Fireflies (TV series)
Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487. The location was the actual Hunter Valley town of Wollombi, and other scenes are set in the district and along the southern end of the Putty Road to Singleton. It was centred on the lives of a group of volunteer firefighters, during the hottest, driest summer in decades. The theme song "Beautiful Feeling" was written and performed by Paul Kelly.
Songs and music
All the songs and music used on Fireflies was written, produced, and sung by Paul Kelly.- Change Your Mind
- Beautiful Feeling
- Foggy Highway
- Just About to Break
- I Wasted Time
- You Broke a Beautiful Thing
- Beautiful Promise
- Boon Companion
- If I Could Start Today Again
- I Smell Trouble
- Emotional
- My Way is to You
- Your Lovin' is On My Mind
- Give Into My Love
- View From the Ridge
- Making Hay While the Sun Shines
- Beggar on the Street of Love
- Midnight Rain
- Take Your Time
- The Lion and the lamb
- Nothing Lost, Nothing Gained
- To Be Good Takes a Long time
- Last Train to Heaven
- Everybody Wants to Touch Me
- Smoke Under the Bridge
- These are the Days
- Sure Got Me
- Taught by Experts
- Rally 'Round the Drum
- Be Careful What You Pray For
- Difficult Woman
- You're So Fine
Cast
- Russell Kiefel as Sharpie
- Anna Hruby as Rebekah Sharp
- Libby Tanner as Lil Yengill
- Jeremy Sims as Tim 'Bakka' Burke
- Natasha Novak as Svettie Burke
- John Waters as Perry Luscombe
- Abe Forsythe as Hank Sharp
- Steve Rodgers as Constable Mike Jones
- Nadia Townsend as Fifi Sharp
- Christopher Morris as Joey Burke
- Edmund Cinis as Carter
- Keeara Byrnes as Candy
- Hayley McInerney as Taz Luscombe
- Rhonda Doyle as Ali
- Ashley Fitzgerald as Noodle
- Kain O'Keeffe as Kieran Sharp
- Peter Lamb as Eris
- Barbara Angell as Mena
- Bradley Byquar as Patto
- Helen O'Leary as Luisa
- Russell Newman as Jeff Burke
- Stephen Leeder as Bryce
Guest cast
- Phil Bradac as Firie
- Erich Thill as Bikie
- Larry O'Carroll as Larry
- Tanya Randolf as Tanya
- Ros Bailey as Reggie
- Rob Steele as Stewart MacTavish
- Kim Knuckey as Noel McKinley
- Scott Pollard as Steve
- Janice Oxenbould as Peg
- Keith Agius as Morgan Long
- Tony Eastley as Newsreader
- Stephen Holt as Ginge
- Sandy Ireland as Suzie
- Jie Pitman as Nathan 'Rolly' Patterson
- Ling-Hsueh Tang as KC
- Shayne Francis as Donna Bruce
- Lyn Lee as Val
- Johann Walraven as Ziggy
- Rob Carlton as Kewie Holman
- Kaitlyn Cox as Hotel Receptionist
- Kevin Donohue as Fly
- Stan Kouros as Maurice Badroek
- Toby Levins as Roy
- Anne-marie Mazza as Juno Hardcliffe
- Ian McColm as Laggan Firie
- Jimmy Pike as Johnny Blunt
- Cameron Wade as himself
- Rowan Webb as Firie #1
- John Whitman as Musician #1
- Mark Duffy as Fire Investigator
- Justin Rosniak as Steve
- Jon Sivewright as Strike Team Firie
Home media
It was announced by Via Vision Entertainment in April 2019 that they would be releasing the complete season of Fireflies on DVD.| Title | Format | Ep # | Discs | Region 4 | Special features | Distributors |
| FireFlies | DVD | 22 | 7 | 5 June 2019 | - | Via Vision Entertainment |