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TOP 20 AUSTRALIAN TV DRAMA SERIES TITLES ON VIDEO (DVD AND BLU-RAY), RANKED BY SALES VALUE, 2010–2014

2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010

Next update March 2016

Shaded titles fall outside the 66 per cent of analysed titles.

2014

DVD | Blu-ray

DVD

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 A Place to Call Home season 2 Universal 17 Jul 2014
2 ANZAC Girls Roadshow 17 Sep 2014
3 Rake series 1–3 Roadshow 2 Apr 2014
4 Jonah from Tonga Roadshow 28 May 2014
5 Fat Tony & Co. Roadshow 9 Apr 2014
6 A Place to Call Home season 1 Universal 8 Aug 2013
7 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Beyond 18 Feb 2014
8 Mcleod’s Daughters season 1–8 Sony Pictures 3 Dec 2008
9 Offspring season 5 Madman Entertainment 17 Sep 2014
10 Puberty Blues season 2 Roadshow 1 May 2014
11 Offspring season 1–4 Madman Entertainment 4 Dec 2013
12 Wentworth season 1 Shock Records 18 Nov 2013
13 Offspring season 4 Madman Entertainment 4 Sep 2013
14 Offspring season 1–5 Madman Entertainment 3 Dec 2014
15 Wentworth season 2 Roadshow 22 Oct 2014
16 Ja’mie: Private School Girl Roadshow 27 Nov 2013
17 Winners & Losers season 3 Universal 3 Jul 2014
18 Puberty Blues season 1 Roadshow 5 Oct 2012
19 Rake series 3 Roadshow 2 Apr 2014
20 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries series 2 part 2 Roadshow 4 Dec 2013

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 68 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
May include multiple editions and multiple formats of the same content.
Excludes collections of multiple titles unless comprised exclusively of Australian titles.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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Blu-ray

In 2014, Australian titles accounted for 29 of the 510 TV drama titles released on Blu-ray.

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Beyond 18 Feb 2014
2 Fat Tony & Co. Roadshow 9 Apr 2014
3 Rake series 3 Roadshow 2 Apr 2014
4 Puberty Blues season 2 Roadshow 1 May 2014
5 Wentworth season 2 Roadshow 22 Oct 2014
6 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries series 2 Roadshow 5 Mar 2014
7 Top of the Lake Paramount 28 Aug 2013
8 A Place to Call Home season 1 Universal 8 Aug 2013
9 A Place to Call Home season 2 Universal 17 Jul 2014
10 Underbelly: Squizzy Roadshow 11 Sep 2013
11 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Roadshow 4 Nov 2010
12 Underbelly series 1 Roadshow 5 Aug 2010
13 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities series 2 Roadshow 4 Nov 2010
14 Underbelly: Badness Roadshow 5 Oct 2012
15 Wentworth season 1 & 2 Roadshow 22 Oct 2014
16 Underbelly: Razor Roadshow 1 Dec 2011
17 Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War Paramount 24 Oct 2012
18 Cloudstreet Roadshow 20 Oct 2011
19 Rake series 2 Roadshow 7 Nov 2012
20 Rake series 1 Roadshow 7 Apr 2011

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Shaded titles fall outside the 66 per cent of analysed titles.
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 87 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
Excludes collections of multiple titles unless comprised exclusively of Australian titles.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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2013

