Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase. It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free-to-air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e, and in New Zealand on free-to-air channel TV2 respectively.
5 December 2007 (2007-12-05) – 9 February 2010 (2010-02-09)
The series was filmed in Melbourne, and was created by writer/producer Roger Simpson with producer Andy Walker and executive producer Kim Vecera. It centres on the lives and loves of a group of women who are sex workers in a high class brothel.
Production for the third season began in June 2009 and commenced screening in December 2009.[1]
On 31 December 2010, it was revealed by TV Tonight that Satisfaction was officially cancelled, and that season 3 was the last season in production.[2]
Satisfaction is set in and around '232', an up-market city brothel. The show is centred on five high class escorts and their manager as they juggle the pressures of their private lives with their profession. Chloe tells her 14-year-old daughter that she works in a casino, but realises that she will fairly soon learn the truth. Mel is being pursued by Nick, the owner of '232', whose daughter, Natalie, is the manager. Tippi, a beautiful and vivacious young blonde, is taking classes in creative writing. Heather, a dominatrix, is a lesbian whose partner, Ally, is desperate to have a baby. Lauren, an older woman who works as receptionist, is toying with the idea of moving away from the desk and becoming a sex worker.
The series received very positive reviews from critics in Australia. The West Australian gave the show rave reviews, saying "the characters are fleshed out, the drama is feasible and the script is sophisticated enough to side-step the obvious clichés of the sex industry. While the setting and characters are glamorous and gorgeous, there are no Pretty Woman-style illusions about the job...". TV Tonight also thought the series was quite good, noting that "for all its empathy Satisfaction is like dipping your toes into a warm bath and sipping on the best champagne. It skews consciously toward the high end of prostitution to ample success. But like their wealthy clients, you’ll need to be a high-class customer of Foxtel to slip off your shoes first, an irony some programmers may have missed."
In 2014, an American series titled Satisfaction debuted. Although it shared a title with the Australian series, and also dealt with the topic of escorting, the series is not related to this one.
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Satisfaction is an Australian television drama series which screened on the subscription television channel Showcase It also screens in the Republic of Ireland on free to air channel TV3 and its sister channel 3e and in New Zealand on free to air channel TV2 respectively SatisfactionLogo for the seriesGenreDramaCreated byRoger SimpsonStarringKestie Morassi Alison Whyte Madeleine West Diana Glenn Peta Sergeant Bojana Novakovic Dustin Clare Camille Keenan Renai CarusoCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons3No of episodes30 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producerKim VeceraProducersRoger SimpsonAndy WalkerRunning time50 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkShowcaseRelease5 December 2007 2007 12 05 9 February 2010 2010 02 09 The series was filmed in Melbourne and was created by writer producer Roger Simpson with producer Andy Walker and executive producer Kim Vecera It centres on the lives and loves of a group of women who are sex workers in a high class brothel Production for the third season began in June 2009 and commenced screening in December 2009 1 On 31 December 2010 it was revealed by TV Tonight that Satisfaction was officially cancelled and that season 3 was the last season in production 2 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 2 1 Main 2 2 Recurring 3 Episodes 4 Reception 5 Awards and nominations 6 International broadcasters 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksSynopsis editSatisfaction is set in and around 232 an up market city brothel The show is centred on five high class escorts and their manager as they juggle the pressures of their private lives with their profession Chloe tells her 14 year old daughter that she works in a casino but realises that she will fairly soon learn the truth Mel is being pursued by Nick the owner of 232 whose daughter Natalie is the manager Tippi a beautiful and vivacious young blonde is taking classes in creative writing Heather a dominatrix is a lesbian whose partner Ally is desperate to have a baby Lauren an older woman who works as receptionist is toying with the idea of moving away from the desk and becoming a sex worker Cast edit nbsp Season one main cast members l to r Diana Glenn as Chloe Madeleine West as Mel Kestie Morassi as Natalie