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The Age
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
A right royalty battle: Why some actors get repeatedly shafted
Training thoroughbreds proved a lucrative vocation for Gai Waterhouse, but she'd be hard-pressed to find a pony that can deliver as enduring a return as her 1978 appearance on cult UK TV series Doctor Who. For nearly half a century, Waterhouse has received an annual royalty payment from Doctor Who 's owner, the BBC. Last month, it was $225.57. 'In another lifetime, I acted in London,' she explains. 'I'm still receiving royalties. Isn't it incredible?' At 23, she starred as an animal pelt-wearing hunter named Presta, opposite the fourth doctor, Tom Baker. Last year, the BBC estimated the show made £100 million annually in licensing, merchandising deals and broadcast sales. However, Waterhouse is a rarity; back then, 'residuals' weren't common for actors. From 1968 to 1970, Sydney actor Tony Bonner, now 81, played the dashing helicopter pilot Jerry King on Skippy, another hugely successful TV series that screened in more than 100 countries. Bonner launched an ambitious court case in 2008 for a share of royalties, suing the production company, Fauna, for $750,000 in the NSW Supreme Court. But Bonner's claim failed after Justice Ian Gzell found Bonner had been paid $140 a week in accordance with his contract and was not entitled to any further share of Skippy 's profits, having assigned all rights to Fauna. 'While my case wasn't a success, I do feel it helped other actors coming through,' Bonner tells me. 'Knowledge is power.' TV historian Andrew Mercado says up until the 1980s, only a few actors 'had the foresight to demand a contract that would pay them for repeats past the initial two runs … they didn't think of VHS and box sets, let alone streaming.' In 2017, Rowena Wallace, once one of the highest-paid actors in the country for her role as 'Pat the rat' in the '80s soap Sons and Daughters, revealed on national TV that she was so poor she couldn't feed herself after paying for her pet's dog food. Her co-star, the late Leila Hayes, waged a lengthy but unsuccessful battle with the show's producer, the late multimillionaire media mogul Reg Grundy, over residuals. Loading In 2013, Colette Mann, who played inmate Doreen in Grundy's Prisoner and was also the actors' union rep on set, revealed she went to court to get a residuals deal for the cast, which only came into effect after Prisoner had ended; it resulted in modest payments. But Val Lehman, who played Bea Smith and was one of the show's top stars, negotiated her own contract that included ongoing royalties, including DVD sales. Like Gai Waterhouse's Presta, Queen Bea's life of crime is still reaping dividends, it seems.
Sydney Morning Herald
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
A right royalty battle: Why some actors get repeatedly shafted
Training thoroughbreds proved a lucrative vocation for Gai Waterhouse, but she'd be hard-pressed to find a pony that can deliver as enduring a return as her 1978 appearance on cult UK TV series Doctor Who. For nearly half a century, Waterhouse has received an annual royalty payment from Doctor Who 's owner, the BBC. Last month, it was $225.57. 'In another lifetime, I acted in London,' she explains. 'I'm still receiving royalties. Isn't it incredible?' At 23, she starred as an animal pelt-wearing hunter named Presta, opposite the fourth doctor, Tom Baker. Last year, the BBC estimated the show made £100 million annually in licensing, merchandising deals and broadcast sales. However, Waterhouse is a rarity; back then, 'residuals' weren't common for actors. From 1968 to 1970, Sydney actor Tony Bonner, now 81, played the dashing helicopter pilot Jerry King on Skippy, another hugely successful TV series that screened in more than 100 countries. Bonner launched an ambitious court case in 2008 for a share of royalties, suing the production company, Fauna, for $750,000 in the NSW Supreme Court. But Bonner's claim failed after Justice Ian Gzell found Bonner had been paid $140 a week in accordance with his contract and was not entitled to any further share of Skippy 's profits, having assigned all rights to Fauna. 'While my case wasn't a success, I do feel it helped other actors coming through,' Bonner tells me. 'Knowledge is power.' TV historian Andrew Mercado says up until the 1980s, only a few actors 'had the foresight to demand a contract that would pay them for repeats past the initial two runs … they didn't think of VHS and box sets, let alone streaming.' In 2017, Rowena Wallace, once one of the highest-paid actors in the country for her role as 'Pat the rat' in the '80s soap Sons and Daughters, revealed on national TV that she was so poor she couldn't feed herself after paying for her pet's dog food. Her co-star, the late Leila Hayes, waged a lengthy but unsuccessful battle with the show's producer, the late multimillionaire media mogul Reg Grundy, over residuals. Loading In 2013, Colette Mann, who played inmate Doreen in Grundy's Prisoner and was also the actors' union rep on set, revealed she went to court to get a residuals deal for the cast, which only came into effect after Prisoner had ended; it resulted in modest payments. But Val Lehman, who played Bea Smith and was one of the show's top stars, negotiated her own contract that included ongoing royalties, including DVD sales. Like Gai Waterhouse's Presta, Queen Bea's life of crime is still reaping dividends, it seems.
