Real Love Boat host Darren McMullen to star in Heat, a TV drama filming in Melbourne and rural Victoria
Darren McMullen is headed for a dramatic new adventure after his short-lived role hosting what was dubbed “bogan Titanic”.
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The Real Love Boat host Darren McMullen is setting sail on a new adventure, this one packed with drama – unlike the soggy reality show he was tasked to helm.
McMullen is starring alongside Olympia Valance, Jane Allsop and Pia Miranda in Heat, a Network 10, Channel 5/Fremantle collaboration.
The four-part drama will film in Melbourne and rural Victoria for four months starting mid November.
The story is set against bushfires in Australia and follows two families who venture to a secluded home for a summer vacation.
As you would expect, secrets and lies are revealed as nature takes a dangerous turn.
British actor Danny Dyer, best known for playing Mick Carter on UK soap EastEnders for a decade, is also in the cast.
Heat was created by Jason Herbison, the long-time executive producer of Neighbours. Fellow Neighbours alumni Kate Kendall is directing the drama.
There is no nice way to put it, The Real Love Boat, or the ‘bogan Titanic’ as it was quickly dubbed, sunk quickly. Interestingly the US version of the show also flopped for CBS.
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