50 minSeason 4 • Episode 8
LatestLaura, Miranda and Bob Jelly join forces to save Pearl Bay from destruction. Miranda is forced to confront her true feelings for Fin.
SeaChange is a popular Australian television show that ran for 39 episodes from 1998 to 2000 on the ABC. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howard, Tom Long and Kerry Armstrong. The director was Michael Carson. Filming was based at Barwon Heads, Victoria and St Leonards, Victoria, both locations being on the Bellarine Peninsula. A number of streets in the St Leonards Sea Change Estate have since been named to acknowledge some of the characters of the series. Many scenes were also filmed in Williamstown, including the exterior of the Williamstown Life Saving Club, which became the court house of Pearl Bay.
Acting
Sigrid Thornton's slow-burn transformation from control freak to coastal casual.
Writing
Sharp dialogue where every eccentric local gets their moment of weird wisdom.
Production
The Bellarine Peninsula practically becomes a character—sun-bleached and slightly unhinged.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
SeaChange sparked actual migration to coastal Australia; 'sea change' entered the national vocabulary as shorthand for ditching city stress.
The 2019 revival reunited the cast after 19 years, though David Wenham declined—Diver Dan's absence is explained via mysterious boat journey.
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