DVD | Blu-ray

DVD

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 Ja’mie: Private School Girl Roadshow 27 Nov 2013
2 Underbelly: Squizzy Roadshow 4 Sep 2013
3 Packed to the Rafters season 5 Universal 2 May 2013
4 Offspring season 4 Madman Entertainment 4 Sep 2013
5 Housos Madman Entertainment 30 Nov 2011
6 Housos series 2 Madman Entertainment 18 Sep 2013
7 House Husbands season 1 Universal 13 Dec 2012
8 Offspring season 3 Madman Entertainment 1 Aug 2012
9 Underbelly: Badness Roadshow 5 Oct 2012
10 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries series 2 part 1 Roadshow 6 Nov 2013
11 Mcleod’s Daughters: The Complete Saga season 1–8 Sony Pictures 23 Nov 2011
12 Puberty Blues season 1 Roadshow 5 Oct 2012
13 Winners & Losers season 2 Universal 28 Nov 2012
14 Offspring season 1 Madman Entertainment 1 Dec 2010
15 Offspring season 2 Madman Entertainment 14 Sep 2011
16 Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War Paramount 24 Oct 2012
17 Packed to the Rafters season 6 Universal 7 Nov 2013
18 Wentworth season 1 Shock Records 18 Nov 2013
19 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Roadshow 21 Jun 2012
20 Top of the Lake Paramount 28 Aug 2013

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 71 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
May include multiple editions and multiple formats of the same content.
Excludes collections of multiple titles unless comprised exclusively of Australian titles.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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Blu-ray

In 2013, Australian titles accounted for 27 of the 478 TV drama titles released on Blu-ray.

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 Underbelly: Squizzy Roadshow 4 Sep 2013
2 A Place to Call Home season 1 Universal 8 Aug 2013
3 Wentworth season 1 Shock Records 18 Nov 2013
4 Underbelly: Badness Roadshow 5 Oct 2012
5 Top of the Lake Paramount 28 Aug 2013
6 Underbelly series 1 Roadshow 8 May 2008
7 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Roadshow 1 Jul 2010
8 Underbelly: Razor Roadshow 10 Nov 2011
9 Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War Paramount 24 Oct 2012
10 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Roadshow 27 May 2009
11 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Roadshow 21 Jun 2012
12 Rake series 2 Roadshow 7 Nov 2012
13 Rake series 1 Roadshow 7 Apr 2011
14 Cloudstreet Roadshow 20 Oct 2011
15 Angry Boys Roadshow 28 Jul 2011
16 Crownies complete series 1 Roadshow 1 Dec 2011
17 The Slap 20th Century Fox 9 Apr 2012
18 The Librarians series 1 Roadshow 12 Dec 2007
19 The Librarians series 3 Roadshow 2 Dec 2010
20 The Librarians series 2 Roadshow 1 Oct 2009

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Shaded titles fall outside the 66 per cent of analysed titles.
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 71 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
Excludes collections of multiple titles unless comprised exclusively of Australian titles.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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2012

DVD | Blu-ray

DVD

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 Housos Madman Entertainment 30 Nov 2011
2 Underbelly: Badness Roadshow 05 Oct 2012
3 Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms Roadshow 21 Jun 2012
4 Offspring season 3 Madman Entertainment 01 Aug 2012
5 Underbelly: Razor Roadshow 10 Nov 2011
6 Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War Paramount 24 Oct 2012
7 Offspring season 2 Madman Entertainment 14 Sep 2011
8 Puberty Blues season 1 Roadshow 05 Oct 2012
9 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries series 1 part 1 Roadshow 03 May 2012
10 Offspring season 1 Madman Entertainment 01 Dec 2010
11 Rake series 1 Roadshow 07 Apr 2011
12 Winners & Losers season 1 Universal 21 Sep 2011
13 Underbelly series 1–4 Roadshow 01 Dec 2011
14 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Roadshow 01 Jul 2010
15 Angry Boys Roadshow 28 Jul 2011
16 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries series 1 part 2 Roadshow 07 Jun 2012
17 Cloudstreet Roadshow 20 Oct 2011
18 Winners & Losers season 2 Universal 28 Nov 2012
19 Packed to the Rafters season 4 Universal 28 Mar 2012
20 Rake series 2 Roadshow 07 Nov 2012

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 73 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
May include multiple editions and multiple formats of the same content.
Box sets must include at least one individual Australian title, but may include additional foreign titles. Value ranking has been adjusted to reflect the Australian proportion of the collection.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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Blu-ray

In 2012, Australian titles accounted for 23 of the 360 TV drama titles released on Blu-ray.

