The Circuit (TV series)

The Circuit is an Australian television drama series, starring Aaron Pedersen and Gary Sweet. The first season aired in 2007 and the second in December 2009 to January 2010.

Plot
The series centres on Aboriginal solicitor Drew Ellis, who joins the district to work at the Kimberley Circuit Court.

Main

 * Aaron Pedersen as Drew Ellis
 * Gary Sweet as Magistrate Peter Lockhart
 * Kelton Pell as Sam Wallan
 * Tammy Clarkson as Bella Noble
 * Marta Kaczmarek as Ellie Zdybicka
 * Nick Simpson-Deeks as Archie McMahon
 * Leroy Parsons as Clarence Long
 * Bill McCluskey as Sergeant Bob Temple
 * Costa Ronin as Karl

Guests

 * Tony Bonner as Kenneth

Release
The six-part first season screened on SBS TV, premiering on 8 July 2007 at 9:30 pm, and concluding on 12 August 2007. Season 2 aired from 1 December 2009 through 5 January 2010, ending the series.

Production
Filmed mainly in Broome, Western Australia and surrounding areas, the show had a budget of more than $4 million, and 1,000 local Aboriginal extras were employed for the production.

Episodes
Episode information was retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive and IMDb.

Awards
The show and cast won and were nominated in several categories at the 2007 AFI Awards, including:
 * Winner: Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama – David Ngoombujarra
 * Nominated: Best Telefeature or Mini Series
 * Nominated: Best Direction in Television – Richard Frankland (for episode 'Home Is Where the Past Is')
 * Nominated: Best Screenplay in Television – Kelly Lefever (for episode 'Home Is Where the Past Is')
 * Nominated: Best Lead Actress – Tammy Clarkson

It also won the following awards:
 * 2007: Television Award, 2007 Human Rights Awards, Australia
 * 2008: Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent at the Logies – Tammy Clarkson
 * 2009: AWGIE Award for Best Television Mini Series Original (for Season 2)
 * 2010: Silver Hugo, Mini Series (for Season 1), Chicago International Film Festival, U.S.
 * 2010: Silver Hugo, Best Television Series, Chicago International Film Festival, U.S.
 * 2010: Silver Hugo, Mini Series (for Season 2), Chicago International Film Festival, U.S.
 * 2010: Australian Directors' Guild Awards Best Direction in Television Drama Mini-series – Steve Jodrell