Indigenous Commissioning and Production, Dena Curtis and SBS Head of Scripted, Nakul Legha said: 'NITV and SBS are thrilled to introduce Reckless , a tense and darkly funny thriller packed with sharp twists and unforgettable characters. We are so proud that writer and Executive Producer Kodie Bedford is returning home to Australia and to the SBS network to lead her first series. The stellar cast, creative team and incredible support of our partners at BBC Studios, Screen Australia and Screenwest is testament to the ambition of this series. It marks a new chapter for the SBS network, pushing boundaries with bold, human stories. We look forward to Reckless thrilling and delighting audiences later this year.' EVP and General Manager, Global Entertainment Australia, BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand, Kylie Washington said: 'We're elated to be bringing Reckless to life with such an exceptional team of creatives and talent. This series is a perfect example of BBC Studios' ambition to craft and share the world's most compelling stories – unapologetically Western Australian, darkly funny, and deeply human. We can't wait for audiences to experience the wild ride at the heart of this story, and we're proud to be partnering with SBS, NITV, Screen Australia and Screenwest to bring this story to screens throughout Australia and beyond.' Screen Australia First Nations Department Development and Investment Manager Jorjia Gillis said:'Kodie Bedford is a prolific screenwriting talent who has cut her teeth on some of Australia's most distinctive dramas. Reckless presents an exciting opportunity for her to lead a wickedly funny drama that is unapologetically Western Australian mob. Working alongside such a dynamic creative team in Stuart Page, Andy Walker, with Beck Cole at the helm, I've no doubt audiences here and around the world are going to be hooked by this laugh out loud funny and engrossing crime drama.' Screenwest Chief Executive Officer, Rikki Lea Bestall said: 'We are so excited to see Reckless kick off productionin Perth this week, led by the uber talented Western Australian First Nations Writer-Executive Producer Kodie Bedford and starring Western Australians Tasma Walton and Jessica De Gouw. This production continues a strong pipeline of television series being produced in WA showcasing the amazing creative talent we have in our State.' Reckless is an adaptation of the Scottish mystery thriller TV series Guilt, written by Neil Forsyth, which premiered on both BBC Two and BBC Scotland in 2019. Reckless is a BBC Studios Productions Australia production for SBS. Major production investment from Screen Australia's First Nations Department, SBS and Screenwest and The Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive, in association with Screen NSW. International sales by Federation Studios. Post, digital and visual effects supported by Screen NSW. Reckless will premiere on NITV, SBS and SBS on Demand later this year. For a PDF of this media release, click here
Perth Now
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Another TV series comes to Fremantle
Yet another TV series has commenced production in Fremantle, with confirmation Reckless, a BBC Studios Production for NITV and SBS, has begun filming in the port city. Leading the cast is WA's own Tasma Walton (The Twelve) who stars alongside AACTA Award-winner Hunter Page-Lochard (The Newsreader). They play feuding siblings forced to work together to get away with a hit-and-run accident that occurs in Fremantle. Reckless is an adaptation of the Scottish mystery thriller TV series Guilt, written by Neil Forsyth, which premiered on both BBC Two and BBC Scotland in 2019. It is being brought to Aussie screens by WA creative, EP and writer Kodie Bedford. 'From day one, I wanted to make a bold show with audacious characters that felt unapologetically Western Australian,' she said. 'I'm so bloody happy to be home telling this yarn with a team of creatives who have all shared the vision and taken it somewhere even wilder than I ever imagined.' Reckless sports a talented supporting cast. Credit: Supplied. Joining Walton and Lochard is a stacked cast, which includes Perth-raised stars, Jessica De Gouw (The Survivors), Steve Le Marquand (Mystery Road: Origin) and Clarence Ryan (Mystery Road: Origin). Jane Harber (Offspring), Tracy Mann (The Twelve), and WA-based Kath and Kim star Peter Rowsthorn also star, alongside Duncan Fellows (Deadloch), Perry Mooney (Population: 11), Paul Tassone (Pokerface) and Kelton Pell (Redfern Now). The production, which is supported by Screenwest, is one of several to take advantage of State Government investment through the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive. Oscar Redding and George Mason star in a new Binge series also currently filming in Fremantle. Credit: John Platt. It is expected to inject more than $5 million into the WA economy, creating 250 jobs for local screen practitioners, and up to 20 WA cast speaking roles. 'This production continues a strong pipeline of television series being produced in WA showcasing the amazing creative talent we have in our State,' Screenwest Chief Executive Officer Rikki Lea Bestall said. Also currently filming in and around Fremantle is the newly announced Binge series based on the life of notorious WA criminal Brenden Abbott, aka The Postcard Bandit. Both projects are filming simultaneously, with crews spotted earlier this week at the Fremantle Prison and at Leighton Beach.
