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Bradley
Byquar as Patto (foreground) with Peter Lamb as Eris
and Jeremy Sims as Backa Burke in Fireflies.
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Bright
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Fireflies
- Everyday Heroes
ABC, Saturdays at 7.30pm
Reviewer: LS Rachel Irving
From
the producer of The Secret Life of Us and Police Rescue comes
Fireflies, the latest Australian drama series and an absolute
cracker.
Set
in the township of Lost River, it follows the lives of those
who live in the town, in particular members of the local fire
brigade.
Following
last weekend's telemovie, this episode begins with the residents
recovering from a fire that almost claimed the lives of several
community members.
Luisa
(Helen O'Leary) learns her affair with the local cop, Mike
(Steve Rodgers), is not the secret she thought. Fifi (Nadia
Townsend) and Joey (Christopher Morris) are fighting over
Fifi's denial of her condition, while Backa (Jeremy Sims),
the local fire captain, is struggling to make time for both
his Russian wife, Svettie (Natasha Novak), and his crew who
need him more than ever.
Fireflies
is one of the better Australian productions in some time.
Also starring John Waters, Libby Tanner, produced by John
Edwards, directed by David Caesar (Dirty Deeds, Mullet) and
created and written by John O'Brien (MDA, Water Rats), Fireflies
gets the thumbs up.
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