| Grass Roots | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Created by | Geoffrey Atherden |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Peter Andrikidis |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Australian |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tim Pye |
| Producer | John Eastway |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1 July 2000 – 21 May 2003 |
Grass Roots is an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2003.
The series is set around the fictional Arcadia Waters Council (LGA) near Sydney, and was primarily a satirical look at the machinations of local government. It was written by Geoffrey Atherden.
Part of the series was filmed in the inner west Sydney suburb of Concord. Many external shots of Arcadia waters Council chambers used Concord Council Chambers as a setting. The Council Chambers themselves (external shots, and the "Site Shed" Scenes, plus a couple of other external scenes) were filmed in a Factory at the end of Mars Road Lane Cove. Other various locations around Concord, particularly in the shopping centre and cafes in Majors Bay Road were used. Beach scenes were filmed at Mona Vale, New South Wales on Sydney's northern beaches, while the location "Cemetery Point" was filmed at the Mona Vale headland reserve.[1]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Week In September" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 2 July 2000 |
| 2 | 2 | "Late September" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 9 July 2000 |
| 3 | 3 | "October to March" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 16 July 2000 |
| 4 | 4 | "February To May" | Peter Andrikidis | Katherine Thompson | 23 July 2000 |
| 5 | 5 | "January To April" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 30 July 2000 |
| 6 | 6 | "April To July" | Peter Andrikidis | Michael Brindley | 6 August 2000 |
| 7 | 7 | "Late July Friday 4:00 pm To 10:30 pm" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 13 August 2000 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Whole Year" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 20 August 2000 |
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Art" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 19 March 2003 |
| 2 | 2 | "Prostitution" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 26 March 2003 |
| 3 | 3 | "Garbage" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 2 April 2003 |
| 4 | 4 | "Crime" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 9 April 2003 |
| 5 | 5 | "Dogs" | Peter Andrikidis | Michael Brindley | 16 April 2003 |
| 6 | 6 | "Egomania" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 23 April 2003 |
| 7 | 7 | "Youth" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 30 April 2003 |
| 8 | 8 | "Cars" | Peter Andrikidis | Michael Brindley | 7 May 2003 |
| 9 | 9 | "Investigation" | Peter Andrikidis | Michael Brindley | 14 May 2003 |
| 10 | 10 | "By-election" | Peter Andrikidis | Geoffrey Atherden | 21 May 2003 |
