| The Slap | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Emily Ballou Alice Bell Brendan Cowell Kris Mrksa Cate Shortland |
| Directed by | Jessica Hobbs Matthew Saville Tony Ayres Robert Connolly |
| Starring | Jonathan LaPaglia Melissa George Essie Davis Alex Dimitriades Lex Marinos Diana Glenn Sophie Okonedo Anthony Hayes Sophie Lowe Blake Davis Oliver Ackland Toula Yianni Eugenia Fragos Rebecca Downie |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Penny Chapman |
| Producers | Tony Ayres Helen Bowden Michael McMahon |
| Running time | 51 minutes |
| Production company | Matchbox Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC1 |
| Release | 6 October – 24 November 2011 |
| Related | |
| The Slap (American TV series) | |
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The Slap is an Australian television drama series. It was first broadcast on ABC1 from 6 October to 24 November 2011. The series is based on The Slap, a 2008 novel by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, which explores what happens when a man slaps a child, who is not related to him, at a suburban barbecue.
Filmed in Melbourne, Victoria, the series was produced by Matchbox Pictures' Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden and Michael McMahon, with Penny Chapman serving as executive producer.[1] The directors—Jessica Hobbs, Matthew Saville, Tony Ayres and Robert Connolly—directed two episodes each. The writing team included Emily Ballou, Alice Bell, Brendan Cowell, Kris Mrksa and Cate Shortland.[2][3][4]
The series was aired on DirecTV's Audience Network in 2012, and an American adaptation of the series, also starring Melissa George, premiered on NBC on 12 February 2015.
- ^ Brady, Nicole (28 May 2009). "The Slap gets nod for small screen". The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ High profile cast join The Slap – Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators
- ^ Dimitriades, Lowe and Hayes to star in The Slap | Encore Magazine Archived 8 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Slap adaptation will be awesome: Cowell | Encore Magazine Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine