Fireflies is an Australian television show which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Australia and RTÉ One in Ireland. It debuted on 7 February 2004 and screened as 22 episodes. The series was set in the fictional country town of Lost River, population 487. The location was the actual Hunter Valley town of Wollombi, and other scenes are set in the district and along the southern end of the Putty Road to Singleton. It was centred on the lives of a group of volunteer firefighters, during the hottest, driest summer in decades. The theme song "Beautiful Feeling" was written and performed by Paul Kelly.
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Songs and music
All the songs and music used on Fireflies was written, produced, and sung by Paul Kelly.
Change Your Mind
Beautiful Feeling
Foggy Highway
Just About to Break
I Wasted Time
You Broke a Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Promise
Boon Companion
If I Could Start Today Again
I Smell Trouble
Emotional
My Way is to You
Your Lovin' is On My Mind
Give Into My Love
View From the Ridge
Making Hay While the Sun Shines
Beggar on the Street of Love
Midnight Rain
Take Your Time
The Lion and the lamb
Nothing Lost, Nothing Gained
To Be Good Takes a Long time (To Be Bad No Time at All)
Last Train to Heaven
Everybody Wants to Touch Me
Smoke Under the Bridge
These are the Days
Sure Got Me
Taught by Experts
Rally 'Round the Drum
Be Careful What You Pray For
Difficult Woman
You're So Fine
Cast
Russell Kiefel as Sharpie
Anna Hruby as Rebekah Sharp
Libby Tanner as Lil Yengill
Jeremy Sims as Tim 'Bakka' Burke
Natasha Novak as Svettie Burke
John Waters as Perry Luscombe
Abe Forsythe as Hank Sharp
Steve Rodgers as Constable Mike Jones
Nadia Townsend as Fifi Sharp
Christopher Morris as Joey Burke
Edmund Cinis as Carter
Keeara Byrnes as Candy
Hayley McInerney as Taz Luscombe
Rhonda Doyle as Ali
Ashley Fitzgerald as Noodle
Kain O'Keeffe as Kieran Sharp
Peter Lamb as Eris
Barbara Angell as Mena
Bradley Byquar as Patto
Helen O'Leary as Luisa
Russell Newman as Jeff Burke
Stephen Leeder as Bryce
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Guest cast
Phil Bradac as Firie
Erich Thill as Bikie
Larry O'Carroll as Larry
Tanya Randolf as Tanya
Ros Bailey as Reggie
Rob Steele as Stewart MacTavish
Kim Knuckey as Noel McKinley
Scott Pollard as Steve
Janice Oxenbould as Peg
Keith Agius as Morgan Long
Tony Eastley as Newsreader
Stephen Holt as Ginge
Sandy Ireland as Suzie
Jie Pitman as Nathan 'Rolly' Patterson
Ling-Hsueh Tang as KC
Shayne Francis as Donna Bruce
Lyn Lee as Val
Johann Walraven as Ziggy
Rob Carlton as Kewie Holman
Kaitlyn Cox as Hotel Receptionist
Kevin Donohue as Fly
Stan Kouros as Maurice Badroek
Toby Levins as Roy
Anne-marie Mazza as Juno Hardcliffe
Home media
It was announced by Via Vision Entertainment in April 2019 that they would be releasing the complete season of Fireflies on DVD.