Tonight | Ground Up tackles scandal and political manoeuvring as the fight for a training centre intensifies on ABC TV – The pressure is mounting in Ground Up as the battle to secure a new training centre pushes personal loyalties and political ambitions to breaking point.
With the AFL CEO, Alistair, arriving in town to help lock in a site for the club’s long-awaited facility, Hugh finds himself caught in an increasingly difficult position. After plans to use land at the war memorial are rejected by the RSL, attention quickly shifts to an even more controversial alternative — the Governor’s residence.
As Alistair ramps up the pressure on Hugh to deliver results, tensions rise with Destiny, whose own vision for the future threatens to derail the project. With public scrutiny intensifying and potential locations falling through one by one, the stakes have never been higher.
Faced with dwindling options and growing unrest, Destiny is forced to consider a political solution that blurs the line between right and wrong.
As Ground Up continues to explore the intersection of sport, community and power, this week’s episode promises plenty of drama, difficult choices and unexpected consequences.
Don’t miss Ground Up, Sunday at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview
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Tonight | Ground Up tackles scandal and political manoeuvring as the fight for a training centre intensifies on ABC TV
About the Show
Ground Up on ABC led by Sam Pang – A new chapter of Australian comedy kicks off next month with the arrival of Ground Up, a six-part series led by one of the country’s most loved comedians, Sam Pang. The series premieres Sunday 7 June at 8:30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
After years of trying, Tasmania has finally been given the green light to field a team in the AFL – but there’s a catch. The locals have to build a new stadium.
Given Tasmania has a housing crisis, and a health crisis… and two sizeable stadiums, not everyone thinks the 1.13 billion dollar taxpayer spend is the greatest idea.
AFL administrator Hugh Shen (Pang) has been sent from Melbourne, tasked with establishing the club. There’s a divided public to win over, oppressive deadlines to meet, feisty protesters to handle and inoffensive mascots to employ.
Oh – and there’s also the small matter of finding the coach and the players, which might lead, eventually, to someone playing football.
Should all be a piece of cake.
Running out alongside Pang in the workplace chaos is a stellar ensemble cast including Emma Harvie (Colin From Accounts, RFDS), Dylan Murphy (Upper Middle Bogan), Josh McConville (Plum, Black Snow), Lucy Durack (Lift, Love in Lockdown)and returning to her comedic roots, Marg Downey (The Newsreader, Dear Life, Fast Forward).
They’re joined by an impressive list of guest appearances, including Broden Kelly, Christie Whelan Browne, Dave Thornton, Tegan Higginbotham, Toby Truslove, Lisa McCune, Lachlan Fairbairn, and many more.
Discover more comedies on ABC iview now. Production Credit: Ground Up is a Gristmill Production for the ABC. Major production investment from the ABC, in association with Screen Australia. Financed in association with VicScreen and Screen Tasmania. Creator/Writer: Gary McCaffrie.
Director: Wayne Hope. Producers: Robyn Butler, MaryAnne Carroll, Wayne Hope and Gary McCaffrie. Executive Producers: Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope and Greg Sitch. ABC Executive Producers: Todd Abbott and Rachel Okine. International sales by Super Java Distribution.
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