Bogan Pride is an Australian comedy television series which first screened on SBS TV in 2008. The six-part series created by and starring actress, Rebel Wilson. The series centres on the life of a teenage bogan girl.^[1]

Synopsis

Jennie Cragg (Rebel Wilson) is an obese girl who lives in Boonelg with her extremely overweight mother Berenice, who is now confined to her living-room chair. Her Aunty Cassandra’s gay husband has left her. Nick is the extremely good-looking neighbour, and Jennie's best friends are hypochondriac Nigella and the extremely religious Amy Lee. Jennie enters a dance competition to pay for her mum’s stomach stapling operation, attempts to impress the boy she has a crush on and get revenge on the school skanks.

Cast

• Rebel Wilson as Jennie Cragg
• Sally Anne Upton as Berenice Cragg
• Lulu McClatchy as Aunt Cassandra
• Fanny Hanusin as Amy Lee
• Alice Ansara as Nigella
• Ryan Jones as Nick^[2]
• Natasha Cunningham as Tracy
• Kate Jenkinson as Tizzneen
• Janine Atwill as Tessa
• Caroline Lee as Erin
• Wilhelmina Stracke as Gaylene
• Tim Stitz as Jimmy
• Darren Amor as Stevie
• Audra Hopgood as Marilyn
• Leanne Courtney as Susan
• Brian Mannix as Burt Cragg
• Adam Zwar as Mr Laffer

Production

In 2008 Wilson created and wrote the musical comedy series Bogan Pride which was picked up for six episodes by SBS One. .^[1]

Most of the furniture/house items and clothing were bought from charity shops. And food is bought from Aldi.^[2]

Each episode was written by Wilson, directed by Peter Templeman and produced by Tony Ayres and Michael McMahon (Home Song Stories, Walking on Water).

The show was not renewed for a second season.