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Miriam Margolyes - Australia Unmasked
- Year of completion
- 2022
- Content type
- Documentary
- Format
- Series
- Genre
- History
- Duration
- 3 x 57 minute episodes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
Following the standout success of her last series, Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian, the celebrated actor and intrepid commentator is back on the road, and heading west along the bottom of Australia, from Tasmania towards Western Australia. Miriam is on a mission to explore the unique Australian ethos of “the Fair Go” – something she swore to uphold when she became a citizen nearly ten years ago. After spending months in isolation and lockdown, Covid has left the eighty-year-old Miriam feeling more vulnerable than ever before – and she’s worried the “Fair Go” could be vulnerable too. Over three distinct and highly focused episodes, she takes a deep dive into the diverse and extraordinary lives of her fellow citizens. In her unique style, and with her outrageous honesty, chutzpah, humour and insight, she uncovers Australia “behind the mask” and discovers what the Fair Go means today.
Cast and Crew
Executive Producer
Laurie CritchleyDirector
Helen BarrowDirector of Photography
Robert HillProducer
Bethan Arwel-LewisCast
Miriam MargolyesScreen Australia Supported
Production
Awards
2022 — Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts – Best Documentary or Factual Program