The Games

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The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000.

'The Games' starred satirists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe along with Australian comedian Gina Riley and actor Nicholas Bell. It was written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson. The series centred on the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and satirised corruption and cronyism in the Olympic movement, bureaucratic ineptness in the New South Wales public service, and unethical behaviour within politics and the media. An unusual feature of the show was that the characters shared the same name as the actors who played them, to enhance the illusion of a documentary on the Sydney Games.

Cast

J John ClarkeJohn B Bryan DaweBryan G Gina RileyGina N Nicholas BellNicholas (voice) · Nicholas R Ross StevensonRadio Commentator · Radio Commentator (voice) · Albert Einstein · Todor Stoyanov A Andrew CurryKid Curry L Louise SiversenJasmine Holt S Simon PalomaresSimon B Bernadette SchwerdtFran Hyett · Art Inquiry Questioner N Nicole NaboutNicole R Ren DeHaasRen W William Ten EyckWilliam T. Eyck · Bill

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T Tamara SaulwickTamara · Bella K Katrina MilosevicKatrina · First Irate Questioner M Maxine McKewMaxine McKew M Matthew GreenJack Hughes D Dave GraneyDave Graney S Sam NeillCitytrans World CEO D Debra LawranceSponsor B Barrie CassidyBarrie Cassidy J Jarrod CarmenJarrod V Vince D'AmicoRadio Newsreader (voice) D Denis MooreGarry Robertson J Jim DalyJim Wilson H Hamish HughesRadio Newsreader (voice) N Neil PigotDavid Pigot A Alan HopgoodRadio Newsreader (voice) C Cristin DanielJason Daniel H Humphrey BowerGraham Cozen G Geoff PaineBrett Paine T Tommy DysartTaxi Driver L Linda HaggarMrs Dundas F Fahey YoungerJoyce M Matt ParkinsonHal Parkinson M Matthew QuartermaineDermot O'Gorman S Shauna McEwanShauna K Katerina KotsonisKaterina M Marg DowneyRadio Newsreader (voice) M Miki OikawaMiki F Francis GreensladeEmmanuel Murdoch A Andy McPheeIan F Fred BarkerTaxi Driver F Frank WoodleyDr. Frank Woodley C Chuck FayneTom Miller B Brenda MonaghanWaitress C Cliff EllenHarry Gibbs N Norma BrownDaphne K Kim GyngellAllan Ronaldson B Bob RuggieroHon. Nick Thetake T Tom BudgeMichael G Gil TuckerInterrupting Technician J John HowardJohn Howard N Ningali LawfordNingali D David NgoombujarraDavid A Adriano CorteseAdriano R Randall BergerRandall D Dino NicolosiSydney Olympic Games J Jane ConroyDetective Conroy J John ArnoldDennis Hughes Q.C. B Brian LipsonNeil McPherson E Ed McShortallTaxi Driver T Tammy McCarthyCustoms Officer B Brett CousinsBrett G George PratarisKostas Dimitriades T Tony MartinJack O'Shea C Clare MooreClare Moore J John O'MayGeorge Birmingham T Trudy HellierTrudy L Leah VandenbergLeah O Olivia HamnettSponsor D Damien RichardsonDelivery Guy C Chris MilneBernard Milne K Kenneth RadleyMotivational Speaker J John FarnhamSelf B Betty BobbittBetty T Tony MartinBarman D Doug BowlesDoug