Stingers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Stingers | |
|---|---|
| Image:StingersCast-Season8.jpg Season 8 Cast - Jacinta Stapleton, Peter Phelps, Daniel Frederiksen, Gary Sweet & Kate Kendall . </small> | |
| Genre | Drama/Crime |
| Running time | approx 0:44 (plus commercials) |
| Creator(s) | Tony Morphett |
| Starring | Peter Phelps Joe Petruzzi Kate Kendall Ian Stenlake Anita Hegh Jessica Napier Roxane Wilson Jacinta Stapleton Gary Sweet Daniel Fredricksen |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Original run | September 29, 1998–December 14, 2004 |
| No. of episodes | 192 |
| IMDb profile | |
Stingers (1998 - 2004) was an Australian TV police drama series. It is also aired in 65 countries, including the UK, France, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and the Middle East.
The show received average ratings during its debut season, but after some major changes, including intensive character development, the series turned out to be a success during the following year.
Inspired by true events, Stingers chronicled the cases of a deep undercover unit of the Australian police. The series also followed their personal lives, which sometimes became intertwined with their jobs.
The original cast members include Peter Phelps, Joe Petruzzi, Kate Kendall, Ian Stenlake, Anita Hegh, and Jessica Napier. All except Kendall and Phelps left the show to pursue new challenges.
Stingers ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was cancelled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the programme.
Contents |
[edit] Cast
- Senior Constable Peter Church - Peter Phelps
- Senior Detective Angie Piper - Kate Kendall
- Det-Sen Sgt. Bernie Rocca - Joe Petruzzi (1998-1999)
- Constable Oscar Stone - Ian Stenlake (1998-2002)
- Det-Sen Sgt. (originally Det-Sgt.) Ellen 'Mac' Mackenzie - Anita Hegh (1998-2002)
- Constable Kaye Kelso - Jessica Napier (Episodes 1-5)
- Constable Daniella Mayo - Roxane Wilson (2000-2002)
- Constable Christina Dichiera - Jacinta Stapleton (2002-2004)
- Detective Inspector Luke Harris - Gary Sweet (2002-2004)
- Senior Detective Leo Flynn - Daniel Fredriksen (2003-2004)
- Criminal Barrister Ingrid Burton - Rebecca Gibney (2002-2003)
[edit] Semi-regulars
- Senior Detective (demoted from Detective Inspector) Bill Hollister - Nicholas Bell (1999-2001)
- Det-Sen Sgt. Reg Masters - Richard Morgan (1999-2004) (often referred to as "ferret" in earlier episodes)
- Det-Sen Sgt. Bryan Gray - Jeremy Kewley (2000-2004)
- Sophie Novak - Katrina Milosevic (2003-2004)
- Detective Katherine Marks - Gigi Edgley (2004)
- Detective Constable Megan Walsh - Lisa Chappell (2004)
[edit] DVD Releases
Stingers - Season 1 was released on Region 4 DVD on 4 September, 2006 This is a six disc set with Episodes 1 - 22
[edit] Trivia
- Peter Church's real name is Mike Fischer.
- Oscar Stone's real name is Cameron Pierce. After the character's death, his gravestone was shown to have 'Oscar Stone' engraved on it even though there was no reason not to use his real name. This was presumably a continuity goof.
