The Slap (Australian TV series)

*The Slap*
The Slap
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Genre	Drama
Written by	Emily Ballou; Alice Bell; Brendan Cowell; Kris Mrksa; Cate Shortland
Directed by	Jessica Hobbs; Matthew Saville; Tony Ayres; Robert Connolly
Starring	Jonathan LaPaglia; Melissa George; Essie Davis; Alex Dimitriades; Lex Marinos; Diana Glenn; Sophie Okonedo; Anthony Hayes; Sophie Lowe; Blake Davis; Oliver Ackland; Toula Yianni; Eugenia Fragos; Rebecca Downie
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Penny Chapman
Producers	Tony Ayres; Helen Bowden; Michael McMahon
Running time	51 minutes
Production company	Matchbox Pictures
Original release
Network	ABC1
Release	6 October –; 24 November 2011
Related
	The Slap (U.S. adaptation)
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The Slap is an Australian television drama series. It was first broadcast on ABC1 from 6 October to 24 November 2011. The series is based on The Slap, a 2008 novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, which explores what happens when a man slaps a child, who is not related to him, at a suburban barbecue.

Filmed in Melbourne, Victoria, the series was produced by Matchbox Pictures' Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden and Michael McMahon, with Penny Chapman serving as executive producer.^[1] The directors—Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville, Tony Ayres and Robert Connolly—directed two episodes each. The writing team included Emily Ballou, Alice Bell, Brendan Cowell, Kris Mrksa and Cate Shortland.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The series was aired on DirecTV's Audience Network in 2012, and an American adaptation of the series, also starring Melissa George, premiered on NBC on 12 February 2015.

^ Brady, Nicole (28 May 2009). "The Slap gets nod for small screen". The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ High profile cast join The Slap – Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators
^ Dimitriades, Lowe and Hayes to star in The Slap | Encore Magazine Archived 8 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Slap adaptation will be awesome: Cowell | Encore Magazine Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Brady, Nicole (28 May 2009). "The Slap gets nod for small screen". The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[2] High profile cast join The Slap – Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators

[3] Dimitriades, Lowe and Hayes to star in The Slap | Encore Magazine Archived 8 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Slap adaptation will be awesome: Cowell | Encore Magazine Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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