Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door
- Director: Shawn Seet
- Writer: Stephen MacLean; Michael Miller; Justin Monjo
- Producer: Kerrie Mainwaring
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The two part mini-series tells the remarkable story of Peter Allen’s rise from country New South Wales to the Hollywood Hills – becoming part of American entertainment royalty along the way. Managed by Judy Garland at 20, married to Liza Minnelli at 23 and the first Australian to win an Oscar (‘Arthur's Theme’) and a Grammy (‘I Honestly Love You’ – Olivia Newton-John), Peter Allen is one of Australia's most adored entertainers and the man behind some of its most iconic songs, including Tenterfield Saddler and I Still Call Australia Home.
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Cast & Characters
Joel Jackson as Peter Allen;
Rebecca Gibney as Marion Woolnough;
Sara West as Liza Minnelli;
Rob Mills as Chris Bell;
Ky Baldwin as Young Peter Allen;
Sigrid Thornton as Judy Garland;
Kim Knuckey as George Woolnough;
Nick Farnell as Dick Woolnough;
Elise McCann as Lynne Woolnough;
Tess Callaghan as Young Lynne Woolnough;
Andrew Buchanan as Father Bell;
Andrew Lees as Greg Connell;
Georgia Adamson as Aunt Betty Davidson;
Sophie Gregg as Aunt Jean Davidson;
Hayley McElhinney as Jenny Wallace