The Principal (TV series)
The Principal is an Australian four-part drama series which aired over two weeks on SBS starting 7 October 2015. It was written by Kristen Dunphy and Alice Addison, directed by Kriv Stenders and produced by Ian Collie.
| The Principal | |
|---|---|
 Region 4 DVD cover | |
| Written by | Kristen Dunphy and Alice Addison |
| Directed by | Kriv Stenders |
| Starring | Alex Dimitriades Mirrah Foulkes Salvatore Coco Andrea Demetriades |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ian Collie |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS One |
| Original release | 7 October – 15 October 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Plot
Matt Bashir, history teacher and former Deputy at a prestigious girls' school, is promoted to the position of Principal of Boxdale Boys High in South West Sydney. Boxdale is a troubled school with a history of conflict and Matt is determined to turn it around, but his attempts at reform are met with scepticism and, in some quarters, hostility from his beleaguered colleagues. Just when it seems he is making progress, a 17-year-old student is found dead on school grounds.[1]
Cast
- Alex Dimitriades as Matt Bashir[2]
- Aden Young as Adam Bilic[3]
- Mirrah Foulkes as Kellie Norton[3]
- Salvatore Coco as Frank Calabrisi[3]
- Andrea Demetriades as Hafa Habeb[3]
- Rahel Romahn as Tarek Ahmad[3]
- Tyler De Nawi as Karim Ahmad[3]
- Miles Gibson as Chris Langworth[3]
- Narek Arman as Sami Vivas[3]
- Karim Zreika as Bilal Folouk[3]
- Rebecca Massey as Rina[3]
- Tim Abdallah as Farid[3]
- Thuso Lekwape as Kenny[3]
Awards
At the 2016 58th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, Alex Dimitriades won the Most Outstanding Actor award for The Principal.[4]
DVD release
The series was released as a Region 4 single disc DVD on 4 November 2015 by SBS in Australia.[5]
References
- "The Principal, new local drama for SBS". Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- Brain, Anna (14 November 2014). "Alex Dimitriades will revisit his Heartbreak High years, but this time, as principal, as SBS announce their 2015 slate". News Corp. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- "The Principal: cast". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- Weir, James (9 May 2016). "Live blog: all the action from the 2016 TV Week Logie Awards". News.com.au. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- "The Principal". ABC Shop. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.