Peta Sergeant as Heather Bojana Novakovic as Tippi and Alison Whyte as LaurenMain edit Character Actor Seasons1 2 3Natalie Kestie Morassi MainMelanie Mel Madeleine West MainLauren Alison Whyte MainChloe Diana Glenn Main Does not appearTippi Bojana Novakovic Main Does not appearHeather Peta Sergeant Main Does not appearSean Dustin Clare Does not appear Recurring MainAmy Camille Keenan Does not appear MainTess Renai Caruso Does not appear MainRecurring edit Character Actor Seasons1 2 3Nick Robert Mammone Recurring Guest Does not appearJosh Sullivan Stapleton Recurring Does not appearBonnie Rebecca Moore Recurring Guest Does not appearAlexander Nicholas Bell Recurring Does not appearJohn McCoy Robert Taylor Does not appear RecurringBill Tamblyn Lord Does not appear Recurring Does not appearJack Bernard Curry Does not appear Recurring Does not appearGillian Jacki Weaver Does not appear Recurring Does not appearKarl Shane Connor Does not appear RecurringBernie Todd MacDonald Does not appear RecurringDaniel Grant Bowler Does not appear RecurringEpisodes editMain article List of Satisfaction episodesReception editThe series received very positive reviews from critics in Australia The West Australian gave the show rave reviews saying the characters are fleshed out the drama is feasible and the script is sophisticated enough to side step the obvious cliches of the sex industry While the setting and characters are glamorous and gorgeous there are no Pretty Woman style illusions about the job TV Tonight also thought the series was quite good noting that for all its empathy Satisfaction is like dipping your toes into a warm bath and sipping on the best champagne It skews consciously toward the high end of prostitution to ample success But like their wealthy clients you ll need to be a high class customer of Foxtel to slip off your shoes first an irony some programmers may have missed In 2014 an American series titled Satisfaction debuted Although it shared a title with the Australian series and also dealt with the topic of escorting the series is not related to this one Awards and nominations editAwards and Nominations for Satisfaction Year Award Category Recipients Result2008 AFI Awards Best Lead Actress in Television Drama Alison Whyte NominatedDiana Glenn NominatedBest Direction in Television Daina Reid NominatedBest Television Drama Series Andrew Walker amp Roger Simpson NominatedASTRA Awards Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor Female Alison Whyte NominatedBojana Novakovic NominatedDiana Glenn NominatedFavourite Drama Series cast and crew NominatedOutstanding Drama Series Andrew Walker amp Roger Simpson NominatedLogie Awards Most Outstanding Actress Alison Whyte WonDiana Glenn NominatedMost Outstanding Drama Series Andrew Walker amp Roger Simpson Nominated2009 AFI Awards Best Television Drama Series Andrew Walker amp Roger Simpson NominatedASTRA Awards Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor Female Alison Whyte WonMadeleine West NominatedOutstanding Drama Series Andrew Walker amp Roger Simpson WonAPRA Awards Best Television Theme Cameron Giles Webb Colin Simkins WonAWGIE Awards Television Series Jo Martino NominatedLogie Awards Most Outstanding Actor Dustin Clare NominatedMost Outstanding Actress Madeleine West Nominated2010 ASTRA Awards Best New Talent Camille Keenan WonLogie Awards Most Outstanding New Talent Camille Keenan NominatedInternational broadcasters editAfter its 2008 Australian release Satisfaction was sold to over 30 countries across the world nbsp Argentina on I Sat nbsp Belgium on vtm nbsp Brazil on HBO and GNT nbsp Bulgaria on AXN nbsp Canada on Super Ecran and Super Channel nbsp Chile on HBO and I Sat nbsp Colombia on HBO nbsp Costa Rica on HBO nbsp Czech Republic on AXN and TV Barrandov nbsp Denmark on TV2 Zulu nbsp Estonia on Kanal 2 nbsp Finland on MTV3 nbsp Hungary on AXN nbsp Ireland on TV3 and 3e nbsp Israel on HOT3 nbsp Italy on Fox Life and Cielo nbsp Japan on Fox Life nbsp Mexico on HBO nbsp New Zealand on TV2 New Zealand nbsp North Macedonia on Kanal 5 nbsp Norway on TV Norge nbsp Paraguay on HBO and HBO Plus nbsp Poland on AXN and TVN Style nbsp on SIC Mulher and AXN Black nbsp South Africa on M Net nbsp Russia on MZTV and SONYENTERTEIMENT nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina of TVSA 3 nbsp France on Paris Premiere nbsp United Kingdom on ITV2 nbsp Venezuela on HBO nbsp Greece on Makedonia TV Makedonia TVSee also editList of Australian television seriesReferences edit Knox David 21 January 2009 Satisfaction wins third series tvtonight com au Retrieved 21 January 2009 Axed in 2010 TV Tonight 31 December 2010 TVSA Show PageExternal links editSatisfaction at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Satisfaction Australian TV series amp oldid 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