SeaChange to be resurrected on Aussie screens
Channel Nine has revealed it will be reviving one ofAustralia’s best loved and most successful dramas, SeaChange. The 1998 to 2000 series that swept us into the community and drama ofPearlBaywill be returning to Aussie screens! Deb Cox, the series original creator and head writer will be returning as executive producer. Actress Sigrid Thornton will be returning to her award winning role as Laura Gibson, and John Howard to his role as Bob Jelly.
Here’s what we know: Lawyer Laura Gibson will be returning to the small coastal town after almost two decades, except this time “PearlBayneeds (her) just as much as she needs it” says channel Nine. Production will begin in 2019, and the themes of family, romance, tragedy and community are more poignant than ever.
I grew up on the drama, with characters such as Diver Dan, Bob Jelly, Laura Gibson and even the illusive Bucket being household names, hence my mixed excitement and nerves about its return. Can they ever do justice to the original series, or is it at risk of over-working characters running dry?
Nine’s co-head of drama, Jo Rooney, says the series “struck a chord that will resonate 20 years later”. I’ll be waiting hopefully to see is if she’s right.
Will you be joining Laura on her return to Pearl Bay? Or are you as concerned as me about the series not living up to the standard set twenty years ago?
Days of our lives on water......geesh what crap.