West Australian
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
BBC TV series Reckless currently filming in Fremantle
Yet another TV series has commenced production in Fremantle, with confirmation Reckless, a BBC Studios Production for NITV and SBS, has begun filming in the port city. Leading the cast is WA's own Tasma Walton (The Twelve) who stars alongside AACTA Award-winner Hunter Page-Lochard (The Newsreader). They play feuding siblings forced to work together to get away with a hit-and-run accident that occurs in Fremantle. Reckless is an adaptation of the Scottish mystery thriller TV series Guilt, written by Neil Forsyth, which premiered on both BBC Two and BBC Scotland in 2019. It is being brought to Aussie screens by WA creative, EP and writer Kodie Bedford. 'From day one, I wanted to make a bold show with audacious characters that felt unapologetically Western Australian,' she said. 'I'm so bloody happy to be home telling this yarn with a team of creatives who have all shared the vision and taken it somewhere even wilder than I ever imagined.' Joining Walton and Lochard is a stacked cast, which includes Perth-raised stars, Jessica De Gouw (The Survivors), Steve Le Marquand (Mystery Road: Origin) and Clarence Ryan (Mystery Road: Origin). Jane Harber (Offspring), Tracy Mann (The Twelve), and WA-based Kath and Kim star Peter Rowsthorn also star, alongside Duncan Fellows (Deadloch), Perry Mooney (Population: 11), Paul Tassone (Pokerface) and Kelton Pell (Redfern Now). The production, which is supported by Screenwest, is one of several to take advantage of State Government investment through the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive. It is expected to inject more than $5 million into the WA economy, creating 250 jobs for local screen practitioners, and up to 20 WA cast speaking roles. 'This production continues a strong pipeline of television series being produced in WA showcasing the amazing creative talent we have in our State,' Screenwest Chief Executive Officer Rikki Lea Bestall said. Also currently filming in and around Fremantle is the newly announced Binge series based on the life of notorious WA criminal Brenden Abbott, aka The Postcard Bandit. Both projects are filming simultaneously, with crews spotted earlier this week at the Fremantle Prison and at Leighton Beach.
Irish Times
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Bryan Adams in 3Arena review: Groover from Vancouver gives fans the night of their lives
Bryan Adams 3Arena, Dublin ★★★★☆ The band drops out and Keith Scott, Bryan Adams's guitar man since 1976, plays that four-chord riff at the centre of Run To You, instantly transporting the majority of his audience back to stonewashed denim, school dances and early amorous fumbles. Reckless, the album Adams released in 1984 on his 25th birthday, is a stone-cold classic and impervious to the passing of time. The crowd punch the air with a collective 'Yes!' to welcome the immortal Somebody, a song so dependable, you'd let it date your daughter. We're only three numbers in, but already a 3Arena packed way out past the gills is ecstatically commandeering the chorus and grinning like they've been gifted an unexpected bank holiday. So good are Adams and his tighter-than-a-mountain-bend band they can even be forgiven for speeding up the tempo of Heaven, the perfect power ballad which should have resulted in all other songwriters working in a similar vein downing tools in defeat. Lean, fit, in miraculously fine voice at 65, and sporting his regulation serial killer haircut, Adams then recalls recording with Tina Turner who took him on a European tour. Without her, he reckons, he might still be playing the National Stadium, where he made his Irish debut in 1987. The band explode into It's Only Love and Scott swings his Stratocaster all the way around his body because that's always a class move. At this point, you might think the groover from Vancouver has carelessly front-loaded the show but the man has more hits than a wedding disco. What about the daft but great Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? or the wah-wah chug of the superbly titled The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You or even the admirable determination of Go Down Rockin' where he and the great Scott reprise the harmonica/guitar duel at the heart of The Rolling Stones's Midnight Rambler. Adams throws out more hits than an angry Katie Taylor. READ MORE All right, the selections from his forthcoming Roll With The Punches album pale in comparison, but