The Gods Of Wheat Street
Drama / 6 x 60' / HD, Airline, DVD, Non-Theatric
ABC and Screen Australia present an Every Cloud Production, in association with Screen NSW Regional Filming Fund
An intimate journey into the lives, hearts and humour of the Freeburns – a modern Aboriginal family of local legends – The Gods Of Wheat Street is about letting go of the past, with the aid of a little magic and enough deadpan humour to tackle the future.
We follow the trials and tribulations of Odin Freeburn and his family as they rise above obstacles that would bring mere mortals to their knees – and get on with the important matters of love, family and football.
Spanning a few hectic days in the regional Australian town of Casino, the series tells the story of the Freeburn family who are held together by the big heart and tenacity of the eldest brother, Odin, who is also a single dad.
Head of the family before his time, Odin is being pulled in all directions. As a young boy 20 years ago, he promised his dying mother he would keep the family together. Now he has one brother, Ares, in jail; his youngest brother, Tristan, is in love with the daughter of the family’s enemy; his sister, Isolde, is a budding fashion designer desperate to leave the small town and his wife, Jamie, has run away to Sydney for a better life, leaving him to raise his two daughters, Electra and Athena.
To add to his troubles, Odin’s employer has just died, leaving him with no job and no house; his sister-in-law Libby is in love with him; and the playful spirit of his mother Eden has come back on a mission to protect the destiny of the Freeburn line – and incidentally point out where Odin’s going wrong!
Even Odin has to admit, the fates seem stacked against him – but a promise is a promise and it’s up to him to find the best way forward for the Freeburn clan.
Starring:
Kelton Pell as ODIN FREEBURN (The Heights, Pine Gap, Mystery Road: Origin)
Ursula Yovich as EDEN FREEBURN (Mystery Road, The Code, Faraway Downs)
Lisa Flanagan as LIBBY LAVELLE (Total Control, Cleverman, Mystery Road: Origin)
Bruce Carter as ARES FREEBURN (Picnic At Hanging Rock, Ready For This, The Royal Hotel)
Shari Sebbens as ISOLDE FREEBURN (The Letdown, The Sapphires, Wentworth: The Fall Girl)
Mark Coles Smith as TRISTAN FREEBURN (Mystery Road: Origin, Savage River, The Clearing)
Rarriwuy Hick as ELECTRA FREEBURN (Darby & Joan, Significant Others, True Colours)
Miah Madden as ATHENA FREEBURN (Paper Dolls, The Clearing, Wentworth: The Fall Girl)