| Rostered On | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ryan Chamley |
| Directed by | Ryan Chamley |
| Starring | Nick Boshier Doug Lyons Tara Vagg Diana Brumen Susie Kazda Jack Garnett Stephen Francis Lliam Murphy Paul Moore Ronn Kurtz Adam Balales Steph Evison Williams Sreed Sathiamoorthy Luke Saliba |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Mark Ruse, Nick Boshier, Stu Ross, Paul Moore |
| Producers | Stephen Luby, Mark Ruse, Ryan Chamley, Stu Ross |
| Production locations | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 18-22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube (2017, 2022– ) Netflix (2018 – 2022 ) 7mate (2019– ) |
| Release | 4 April 2017 – 31 July 2019 |
Rostered On is a single-camera Australian comedy web series focused on the retail staff of "Electroworld". It is directed and written by Ryan Chamley and produced by Robot Army.
The series was launched with a pilot episode on 4 April 2016 and a full series began exactly a year later on 4 April 2017 airing on Facebook and YouTube. In early 2017 the show was heavily promoted including the release of an extended trailer.[1]
Netflix picked up the series and season 1 was available from 4 April 2018.[2] Episodes previously available on YouTube and Facebook were removed. However, the show was removed from Netflix on 12 June 2022 and all episodes were subsequently made available again on YouTube.[3]
A second season was commissioned by the Seven Network and screened on 7mate, the first narrative comedy commissioned for the channel. Season 1 also screened on 7mate in 2019.[4]
Cast
- Paul Moore as Shaun, a salesperson at Electroworld and aspiring photographer who is constantly fed up with working a thankless job.
- Ronn Kurtz as Winston/Winno, a salesperson at Electroworld. Winston is kind-hearted, loveable and has a crush on Tess.
- Doug Lyons as Adam, Electroworld's 2IC, who is a stickler for the rules.
- Tara Vagg as Tess, the stores only Saleswoman, who has mutual feelings for Winston. Tess was played by Georgie Jennings on the Pilot Episode.
- Diana Brumen as Beeanka, one of the stores counter staff. Beeanka is mean, cold & manipulative.
- Susie Kazda as Sarah, the stores other counter staff who is good friends with Beeanka.
- Jack Garnett as Darren, the warehouse person who keeps to himself
- Stephen Francis as Gary, the store manager. Gary is friendly, and helps out whenever he can. Good friends with Shaun.
- Lliam Murphy as Brett, one of Electroworld's top salesman. Brett is a serial womaniser, and borderline sexist. In the season 2 premiere, he comes out as bisexual.
- Adam Balales as Spencer, a salesperson who is good friends with Winston.
- Steph Evison Williams as Sara, Shaun's loving wife who works at the cafe.
- Sreed Sathiamoorthy as Vish, the resident security guard who is very confrontational, physical and has an unconventional method to dealing with customers.
- Luke Saliba as Chris Woods, one of the company's regional managers who is the stereotypical outgoing retail Manager.
- Christine Husband as Alison, one of the company's regional managers who tries to maintain order.
- Nicholas Boshier as Dan, a new staff member introduced in season 2, who is living out of his car struggling to find a place to live.
- Ace Howell as Montana, a barista at the cafe. Dan raised her as his un-biological daughter.
- Jackson Tozer as Calvin, the new security guard introduced in season 2. He is carefree and eager to hang out with his colleagues.
- Michael Mack as Clint, originally an angry customer in season 1, he returns as the head chef at the cafe in season 2.
