The Wayne Manifesto

The Wayne Manifesto is an Australian children's television series that aired on the ABC. Based on the children's books by David McRobbie, it is centred on the life of 12-year-old Wayne Wilson, showing the world both as the way he would like it and the way it really is. Filmed in Brisbane, Australia, it aired weekdays at 5pm on the ABC in 1997 and re-runs at 4.30pm in 1999. It has also aired on the BBC in the UK and was broadcast from 1998 to 2005.

Cast

 * Jeffrey Walker as Wayne Wilson
 * Simon James as Keven Mary
 * Remi Broadway as Rupert
 * Brooke Harman as Rosie
 * Cassandra Magrath as Charlene
 * Jah'shua McAvoy as Squocka
 * Korey Fernando as James
 * Tracey-Louise Smith as Violet
 * Ingrid Mason as Mrs. Pringle
 * Rainee Skinner as Wayne's Mum
 * Reg Gorman as Grandpa
 * Nick Waters as Dad
 * Sally McKenzie as Ms Cunningham
 * Sam Atwell

Episodes

 * 1) A Wayne in a Manger
 * 2) The Alien
 * 3) This Guy Dellafield
 * 4) A Slave to Fashion
 * 5) Pizza
 * 6) Rites and Wrongs
 * 7) The Wayne Manifesto
 * 8) There's Good in Everybody
 * 9) Harris Weed
 * 10) You Can't Take Him Anywhere
 * 11) Junk
 * 12) Work Experience
 * 13) Wise Words
 * 14) Now You See It, Now You Still See It
 * 15) Fancy Dress
 * 16) Wheels Within Wheels
 * 17) Special Operations
 * 18) Elementary, My Dear Squocka
 * 19) Soap
 * 20) Amy Pastrami Day
 * 21) Witch Wayne
 * 22) A Wayne's Gotta Do...
 * 23) The Harder They Fall
 * 24) Where's Wilson
 * 25) Dad's Ad
 * 26) Wayne in the Wings

Merchandise
Village Roadshow released the following VHS tapes in 1997 containing two episodes each:


 * The Alien
 * This Guy Dellafield

Awards

 * It won 1996 AFI Award for Best Children's Television Drama.
 * An ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) Award for Best Children's Drama series.
 * David McRobbie won an AWGIE (Australian Writer's Guild) Award for 3 episodes.