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Airdate: Dead Gorgeous

The ABC has backtracked from plans to give ABC3 the World Premiere of Dead Gorgeous, its new children's drama and instead will launch it on ABC1.

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The ABC has backtracked from plans to give ABC3 the World Premiere of Dead Gorgeous, its new Australian-produced children’s drama.

The spooky series about 3 girls who died in 1861 but return to their estate as ghosts 150 years later will instead launch on ABC1.

Produced by Burberry Productions, the series features Melissa Howard (Rebecca), Poppy Lee Friar (Sophie), Alexandra Coppinger (Hazel), Blake Davis (Jonathan), Chris Milligan (David), Jay Kennedy Harris (Charlie), Aisha Dee (Christine), Gerry Connolly (Mr Griffith), Julie Forsyth (Haiwyn Sinclaire) and Julie Eckersley (Agatha Heggleby).

It begins 5:20pm Monday April 5th on ABC1 and is replayed from 8pm April 13 on ABC3.

Dead Gorgeous follows the comical adventures of three beautiful, strong-willed teenage sisters Rebecca (Melissa Howard), Sophie (Poppy Lee Friar) and Hazel Ainsworth (Alexandra Coppinger) who just happen to be ghosts!

When the three sisters died in a tragic coach accident in 1861, alongside their beloved nanny Mildred, they thought it was obviously some sort of cosmic ‘glitch’.

Taking matters into her own hands, Rebecca makes an application to the Ghost Council, the high court of the afterlife, requesting them to return her and her sisters back to the world of the living. But the afterlife is much like real life, bureaucracy is slow and forms get lost or misfiled. For the sisters, the wait was 150 years, stuck in limbo.

Upon their return to the estate, the girls quickly realise their home has been turned into a school. They now find themselves in a world unbeknown to them, and under the watchful eye of their colourful, ghostly guardian – Agatha (Julie Eckersley). The sisters can stay under one circumstance – no one is to find out their secret otherwise they will be sent back to the afterlife.

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  1. Alex C, I’m sure you’d like The Babushka Inheritance. It’s like DG, only the other way round, three school friends wind up living in Romanov Russia, and one of them is a ghost. So technically it’s two friends and a ghost who only one of the friends can see. And there’s a foul-mouthed grumpy parrot as well. And a large pet wolf. Anyway, it’s a book you’d probably like if walking through walls with a fair amount of humour is your thing. Oh, and also unrequited love and a few murders.

  2. Yeah I’m hoping to do a second season too, I miss the awesome friends I made.

  3. Of course I have facebook, what kid doesn’t, I also have twitter and myspace. And of course e-mail.
    Poppy also has facebook.

  5. Sofa Boy, chos.com appears to be a martial arts site rather than one where dvd’s of tv shows can be ordered.
    I hope a second series is announced soon, because the longer it’s left hanging in the air, the fewer series there can be due to the cast growing up. If the eldest sister is really in her 20s already, then by the time we reach the end of series two for example, or maybe even a third series, the episodes could look rather odd. The clock is ticking…..

  6. U can pre-prder the DVD on chos.com DG rule especily hazel by the alex copinger is on facebook with some arsome pictures cheak it out

  8. I’m in Oz but if I find any info on DG coming out on DVD in the UK I’ll post it up. Nothing’s as good as this show on tv. There’s nothing to watch anymore.

  9. I still can’t find any dvd news. I know it’s been said here that June 3rd is the release date, and maybe that’s the case in Australia, but here in the UK there doesn’t seem to be any info at all. I’m going to write to the new Prime Minister and demand a public enquiry. Heads should roll for this delay at the BBC! Or maybe not, but I’m terribly impatient.

  10. well of course were obsessed its an awesome show. thats why i watcha it. can’t wait for it to come out on dvd i will so be buying it I love Dead Gorgeous 😀

  11. LoL you guys are obsessed with D.G.
    I see you all love it. I think even if you’re not in the targetted age group its great to hear you’re watchin the show.

  13. Does anyone know were you can listin to the theme tune i miss it… A lot!!!

  14. dead gorgeous season 1 comes out on dvd. so happy comes out june3 so go out fans and buy it

  20. I am well out of the targetted age group for this show and do miss it.Not being on anymore.:{

  21. Thanks for the comment Sarah! When this eventually comes out on dvd, I’m sure we’ll all look out for you. What I liked most about the show was that it was very self conscious. For example, in the final episode there’s a great quote aimed at Sophie which more or less went “I’ve got Jane Austen on the phone – she’d like her dialogue back!” That kind of “knowing” script doesn’t come along very often and I like it.

  22. hey, i’m glad you guys like the show. I’m an extra in ‘dead gorgeous’ (i prefer the name ‘dead normlal) and this was my first role. I also play Alex’s (Hazel) double. i guess it was fun!! Poppy, Alex and Melissa are all great and talented actresses and I personally hope there will be a second series. I love the series and trying to spot myself (in gold, i’m the one baaing). Anyway cya!!! S

  23. whoever is using the lone wolf as a name stop it its my name the comment below this isent me even though i do agree

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