Redfern Now
Six extraordinary stories one unmissable series. Redfern Now is the first drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.
Seasons
1. Family
Air Date: 2012-11-01
Grace (Leah Purcell) and Wesley (Alec Doomadgee) haven't had a decent holiday in years. Now they're off on the holiday of a lifetime with their two children, and the taxi is waiting.
2. Joyride
Air Date: 2012-11-08
In her mid fifties, Coral (Tessa Rose), works in a food van, which sometimes brings her into contact with victims of abuse, leading her to the mistaken conclusion that her daughter's bruised face is the result of more than just an accident.
3. Raymond
Air Date: 2012-11-15
Raymond (Kelton Pell) and Lorraine (Deborah Mailman) have it pretty sweet: a house, four kids, Raymond has been nominated for an award for his services to the community, and he's up for a promotion at work.
4. Stand Up
Air Date: 2012-11-22
Sixteen-year-old Joel Tait (Aaron McGrath) has just won an Indigenous scholarship to Clifton College - one of Sydney's most elite private schools. It's his first day, and at assembly Joel's teacher notices he isn't singing the national anthem. At home that night Joel is busy learning the words so he can join in, but his father Eddie (Marley Sharp) doesn't want his son to sing the anthem.... or stand for it.
5. Sweet Spot
Air Date: 2012-11-29
Indigo (Dean Daley-Jones) is a professional boxer, so he knows how to land the perfect punch; find the sweet spot. It's why he's good in the ring, and it's why he's just served a six-year sentence for killing a man in a street fight.
6. Pretty Boy Blue
Air Date: 2012-12-06
Aaron Davis (Wayne Blair) is a proud Indigenous policeman: proud of the community in which he works, and very proud of his daughter Robyn (Rarriwuy Hick) and his three-year-old granddaughter Donna.
1. Where the Heart Is
Air Date: 2013-10-31
When a freak accident takes the life of his partner Richard, Peter has to fight Richard's mother to keep custody of their daughter.
2. Starting Over
Air Date: 2013-11-07
Aaron Davis's career in the force is on hold since an Aboriginal teenager died in police custody on his shift, but his life changes when he begins a relationship with a neighbour.
3. Babe in Arms
Air Date: 2013-11-14
New parents, Janine and Justin are tested to their limit when their newborn son goes missing and suspicions grow in the community and then between one another.
4. Consequences
Air Date: 2013-11-21
Mattie races to share the news of her PhD with her estranged white father Jack - who she hasn't seen in 19 years - only to find he has died days earlier.
5. Pokies
Air Date: 2013-11-28
Nic Shields spends her lunchtimes playing the pokies, and in a desperate attempt to absolve a whirlpool of deceit and debt she has found herself in, stages a robbery.
6. Dogs of War
Air Date: 2013-12-05
The purchase of an undisciplined guard dog poisons relationships between Redfern neighbours and aggravates a malignant memory for ex-serviceman Ernie.
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Rating
8.0/10
Release Date
2012-11-01
Episodes
12 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Blackfella Films