Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door is a two-part Australian miniseries about music legend Peter Allen that screened on the Seven Network in 2015.
Plot synopsis Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door tells the story of how Peter Allen rose from New South Wales to the Hollywood Hills and ends up becoming part of American royalty along the way.
Cast Joel Jackson as Peter Allen Ky Baldwin as Young Peter Allen (Peter Woolnough) Sara West as Liza Minnelli Rebecca Gibney as Marion Woolnough (Allen's mother) Sigrid Thornton as Judy Garland Henri Szeps as Dee Anthony Nick Farnell as Dick Woolnough Andrew Lees as Gregory Connell Rob Mills as Chris Bell Elise McCann as Lynne Woolnough (Allen's sister) Christie Whelan Browne as Olivia Newton-John Joanne Samuel as Bev Moulson
Production Filming of the miniseries took place in early 2015. It is written by Stephen MacLean, Michael Miller and Justin Monjo, and directed by Shawn Seet.
Awards Award Category Subject ResultAACTA Awards(5th)Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run SeriesKerrie MainwaringBest Direction in TelevisionShawn SeetBest Lead Actor in a Television DramaJoel JacksonBest Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television DramaKy BaldwinBest Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television DramaSigrid ThorntonBest Screenplay in TelevisionMichael MillerBest Editing in TelevisionDeborah PeartBest Sound in TelevisionGrant ShepherdAshley IrwinIan NeilsonBen AndersonNigel CroydonRobert SullivanBest Production Design in TelevisionTim FerrierBest Costume Design in TelevisionJenny Miles
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Rank Consolidated Viewers Rank Source 1 "Part One" 13 September 2015 Sunday 8:30-10:30 pm 1.333 #3 1.560 #2 2 "Part Two" 20 September 2015 Sunday 8:30-10:30 pm 1.212 #3 1.450 #1
Chart impact Following the screening of episode one, Allen's 2006 album "The Ultimate Peter Allen" re-entered the ARIA Albums Chart at number 24, thus surpassing its 2006 peak of 50. Likewise, the song "I Still Call Australia Home" re-entered the ARIA singles chart at number 60, surpassing its previous peak of 72 achieved in June 1982.
Following the screening of episode 2, "The Ultimate Peter Allen" rose to another new peak of 18, whilst the song "Tenterfield Saddler" made its ARIA singles chart debut at number 53.
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