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 Underbelly: Badness Roadshow 05 Oct 2012
2 Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War Paramount 24 Oct 2012
3 Underbelly: Razor Roadshow 01 Dec 2011
4 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries series 1 Roadshow 07 Jun 2012
5 Cloudstreet Roadshow 20 Oct 2011
6 The Slap Roadshow 01 Dec 2011
7 Puberty Blues season 1 Roadshow 05 Oct 2012
8 Rake series 1 Roadshow 07 Apr 2011
9 Underbelly: The Golden Mile Roadshow 04 Nov 2010
10 Underbelly series 1 Roadshow 05 Aug 2010
11 Rake series 2 Roadshow 07 Nov 2012
12 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities Roadshow 04 Nov 2010
13 Angry Boys Roadshow 01 Dec 2011
14 The Straits Roadshow 03 May 2012
15 The Slap (Fox) 20th Century Fox 30 Apr 2012
16 Crownies complete series 1 Roadshow 01 Dec 2011
17 Wiggles Let’s Eat Roadshow 02 Sep 2010
18 The Librarians series 1 Roadshow 05 Nov 2009
19 The Librarians series 2 Roadshow 05 Nov 2009
20 The Librarians series 3 Roadshow 16 Dec 2010

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Shaded titles fall outside the 66 per cent of analysed titles.
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 87 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
May include multiple editions and multiple formats of the same content.
Box sets must include at least one individual Australian title, but may include additional foreign titles. Value ranking has been adjusted to reflect the Australian proportion of the collection.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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2011

DVD | Blu-ray

DVD

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 Underbelly: Razor series 4 Roadshow 10 Nov 2011
2 Packed to the Rafters season 3 Universal 20 Apr 2011
3 Angry Boys Roadshow 28 Jul 2011
4 The Slap Roadshow 1 Dec 2011
5 Cloudstreet Roadshow 20 Oct 2011
6 Offspring series 1 Madman Entertainment 1 Dec 2010
7 Underbelly: The Golden Mile series 3 Roadshow 1 Jul 2010
8 Underbelly Files Roadshow 24 Feb 2011
9 Offspring Complete season 2 Madman Entertainment 14 Sep 2011
10 Packed to the Rafters season 2 Universal 3 Nov 2010
11 Underbelly series 1 Roadshow 8 May 2008
12 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities series 2 Roadshow 27 May 2009
13 Spirited season 1 Universal 20 Apr 2011
14 Sea Patrol series 5 Damage Control Roadshow 4 Aug 2011
15 Underbelly series 1–4 (18 Disc) Roadshow 1 Dec 2011
16 Packed to the Rafters season 1 Universal 2 Dec 2009
17 Housos Madman Entertainment 30 Nov 2011
18 Wiggles Ukulele Baby (HBS) Roadshow 3 Mar 2011
19 Wilfred series 1 Madman Entertainment 17 Apr 2007
20 Wiggles Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles (HBS) Roadshow 4 Mar 2010

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 71 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
May include multiple editions and multiple formats of the same content.
Box sets must include at least one individual Australian title, but may include additional foreign titles. Value ranking has been adjusted to reflect the Australian proportion of the collection.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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Blu-ray

In 2011, Australian titles accounted for 13 of the 185 TV drama titles released on Blu-ray.

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 Underbelly: Razor series 4 Roadshow 1 Dec 2011
2 The Slap Roadshow 1 Dec 2011
3 Underbelly series 1 Roadshow 5 Aug 2010
4 Underbelly The Golden Mile Roadshow 4 Nov 2010
5 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities series 2 Roadshow 4 Nov 2010
6 Angry Boys SE Roadshow 1 Dec 2011
7 Crownies Complete series 1 Roadshow 1 Dec 2011
8 Wiggles Let’s Eat Bonus DVD Roadshow 2 Sep 2010
9 Packed to the Rafters season 2 Universal 3 Nov 2010
10 Wiggles You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Roadshow 4 Dec 2008
11 The Librarians series 1 Roadshow 5 Nov 2009
12 The Librarians series 2 Roadshow 5 Nov 2009
13 The Librarians series 3 Roadshow 16 Dec 2010

