The Secret Daughter

The Secret Daughter
Genre Drama
Written by
Directed by

Leah Purcell

Geoff Bennett

Paul Moloney
Starring
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Location(s) Sydney
Dungog NSW
Running time 46 min
Production company(s) Screentime
Release
Original network Seven Network
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 3 October 2016 – present

The Secret Daughter is an Australian drama television series which premiered on the Seven Network on 3 October 2016.[1][2] The six-part series is written by Justin Monjo, Greg Haddrick, Louise Bowes and Keith Thompson and directed by Leah Purcell, Geoff Bennett and Paul Moloney.

Synopsis

A part-time country pub singer has a chance meeting with a wealthy city hotelier which triggers a series of events that will change her life forever. The series explores the worlds of 'the haves' and 'the have nots' with heart, humour, romance and music.[3]

Production

The series received a total of A$171,750 in funding from Screen NSW.[4] Filming on the series took place in Sydney and regional New South Wales and wrapped in June 2016.[5]

The Seven Network announced that the series has been renewed and a second season will screen in 2017. [6]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Episodes

Season 1

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		Australian viewers
1"Flame Trees"[10]Leah Purcell[10]Justin Monjo[10]3 October 2016 (2016-10-03)271818-1899,000[11]
When she finds herself in hot water with the local people, Billie pretends to be the secret daughter of Jack Norton, a wealthy hotelier, in order to escape town, which suddenly lands her in the middle of a grieving family.
2"Stuck in the Middle with You"[10]Leah Purcell[10]Justin Monjo[10]10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)271818-2831,000[12]
Billie finds herself in the middle of a grieving family, wondering whether she can keep up with her lie when she is given a DNA test to take.
3"Where Do I Belong?"[10]Geoff Bennett[10]Greg Haddrick[10]17 October 2016 (2016-10-17)271818-3862,000[13]
Billie is shocked when she finds out that she is Jack Norton's daughter, she tries to find her place within her new family whilst she tries to reconcil with Gus when finding out he is not her real father.
4"Lean on Me"[10]Geoff Bennett[10]Louise Bowes[10]24 October 2016 (2016-10-24)271818-4836,000[14]
Billie's best friend Layla arrives to give her support only to become increasingly close with Jamie; and Susan's hopes for a quiet Memorial for Jack are shattered when a news story outs Billie as Jack's real daughter.
5"I Fought the Law"[10]Paul Moloney[10]Greg Haddrick[10]31 October 2016 (2016-10-31)271818-5694,000[15]
The preparations for the re-launch of Jack's Bar are overlooked by Billie's upcoming court appearance, as jail time becomes a likely outcome.
6"Risk It"[10]Paul Moloney[10]Keith Thompson[10]7 November 2016 (2016-11-07)271818-6795,000[16]
After the headliner of the Jack's Bar re-launch pulls out, Billie is forced to step up, while dealing with the fact that she is not a member of the Norton family.

Viewership

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers		 Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 "Flame Trees" 3 October 2016 899,000 #7 193,000 #5 1,091,000 [17]
2 "Stuck in the Middle with You" 10 October 2016 831,000 #8 215,000 #2 1,046,000 [18]
3 "Where Do I Belong?" 17 October 2016 862,000 #7 209,000 #4 1,071,000 [19]
4 "Lean On Me" 24 October 2016 800,000 #6 199,000 #4 999,000 [20]
5 "I Fought the Law" 31 October 2016 694,000 #12 177,000 #6 871,000 [21]
6 "Risk It" 7 November 2016 795,000 #5 162,000 #3 957,000 [22]

Music

The soundtrack album was released on 14 October 2016 by Sony Music Australia featuring Jessica Mauboy, who created Australian music history as the first indigenous artist to debut at No. 1 on the ARIA album charts. [23]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/jessica-mauboy-adds-flavour-to-channel-7s-2016-drama-slate-starring-in-the-secret-daughter/news-story/0b7ea7323383518071f5b18254d4e5fa
  2. ↑ Knox, David (19 September 2016). "The Secret Daughter". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.australiantelevision.net/inproduction.html
  4. ↑ Knox, David (3 June 2016). "Screen NSW: latest funding". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Byrnes, Holly (12 June 2016). "Jessica Mauboy finishes filming TV drama The Secret Daughter". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ↑ http://release-date.info/tv-series/the-secret-daughter-series-2-on-the-seven-network-release-date-68403846/
  7. 1 2 Byrnes, Holly (5 April 2016). "Bonnie trades the Bay for prime-time". News.com.au. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Knox, David (18 April 2016). "More cast as cameras roll on The Secret Daughter". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Asciak, Libby (18 April 2016). "The secret is finally out: so excited to announce that I will be joining @jessicamauboy1 and the rest of the amazing cast in the new Channel Seven drama 'The Secret Daughter' playing the role of Rachel Rossi #thesecretdaughter #channel7 #comingsoon". Instagram. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "The Secret Daughter: Episode Guide". australiantelevision.net.
  11. ↑ "Monday 3 October 2016". TV Tonight. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Monday 10 October 2016". TV Tonight. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Monday 17 October 2016". TV Tonight. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Monday 24 October 2016". TV Tonight. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Monday 31 October 2016". TV Tonight. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Monday 7 November 2016". TV Tonight. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Knox, David (11 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 3 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  18. ↑ Knox, David (22 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 10 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  19. ↑ Knox, David (25 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 17 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  20. ↑ Knox, David (2 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 24 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  21. ↑ Knox, David (13 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 3 October 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  22. ↑ Knox, David (20 November 2016). "Timeshifted: Monday 7 November 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  23. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/jessica-mauboy-celebrates-a-historic-aria-chart-no-1-debut-for-the-secret-daughter-album/news-story/7d2258972cc7fd23e47f362ff9319ad8
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