Underplayed Gems

Going Home (2000)

Going Home poster
Directed by
Alan Coleman
Genre
comedy, drama television series, comedy television series, drama fiction
Country
Australia
Length
2 seasons, 130 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

The series follows a group of regular commuters on an evening train in Australia. Each episode blends their personal dramas with discussions about the day's news and events.

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What happens

Going Home was a drama television series produced by the SBS network in Australia that aired from 2000 to 2001. Scripted, filmed, edited and broadcast on the same day, Going Home was set in a nightly inter-urban commuter train. A group of regular train travelers are featured on their daily commute in a blend of up-to-the-minute commentary on the news and events of the day, together with the unfolding dramas in their lives. Viewer feedback was encouraged, including plot and character suggestions that were regularly incorporated into subsequent episodes. The concept has been used later in other countries: in Canada (Train 48), in France (Le train, "The Train") and in Italy (Andata e Ritorno, "Round Trip"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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