Eater
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
Here Are the 2025 Michelin Star Winners in the Bay Area
The starry-eyed chefs of California descended on Sacramento on Wednesday, June 24, for this year's Michelin Guide: California ceremony. This year — the 125th year for the tire company awarding prestigious stars and recommendations — the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California ate good. Last year saw an impressive showing for the region, too. The biggest news for the night in the region came for Kiln and Enclos. The former, helmed by chef John Wesley, received its first Michelin star in 2023, a year after opening. The San Jose-born chef came to Sons and Daughters after culinary school, cutting his teeth at Oakland's Commis afterward. Newcomer Enclos in Sonoma also received two Michelin stars. The restaurant is praised for chef Brian Limoges's culinary prowess, tested by three Michelin star-holding Atelier Crenn and Quince. Enclos took over a renovated Victorian home as a restaurant space, a move noted by the Michelin guide. In the East Bay, Sun Moon Studio in Oakland took home its first star. This is Alan Hsu and Sarah Cooper's debut restaurant. The two met while working at the dubious but premiere Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant in New York. Taiwanese and French inspiration gird the foraged goods restaurant that's turned heads across the region. Sons and Daughters won its first Green Michelin Star, awarded for sustainability. Chef Harrison Cheney nabs the acclaim as he prepares to move into a much-larger restaurant in the Mission. Enclos took home the same award, Limoges receiving praise for a garden just a few miles from the restaurant. No three-, two-, or one-star-holding restaurants lost their star. The same goes for Green Star holders. The guide administers its special awards throughout the ceremony, as well. Menlo Park's Eylan took home the Michelin Cocktail Award. Christopher Longoria accepted the award on behalf of the bar team. This is the new restaurant from chef Srijith Gopinatha, behind Ettan and Copra. Emcee Java Ingram said Longoria's distinctive flavors highlight the menu's California-Indian ingredients. 'A lot of those things weren't being done when I started out,' Longoria said in an acceptance speech. The Michelin Sommelier Award went to hometown hero Chris Barnum-Dann from his Localis. The restaurant took home its first star in 2022. The team kept it sharp, serving bites in the lobby before the ceremony inside the Sacramento Convention Center. In Geyserville, Nick Peyton from one-Michelin-star-holding Cyrus won the Michelin Service Award. 'Our inspectors took note of the longevity of Peyton's service. Service like this is a rarity, and it deserves to be commended,' Ingram read. Ingram took the stage just shy of 7:30 p.m. and Visit Sacramento's president Mike Testa followed, saying it's culinary travel, and the 'red guide' that keeps guiding diners to the capital. The guide moved to San Francisco in 2007, expanding across the state in 2019. Sommi and Providence became the first Los Angeles restaurant to win three stars, the former's victory coming down the pipeline in advance of the ceremony. Here's the full list of Bay Area Michelin-starred restaurants for 2025: Atelier Crenn, San Francisco The French Laundry, Yountville Acquerello, San Francisco Aubergine, Carmel-by-the-Sea Californios, San Francisco Sons & Daughters, San Francisco Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford Chez Noir, Carmel-by-the-Sea Hilda and Jesse, San Francisco (New) Le Comptoir at Bar Crenn, San Francisco Mister Jiu's, San Francisco Niku Steakhouse, San Francisco O' by Claude Le Tohic, San Francisco The Progress, San Francisco San Ho Won, San Francisco State Bird Provisions, San Francisco The Village Pub, Woodside See More: San Francisco Restaurant News
Eater
23-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
This Michelin-Starred Restaurant Is Making a Big Move to the Mission