they're quickly forgotten when he detonates the building by recalling the purchase of his first real six-string at the five and dime. Summer Of '69. Had I been wearing a tie, I would have wrapped it around my head and ran up and down the aisle screaming. The lothario from Ontario even manages to breathe renewed life into (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, a song that held the number one spot for so long in the early 1990s, it made lockdown look like a brief sojourn. But that's Adams's secret. Everything, as he sings in the encore, is coming Straight From The Heart. He holds nothing back and there's no misplaced attempts at irony or cool. You want to hear Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes Off You played as if it were the B-side to Please Please Me? Here you go. You want to take your shirt off and wave it in the air as Adams encourages the audience to do during his You Belong To Me/Blue Suede Shoes medley? Step right up, and he'll film you. Cynics may mock him, but what's wrong with writing anthems that people take to their hearts? Every Adams show is a celebration where the audience are as much a part of the proceedings as the performer, and each time the camera is turned towards them, it captures joyous faces having the night of their lives. 'I can't tell you how much I appreciate it,' Adams smiles. Now that's cool. Bryan Adams plays the SSE Arena in Belfast on Wednesday and is back at the 3Arena in Dublin on Friday.
Press and Journal
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Press and Journal
Review: Bryan Adams wows fans at Aberdeen's P&J Live
It was the summer of '85. Not quite as catchy as a certain other year in Bryan Adams' repertoire, but unforgettable all the same. That was the year the Canadian rocker took to the stage at Live Aid in Philadelphia, guitar in hand and mullet in full flight, and played like his life depended on it. Forty years on, and while the hair's changed, the energy hasn't. Sunday night's stop at P&J Live marked his return to the Granite City on the Roll With The Punches tour, and found the 65-year-old in fine form. The hair might be greyer but it's still that same rasping voice, and that same refusal to phone it in. This was a masterclass in how to do arena rock properly. No dance routines, no lasers spelling out his name. Instead just a killer band, a wall of songs, and a frontman who still seems to be having an absolute blast (as did the crew operating two giant inflatables that floated across the arena). The crowd, a healthy cross-section of those who remember buying Reckless on cassette and their offspring dragged along for education, lapped it up. Before he was even halfway through the set, it was already a reminder of just how deep the Bryan Adams songbook runs. Run To You had the crowd air-guitaring from the first riff, while Heaven left them misty-eyed. And yes, Summer of 69 still gets the biggest cheer of the night. Long-time guitarist Keith Scott is Adams' secret weapon. He makes it all look easy – effortless solos and the sort of tasteful playing that guitar magazines quietly worship. Their chemistry onstage is part old-school rock 'n' roll, part double act, and completely genuine. By the time the phones were out (torches, not TikTok – thankfully) and Everything I Do (I Do It For You) rolled around, it was full singalong mode. And honestly? It's still a belter. The 'Groover From Vancouver' and his band, all in kilts, also launched into a version of 500 Miles, which won over everyone. There was new material too. Roll With The Punches and the poptastic Make Up Your Mind slotted in nicely and proved Adams isn't just relying on past glories. But it's those big, heartfelt anthems that really brought the crowd together, and the Aberdeen audience sang like their lives depended on it. In a nice moment at the end of the night, Adams left the main stage and walked to a small B-stage at the rear of the arena and performed the gorgeous Straight From The Heart and All For Love in a stripped-back acoustic way for those in the back. It was a simple gesture, but a classy one, and the intimacy of that short set within a set felt genuinely special. Bryan Adams doesn't do gimmicks. He does gigs. And last night, Aberdeen got a great one. He might not be feeding the world like he was in 1985, but Bryan Adams is still giving people something to believe in. And in 2025, that's no small thing. If you enjoyed this story, you may also like: Aviemore piper opens up on 'once in a lifetime' experience on stage alongside Bryan Adams
