Sydney 4th November, 2004 – Beyond’s longest running drama series, STINGERS (produced by Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier), has received the most prestigious drama award in Australia: the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Television Drama Series.
The series continued its winning streak, also recently being awarded a screenwriting prize at the Australian Writers Guild Awards for a 2004 season episode.
Now in its eighth season, STINGERS continues to achieve ratings success and consistently rates a 27% share of the market in its Australian slot.
Fiona Crago, General Manager Beyond Distribution, says “The AFIs are great recognition of Australia’s best television programmes and I am absolutely delighted that Stingers has been awarded Best Drama Series. The show captures audiences worldwide with its suspense, intrigue and character driven drama.”
Roger Le Mesurier from Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier says “We are greatly appreciative of the recognition for this series from the AFI. It is a just reward for a great creative team."
STINGERS is inspired by true events, exploring the lives of five undercover operatives and their experiences of crime, anonymity, love and betrayal. To date STINGERS has been sold to a host of territories including United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Turkey, Hungary, Romania, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain and Dubai.
Celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2004/5, Beyond is a leading independent distributor of world-class television programs, with offices in Dublin, Sydney, London and New York. Beyond Distribution's name is synonymous with programmes of mass appeal to television audiences worldwide. A subsidiary of Beyond International Limited, its current international sales catalogue comprises over 5,000 hours of top quality and multi-award winning programming, produced both by Beyond Productions, its production joint ventures and independent producers.
Beyond Distribution distributes programming from a growing roster of high-profile producers and broadcasters including Pax TV, BBC, ABC Australia, Pilot Film & Television Productions, Beyond Productions, Greenstone Productions and Chapman Pictures, Network Ten and the Seven Network. The Beyond catalogue covers a broad spectrum of genres including documentary, natural history, science, drama, children's entertainment, adventure, information and magazine programming.
For further information please contact:
Katie Johnson
T: +61 2 9437 2097
katie_johnson@beyond.com.au
or
Rhiannon Haughee
T: + 61 2 9437 2098
rhiannon_haughee@beyond.com.au
published: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 
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