Two-Michelin-starred Nob Hill restaurant Sons and Daughters is moving to the Mission District. The restaurant will take over the former Osito location on the corner of 18th and Florida streets. The lease on the Bush Street location expires in spring 2026, so the restaurant will decamp the neighborhood. The new Mission location is huge, technically two distinct spaces composed of a bar — previously Liliana and Bar Agricole — and a dining area with an open kitchen. 'We've been at our max for a long time,' Sons and Daughters owner Teague Moriarty says. 'The [new] space is beautiful, it's gonna allow us to have more staff, and continue to push Sons and Daughters to the next level.' The hope is to be operating at the Mission space before the new year. When this new location is ready, including updated furniture and design, Sons and Daughters will close in Nob Hill for good. They want to utilize that larger two-part space with the dining room to create a 'grander experience,' per Moriarty. The team hopes to find a hungry restaurateur to take over the original space, since that existing restaurant will be functional and somewhat turn-key. Sons and Daughters is one of the city's most upscale New Nordic-style restaurants. Moriarty brought current executive chef Harrison Cheney onboard in 2022 and the restaurant has cleaned up on the awards side of the industry since, though the business debuted in 2010. Cheney was named the Michelin Guide's 2023 Young Chef Award winner. He then took the restaurant's one Michelin star and doubled it in 2024. It's beloved for lavish seasonal tasting menus where Osetra caviar comes paired with Swedish bread hönökaka. The restaurant's after-dinner coffee service, with beans from the Outer Sunset's Andytown Coffee, is a stunner. The restaurant's reputation also continues to expand as alums move onto their own projects: Kiln chef John Wesley and co-owner Julianna Yang both worked at Sons and Daughters. Chef Seth Stowaway closed the one-Michelin-starred Osito on Mother's Day 2025, telling the San Francisco Standard the numbers just weren't adding up. (Meanwhile, Osito is in the midst of a farewell dinner series at North Bay's Black Mountain Ranch for June.) Stowaway told the Standard the $15,000 monthly rent was non-negotiable with the landlord. That'd be the Madelon, the same complex housing Bar Gemini and a trio of bakeries fittingly dubbed Bakery Row. Sons and Daughters, which celebrated its 15th year in business in June, will join newcomer Side A as one of the sexy new entrants in that chunk of the neighborhood. See More: San Francisco Restaurant Openings
The Sun
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Soap legend, 80, has very different career 25 years after being killed off and returning as a ghost
THIS soap legend proved there is life after Home and Away and has gone on to have very different career 25 years after leaving the show. The actress, now 80, was killed off the Australian soap in 2000, but later appeared in the show as a ghost. 5 5 5 The soap star in question is Judy Nunn, who played diner owner Ailsa Stewart. Her character was married to the legendary Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher). Judy was on the soap from the very first episode in 1988, until she was killed off in 2000. Viewers were left in shock when Ailsa died in the arms of her beloved husband Alf, after having a heart attack. However fans of the show were even more shocked when the character returned as a ghost in 2003, when Alf was suffering from a brain tumor. However, after leaving Summer Bay for good she has switched jobs and now has a completely different career. The former actress is now a successful novelist and has written several books. Judy previously revealed on Australian TV that she actually started writing when she was on the Home and Away set. "It sounds gorgeous, doesn't it?" Judy told The Morning Show, when asked about how she had time to write while shooting the soap. "When, for instance, we're burying somebody or when were marrying somebody…if you're one of the general collectives, you've got to smile and nod a lot and at the funeral you've got to cry a lot but basically you're an extra. Some of Alf Stewart's best moments on Home and Away as legendary Ray Meagher quits Summer Bay soap "Sitting around I found that very boring so that's when I'd write a book." Judy published her first children's book The Riddle of the Trumpalar in 1981. Ten years later she moved into adult fiction, and released The Glitter Game. Since then, Judy has published 19 books, all of which have been best sellers. As well as Home and Away, she also starred in Sons and Daughters, Prisoner, and A Country Practice. However she will always be best known for playing Ailsa, and was on our screens for a whopping 1313 episodes. 5
