Chandon Pictures
Chandon Pictures is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.
The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress. It followed the misadventures of a struggling video production company called 'Chandon Pictures.'
Rob Carlton, who plays the main character, is the younger cousin of Brian Carlton, The Spoonman talkback host on the Austereo Triple M network. This was revealed when The Spoonman interviewed Rob.
On 10 July 2008, it was announced that the series had won a second season and it had sold format rights to its distributor Lionsgate.
The first season premiered in the UK on Dave on 19 February 2009 in a 10pm slot. It was also aired in the US on the Sundance Channel.
Cast
Main / regular
- Rob Carlton as Tom Chandon
- Josh Lawson as Carmichael Chandon
- Darren Gilshenan as Nick Brenner
- Rebecca Massey as Lucy Cannon
Guests / recurring
- Angus Sampson as Bevan
- Damon Herriman as Scotty Cornish
- Dan Wyllie as Tracks Wilcox
- Don Hany as Boysie
- Drew Forsythe as Graham Tucker
- Ed Kavalee as David
- Graeme Blundell as John
- Heather Mitchell as Agent
- Helen Dallimore as Megan
- Jessica Napier as Annabelle
- Jonathon Dutton as Harley
- Justine Clarke as Samantha
- Kate Mulvany as Maggie
- Kathryn Beck as Sherbert
- Lachy Hulme as Derek
- Lynette Curran as Lorelei
- Marshall Napier as Basil
- Michael Denkha as Andrew
- Penne Hackforth-Jones as Helen
- Peter Phelps as Eddie Connolly
- Roy Billing as Celebrant
- Russell Kiefel as Warwick
- Teo Gebert as Bruiser
- Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Sherbert's Dad