Really, it’s very much Nina’s show – and Billie is very much a major role. “But that’s very much to do with the character – the character’s large. “The interesting thing is, it (Geraldine’s character) registers very strongly so it possibly seems larger than what it is,” explains Cropper. She says while Geraldine shines in the latest season, all the characters get a chance to do the same and the show is very much an “ensemble piece” and that’s “one of its strengths.” There’s not many roles out there like Geraldine where you get to be outrageous and all of those things.” So I’m very lucky to be playing that role. “As a woman – and as an older woman – my god, you know, a body of work of 38 years often doesn’t account for very much. In the latest season, Geraldine defies outdated traditions and has a new love interest where things get hot and steamy.įor Cropper, it's been liberating to play a character who’s as free-minded and liberated as Geraldine. In Offspring, every character has their chance to shine. “And I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘I wish my mother was like you!’ And things like that, so Geraldine’s not just popular with the older folk, which is nice. “There was a girl celebrating her 29th birthday at a big table of 20-somethings and she came up to me and said, ‘Can I get a photo with you?’ Geraldine’s my favourite character!’” Not surprisingly, Geraldine's character strikes a chord with many Australian women.Ĭropper says it has a lot to do with Offspring's broad appeal. ”Judging from the response I get from people in my life, in supermarkets and on the streets, there’s a lot of older women who watch it and love it – and men.”īut then there are the younger fans. Geraldine and Nina (Asher Keddie) farewelling Proudman patriarch Darcy (John Waters). It’s been one of my favourite jobs of all time.” But look, it’s up to the network – we’re often the last to know,” she laughs.Īsked if she’d jump on board for another season she answers quickly: “I’d absolutely do it – I think we all would. If it goes ahead, it’ll shoot next year and it wouldn’t be on television again until winter next year. “We mightn’t know for another couple of months. “We’re all waiting to hear and it’s a bit annoying because other offers have come my way, but I’ve got an allegiance to Offspring so I’ve had to turn those down.” What is your favourite moment from Offspring?ĭespite Network Ten yet to confirm if the popular series will return to screens for a seventh season, Cropper says she is not going anywhere anytime soon. While Offspring’s original creator, Debra Oswald, and head writer, Michael Lucas, didn’t take part in the sixth season, the original producers stayed on and Jonathon Gavin, a long-term writer, stepped into the head writer’s position. The sixth season launched with the first episode watched by 1.22 million viewers across Australia, peaking at a staggering 1.59 million. After a two-year break, it was resurrected and came back to our television screens in June of this year. The show played for five seasons and finished in 2014. Offspring is one of Network Ten’s most popular Australian-made comedy/dramas with some seriously good ratings to its credit. “I mean, you’re not only crossing the gender gap which is significant in this country, you’re also crossing the age gap.” “I wish there were more characters like her but we’ve still got a long, long way to go,” she says. “This idea that once you hit 50, it’s all over and you’re some sort of boring, grey-haired, invisible person just appals me.”įor Cropper, Geraldine's character does not play to some terrible cliché, and is more relatable as a result. Part of Geraldine's appeal, according to Cropper, is that age is no barrier. While she’s played a vast array of dramatic characters in her 38-year career, Linda Cropper says playing Geraldine – the outrageous and outspoken grandmother in the popular television drama Offspring – is one of her “favourite jobs of all time.” Offspring's Linda Cropper shares why she loves playing the larger-than-life grandmother in this WYZA ® exclusive
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