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Thread #170551   Message #4124832
Posted By: Helen
01-Nov-21 - 03:57 AM
Thread Name: Castanet Club, Newcastle Oz - 1980's
Subject: RE: Castanet Club, Newcastle Oz - 1980's
Yes, the Newcastle Song. That's how we were defined for many, many years. LOL

The problem with Frayed is that it was mostly not filmed in Newcastle. There are a few general location scene shots from Newcastle between action shots, but most of the supposed Newcastle action scenes were filmed in Sydney. But it's a funny show. Quirky.

Some of it is funny from a Newcastle viewpoint, e.g. when the lead character gets off the bus near Newcastle beach, on a road where buses don't go, or when one of the characters is supposedly driving to - or was it from - the house which is supposedly near Newcastle Baths/Newcastle Beach but the road scene she is driving along is at Kooragang Island which is heading out in the direction of Stockton, a suburb just across the harbour but about 15 kms by road. So there are a lot of "Huh??!!" moments for any Newcastle people watching it.