Mortified – Taylor’s DNA (2006)
Television program, Children's, Comedy, Drama
Length: 24 minutes
Taken from the drama series Mortified
Synopsis
This is the first episode of the series. Self conscious eleven-year-old Taylor Fry (Marny Kennedy) finds her crazy parents Don (Andrew Blackman) and Glenda (Rachel Blakely) so embarrassing that she becomes convinced that they can’t possibly be her real mother and father. With the parent talent night coming up, she knows they will humiliate her in front of all her classmates, and she needs to publicly distance herself from them NOW. With her friend Hector’s (Nicolas Dunn) help, she decides to do a DNA test – the results are a real surprise.
Curator’s notes
This opening episode introduces the up-front Taylor (Marny Kennedy), her rather crazy but loving family, her friends, the coastal town where she lives (filmed on Queensland’s Gold Coast), and gives plenty of signs of the fun to come. There are some hilarious over the top kid–parent embarrassment scenes to prove Taylor’s point in this story, establishing a rich ground for the ongoing series.
Original aspect ratio: 16 x 9 (TV)
Original censorship rating: G
| Production company | The Australian Children's Television Foundation |
|---|---|
| Producer | Phillip Bowman |
| Bernadette O'Mahony | |
| Executive producer | Phillip Bowman |
| Jenny Buckland | |
| Bernadette O'Mahony | |
| Director | Pino Amenta |
| Series Creator | Angela Webber |
| Writer | Angela Webber |
| Cast | Andrew Blackman |
| Rachel Blakely | |
| Dajana Cahill | |
| Nicolas Dunn | |
| Luke Erceg | |
| Michael Flune | |
| Marny Kennedy | |
| Todd Levi | |
| Maia McCall Mitchell | |
| Veronica Neave | |
| Steven Tandy |
Acknowledgements
Produced in association with Enjoy Entertainment and the Nine Network.
Produced with the assistance of Film Finance Corporation Australia and the Pacific Film and Television Commission.