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Shaded titles fall outside the 66 per cent of analysed titles.
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 86 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
May include multiple editions and multiple formats of the same content.
Box sets must include at least one individual Australian title, but may include additional foreign titles. Value ranking has been adjusted to reflect the Australian proportion of the collection.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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2010

DVD | Blu-ray

DVD

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 Underbelly: The Golden Mile series 3 Roadshow 1 Jul 2010
2 Packed to the Rafters season 2 Universal 3 Nov 2010
3 Underbelly: The Golden Mile series 3 Special Edition Roadshow 1 Jul 2010
4 Packed to the Rafters season 1 Universal 2 Dec 2009
5 Underbelly series 1 Roadshow 8 May 2008
6 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities series 2 Roadshow 27 May 2009
7 Wiggles Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles (HBS) Roadshow 4 Mar 2010
8 McLeod’s Daughters Season 1–8 (52-Disc Box Set) Sony Pictures 23 Nov 2009
9 Offspring series 1 Madman Entertainment 1 Dec 2010
10 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities series 2 Limited Edition Steelbook Roadshow 5 Nov 2009
11 Wilfred series 2 Madman Entertainment 21 Apr 2010
12 Summer Heights High Roadshow 25 Oct 2007
13 Wilfred series 1 Madman Entertainment 5 Apr 2007
14 Sea Patrol series 4 Right Stuff Roadshow 19 Aug 2010
15 Underbelly Triple Shot (14-Disc Box Set) series 1/A Tale of Two Cities series 2/The Golden Mile series 3 Roadshow 4 Nov 2010
16 Wiggles Pop Go the Wiggles Roadshow 6 Sep 2007
17 Sea Patrol series 3 Red Gold Roadshow 1 Oct 2009
18 Wiggles Sing a Song of Wiggles (HBS) Roadshow 4 Sep 2008
19 Wiggles Big Big Show Live in Concert (HBS) Roadshow 4 Jun 2009
20 Tangle series 1 Roadshow 15 Apr 2010

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 71 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
May include multiple editions and multiple formats of the same content.
Box sets must include at least one individual Australian title, but may include additional foreign titles. Value ranking has been adjusted to reflect the Australian proportion of the collection.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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Blu-ray

In 2010, Australian titles accounted for 9 of the 130 TV drama titles released on Blu-ray.

Rank Title Distributor Release date
1 Underbelly series 1 Roadshow 5 Aug 2010
2 Underbelly: The Golden Mile series 3 Roadshow 4 Nov 2010
3 Packed to the Rafters season 2 Universal 3 Nov 2010
4 Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities series 2 Roadshow 4 Nov 2010
5 Wiggles Let’s Eat Bonus DVD Roadshow 2 Sep 2010
6 Wiggles You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Roadshow 4 Dec 2008
7 The Librarians series 1 Roadshow 5 Nov 2009
8 The Librarians series 2 Roadshow 5 Nov 2009
9 The Librarians series 3 Roadshow 16 Dec 2010

Source: Screen Australia analysis of GfK Retail and Technology Australia data.

Notes:
Shaded titles fall outside the 66 per cent of analysed titles.
Some GfK-assigned categories have been amalgamated. As GfK does not assign country of origin, Australian titles were identified retrospectively by Screen Australia. Based on a non-extrapolated sample of 86 per cent of Australian retailers: see About the data.
Includes Australian productions and productions with overseas partners where creative control is shared (i.e. with a mix of Australians in key creative positions).
May include multiple editions and multiple formats of the same content.
Box sets must include at least one individual Australian title, but may include additional foreign titles. Value ranking has been adjusted to reflect the Australian proportion of the collection.
TV drama comprises scripted productions, including children’s programming. It does not include documentary and light entertainment.

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