Carrington Avenue (TV series)

Carrington Avenue is a Brunanter political comedy set in the office of Tim Visser, a fictional Brunanter politician, who for much of the show is the Prime Minister. The show has a large cast, including government ministers, advisers and civil servants. Carrington Avenue also features some family members of the Prime Minister, and a running sub-plot of the first season revolves around Visser's personal life. The show currently broadcasts on Channel Six.

Carrington Avenue's pilot aired on the 20th September 2013 on Channel Six, and is currently in its second season.

Main cast

 * Tim Visser- Prominent Brunanter politician, and main character of the show. In season 1, he is an unpopular Prime Minister fighting a general election campaign, whilst also facing opposition from within his party and the possible break up of his marriage
 * Leo Jackson- Chief election strategist, recently employed by the party from a top Koningstad PR firm. Visser is dismissive of Jackson's approach, and finds him incredibly annoying
 * Joseph Vine- Chief of staff in Visser's office, and one of the few people in his office he likes and trusts.
 * Barbara Collins- Personal assistant to Visser, and a direct and straightforward figure in his office. Unlike much of his office, Visser is shown to trust and like Barbara a great deal
 * Lewis de Vries- Visser's chief adviser, shown as the dynamic genius within Visser's office.
 * Maria Visser- Wife of Tim, she is generally unsupportive of his political career, and it is heavily implied she is cheating on him. In public, the couple have to hide their strained relationship.
 * Janet Morrison- Older, no-nonsense politician and head of the fictional Department for Internal Affairs. Due to her popularity within the party, it is implied that she will run for party leadership when Visser resigns. At times, her relationship with Visser is very strained
 * Jon Maddens- Young, charismatic politician, who is the head of the fictional Department for Media and Technology. It is hinted that he is politically incompetent, but is still popular within party. It is implied that along with Morrison, he will run for party leadership when Visser resigns. It is often hinted at that Visser resents Maddens, and therefore placed him in a department that is considered "unimportant".

Recurring cast

 * Edwin Halsey- Former television actor, and current Mayor of Grijzestad, as well as a senior figure within the party. Halsey makes several appearances in season two as he unexpectedly runs in the party leadership election.
 * Edward Meyer- The young, charismatic leader of the oppositon party, known for his tough stance on issues such as crime and immigration. At the end of season 1, Meyer's party wins the general election, and in season 2 he becomes the Prime Minister.
 * Jamie Visser- The son of Tim Visser, and senior student at a leading private school in Koningstad. He makes several guest appearances in season 1, in which his string of suspicious girlfriends and drinking binges threatens his father's career.
 * Louise Visser- The daughter of Tim Visser, and student at Grijzestad University. She makes several guest appearances in season 1, in which she is shown as dismissive and unsupportive of her father's career