Reception
The Guardian gave it 2 stars, writing "You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who'd consider the sleazy posturing of this Netflix relaunch good comedy" and criticized its "amateurish writing and bush-league production values".[5]
Episodes
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 7 | 4 April 2016 | 9 May 2017 | |
| 2 | 6 | 19 June 2019 | 31 July 2019 | |
| 3 | 8 | 30 October 2022 | 18 December 2022 | |
Season 1 (2016-2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | "Pilot Episode" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 4 April 2016 | |
| Shaun hasn't quite figured out what he wants to do in life. Instead, he has found himself on the wrong side of 30, working in a job he hates, dealing with painful customers, cliché co-workers, and taking orders from the ignorant. | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Just Turn the Dial Down" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 4 April 2017 | |
| Shaun deals with an angry customer trying to return a toaster whilst the store can't stop gossiping about the love triangle between Winston, Tess & Brett. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Teamwork Train" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 11 April 2017 | |
| Tess deals with sexism from both customers and co workers. Chris Woods comes down from head office to inspire the staff and have a GFY meeting | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Darren's Revenge" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 17 April 2017 | |
| The staff are baffled as to how human excrement ended up in the store. Shaun lands in hot water after helping out a single mother while Darren takes revenge on a horrible customer. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Shoplifter" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 24 April 2017 | |
| There is a shoplifter on the loose and Adam, Brett and Vish decide to take matters into their own hands. Meanwhile Shaun needs to try and get out of stocktake to be at his son's birthday party. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Stocktake" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 2 May 2017 | |
| That one dreaded time of year - Stocktake. The staff are made to stay back for Stocktake the night of Shaun's Son's Birthday party. Winston and Tess are forced to talk their issues out. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Promotion" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 9 May 2017 | |
| It's the day of the big promotion and head office is coming down to make the big announcement. | ||||||
Season 2 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "One For Living, One For Driving" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 19 June 2019 | |
| Electroworld welcomes new staff members Dan and Calvin. We see that life after Electroworld is not what it seemed for Shaun, and we are introduced to the cafe. | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | "I Use The Lady's, Man" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 26 June 2019 | |
| Everyone is curious about the new recruit Dan who is finding out customers can't be trusted. An exchange between Dan and Gary may have gigantic repercussions if head office finds out. | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Diversity World" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 3 July 2019 | |
| Adam tries to diversify Electroworld's advertising in the most inappropriate way. Tensions fly at the cafe as they grapple with who has more power. The head chef? Or the manager? | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Get the Tamparty Started" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 10 July 2019 | |
| Electroworld is in tatters. Adam is out of control and morale is at an all-time low. Sara has an opportunity to fulfil a lifelong dream, but Shaun is standing in the way. | ||||||
| 11 | 5 | "My Whole House Smells Like Poo"[6] | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 24 July 2019 | |
| Tess is confused about Dan and Montana's relationship. Brett seeks Shaun's help as his new business venture backfires, making him an overnight celebrity in all the wrong ways. | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Hands On Heads"[7] | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 31 July 2019 | |
| Electroworld is held up at gunpoint as Sara has doubts about her future. | ||||||
Season 3 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Internet Vs. Reality" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley & Diana Brumen | 30 October 2022 | |
| Beeanca & Sarah try to tell new co-worker Grace that working in retail isn't like arguing with people online. | ||||||
| 14 | 2 | "Shift Swap" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 6 November 2022 | |
| Beeanca & Sarah need a shift swapped, but what's it going to cost? | ||||||
| 15 | 3 | "Diversity World" | Ryan Chamley | Lewis Mulholland | 13 November 2022 | |
| A huge prize is up for grabs for whoever impresses the mystery shopper. | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | "Official Compliment" | Ryan Chamley | Lewis Mulholland | 20 November 2022 | |
| Sarah gets a lesson from Darren in the sacred art of destroying customers while an official compliment from a customer has unexpected consequences for Sarah and Beeanca. | ||||||
| 17 | 5 | "The Secret Guild of Counter Girls" | Ryan Chamley | Lewis Mulholland | 27 November 2022 | |
| Gossip is knowledge... and knowledge is power. Beeanca may have met her match when her arch nemesis Rachelle turns up in store, leading to the revelation of "The Guild". | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | "The Badge of Power" | Michala Banas | Ryan Chamley & Diana Brumen | 4 December 2022 | |
| Adam's official 2IC badge finally arrives, but when Beeanca convinces Sarah to try it on they witness the true dark powers that lie within... Maybe. | ||||||
| 19 | 7 | "The Case of the Phantom Pooper"" | Ryan Chamley | Ryan Chamley | 18 December 2022 | |
| 2IC Adam and Security Guard Calvin investigate a mysterious case after finding a poop on the floor. | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | "Xmas Eve vs. Boxing Day" | Michala Banas | Ryan Chamley | 18 December 2022 | |
| It's that time of year again, where everything is magical... Until Christmas day is done, then comes the hell of boxing day. | ||||||
References
- ^ "Rostered On: About". Facebook. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Rostered On Coming to Netflix April 4th". YouTube. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ MaFt.co.uk, Rostered On (2019) on Netflix AUS/NZ :: New On Netflix AUS/NZ, retrieved 24 October 2022
- ^ "7mate Rostered On for new comedy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (5 April 2018). "Rostered On review – tasteless comedy on retail hell is … hellish". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "TV Guide".
- ^ "TV Guide".
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