Country of origin Australia Original network W | No. of episodes 8 | |
Original release 15 August – 13 October 2010 | ||
The first series of Spirited, an Australian drama television series, began airing on 25 August 2010 on W. The season concluded on 13 October 2010 after 8 episodes.
Spirited follows dentist Suzy Darling (Claudia Karvan), who walks away from a loveless marriage and into an old apartment block that is inhabited by the ghost of a 1980s English rock star Henry Mallet (Matt King). Suzy had been married to husband Steve Darling (Rodger Corser) for 15 years and they have two children son Elvis (Louis Fowler), 13, and daughter Verity (Charlie Hancock), 8. Belinda Bromilow also stars as Suzy’s sister Jonquil. It is revealed that although Suzy is the only human able to see Henry, animals such as the resident cat are able to sense his presence, however Henry has been able to frighten the caretaker into a heart attack by blowing into his ear.
The season was to be released on DVD on 20 April 2011 under the title, Spirited: Season 1.