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800 Words: Created by James Griffin, Maxine Fleming. With Erik Thomson, Melina Vidler, Benson Jack Anthony, Michelle Langstone. A recently-widowed father quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper.
- (2.7K)
- 2015-09-15
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- 50
Soon to be reaching his 30th year of acting, Erik Thomson’s hugely successful show 800 Words has not been approved for a fifth season. The show, which earned Thomson a win in the Best Actor category at the Logies, will end after the fourth season, set to air soon on Channel Seven.
From 2008 to 2013, Thomson played Dave Rafter on the Seven Network dramedy series Packed to the Rafters. From 2015 to 2018 he had the lead role in 800 Words. Thomson's work in theatre includes roles in Complete Works of Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Twelve Angry Men, and Angels in America. [citation needed]
800 Words (stylised as 800 words) is a comedy-drama television series, co-produced by South Pacific Pictures and Seven Productions for the Seven Network.
Sep 4, 2016 · Its hero, George Turner (Erik Thomson), writes a column for a Sydney newspaper — it’s exactly 800 words long — and like Carrie Bradshaw, he reads snippets of it aloud as narration.
Jan 22, 2018 · Trans-Tasman actor Erik Thomson celebrated turning 50 with a surf trip to Sumatra and a new electric guitar. The 800 Words star says the secret to long marriage is forgiveness. 1 What's it...
Sep 18, 2015 · AUSTRALIA’S favourite onscreen dad plays an equally fatherly role off set, according to Erik Thomson’s 800 Words co-stars.
