Children’s television
The Wayne Manifesto
The story
The Wayne Manifesto is an Australian children's television series that aired on the ABC. Based on the children's books by David McRobbie, it is centred on the life of 12-year-old Wayne Wilson, showing the world both as the way he would like it and the way it really is. Filmed in Brisbane, Australia, it aired weekdays at 5pm on the ABC in 1997 and re-runs at 4.30pm in 1999. It has also aired on the BBC in the UK and was broadcast from 1998 to 2005.
Cast
Jeffrey Walker as Wayne Wilson
Simon James as Keven Mary
Remi Broadway as Rupert
Brooke Harman as Rosie
Cassandra Magrath as Charlene
Jah'shua McAvoy as Squocka
Korey Fernando as James
Tracey-Louise Smith as Violet
Ingrid Mason as Mrs. Pringle
Rainee Skinner as Wayne's Mum
Reg Gorman as Grandpa
Nick Waters as Dad
Sally McKenzie as Ms Cunningham
Sam Atwell
John Batchelor as Mr Scudamore
Kim Krejus as Aunt Irene
Episodes
A Wayne in a Manger
The Alien
This Guy Dellafield
A Slave to Fashion
Pizza
Rites and Wrongs
The Wayne Manifesto
There's Good in Everybody
Harris Weed
You Can't Take Him Anywhere
Junk
Work Experience
Wise Words
Now You See It, Now You Still See It
Fancy Dress
Wheels Within Wheels
Special Operations
Elementary, My Dear Squocka
Soap
Amy Pastrami Day
Witch Wayne
A Wayne's Gotta Do...
The Harder They Fall
Where's Wilson
Dad's Ad
Wayne in the Wings
Merchandise
Village Roadshow released the following VHS tapes in 1997 containing two episodes each:
The Alien
This Guy Dellafield
Awards
It won 1996 AFI Award for Best Children's Television Drama.
An ATOM (Australian Teachers of Media) Award for Best Children's Drama series.
David McRobbie won an AWGIE (Australian Writer's Guild) Award for 3 episodes.