Watch Bay of Fires Sundays at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. "I'm dreaming up as many stories as I can to cram into the next 20 years of my life that I think are interesting and cutting-edge for women, creating women that I haven't seen in Australia yet." Having worked together many times in the years since meeting in 1996 on the set of Australian film Paradise Road, last year saw long-time friends Pamela Rabe and Marta Dusseldorp reunite on the small screen as inmates in FOXTEL Original prison drama Wentworth. And I just think that's going to grow their market and their diversity on their platforms as well," she says. "I see that as a real opportunity to reinvest in who we are and what we stand for. It's a live conversation." Rise of streaming servicesĭusseldorp says streaming services have provided more spaces for women's stories to be told, and she's pleased there are plans for Australian content quotas to be introduced for streaming companies. "If everyone's at the table, then I think real change can happen. But I think also we need to have everyone at the table to make real change, so that people aren't doing anything in the back rooms going, 'Ah, we're just going to do it anyway.' It's a good warning shot, you know, if there needs to be one. I see that there's reasons for it sometimes. "Now I feel really safe in that and assured in that, and it's just about giving a little signal saying, 'Oh, we don't joke like that anymore.' And it just nips it in the bud and means you can get on with the with the job at hand. "You can walk into a room and be assured that if it isn't being led the way it should, that there is language to introduce to the room to change that at the time. "I think there's definitely the right language now," she says. This was only confirmed by the Me Too movement, which rippled throughout the local industry.ĭusseldorp says in her experience, things are changing for the better. Watch on Fox Showcase or stream on Foxtel.In the past the film and TV industry has had a reputation of being a boys' club, with a poor record on sexism and ageism, both onscreen and behind the camera. "We have carefully adjusted our production processes to ensure the health and well-being of our team and at the same time ensured we are able to maintain the integrity of our storytelling." Wentworth S8 will premiere 28 July at 8.30pm. "Together with the cast and crew we are all looking forward to resuming production this week on the final chapter of 'Wentworth'," Jo Porter, Wentworth Executive Producer and Director of Scripted, Fremantle, says. 'Wentworth' resumes production of season 8 part B this week, which will air exclusively on Foxtel in 2021. Other guest cast to feature this season include Peter O'Brien (Tony Cockburn), Kevin Harrington (Protective Custody Officer Roberts) and Tom Wren (Dominic Slade). She pitched it to writer Andrew Knight, best known for his work on SeaChange, Rake and Jack Irish. Then, when the pandemic hit, Dusseldorp had an idea for a TV series. Season 8 part A of 'Wentworth' also sees the return of Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson, portrayed by Pamela Rabe, who was last seen in the final moments of the season 7 finale as a homeless person under a bridge as Rita was being transferred to protective custody following the siege. (ABC) Their company, Archipelago Productions, mounted a series of female-led stage productions in Hobart, where the couple live. 'Wentworth' is always so beautifully told," Marta says. "I was just so honoured and excited to come on. Highly intelligent, charismatic and manipulative, Sheila worked as the personal secretary for True Path's founder, Dr Mendel (Brian Vriends). The new season picks up after the carnage of the season 7 finale with a new inmate joining the chaos with leading Australian actress Marta Dusseldorp ('A Place To Call Home' and 'Irish Jack' playing Sheila Bausch – who comes to Wentworth on remand for the murder of nine people at True Path, a cult-like lifestyle retreat. Foxtel has released the first trailer to season 8 of its long-running, critically-acclaimed drama 'Wentworth' that premieres 28 July on Fox Showcase.
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