Fat Cow Motel

Fat Cow Motel
Genre
Created by
  • Tracey Robertson
  • Nathan Mayfield
Written by
  • Graeme Koetsveld
  • Marissa Cooke
  • Annette Moore
  • Andrew Kelly
Directed by
  • Robert Klenner
  • Daniel Nettheim
  • Nathan Mayfield
Starring
ComposerCameron McKenzie
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes13
Production
Producers
  • Tracey Robertson
  • Nathan Mayfield
CinematographyRobert Humphreys
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release10 July 2003 (2003-07-10)[1]
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Fat Cow Motel is an Australian comedy/drama television series, created by Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson and starring Kate Atkinson and Brendan Cowell.[2] Described as an interactive drama[3] viewers could register online for access to the shows website and to sms and email messages sent onscreen during the show[4] Each episode ends in a mystery cliffhanger which can be solved with help from the interactive content.[5] Two final episodes were filmed and the audience could vote for their desired alternative.[6]

The show was filmed in Harrisville, Queensland with the town's Royal Hotel standing in for the titular Fat Cow Motel.[7]

  1. ^ Edmonds, Mike; Dennehy, Luke; Danaher, Carla (7 July 2003), "Motel's twin-share", Herald Sun
  2. ^ Warneke, Ross (10 July 2003), "Bad cop makes for great viewing", The Age
  3. ^ Butler, Dianne; McCullough, James (23 June 2003), "Milking time for Fat Cow", The Courier Mail
  4. ^ Manketelow, Nicole (12 July 2003), "Udder magic", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ Barclay, Alison (12 July 2003), "Complete Change", The Mercury
  6. ^ "Free to air", The Gold Coast Bulletin, 28 August 2003
  7. ^ Wilson, Ashleigh (2 February 2002), "TV's Fat Cow Motel has town off pat", The Weekend Australian