Sonali apparently has illegally entered Australia and is held at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. In the episodes, we are shown one of the Sudanese children she sponsored named Sonali. She displays apparent displeasure and is shown to have a very short temper when she argues with the manager of Global Vision and then accuses her mother of not offering her support. Two weeks before the Australian of the Year finals, Ja'mie is informed that a flood has hit 'her' village, killing all but two of her Sudanese children. She scolds the school for misusing their money telling them that each dollar they do not donate equals one dead child, and that they should convert their school oval into a "mass grave" because of the money the school accumulated from food sales at the canteen. "Balumbo Shamanaka" when translated in English says 'You are very beautiful girl'. She is even featured in a school assembly to promote the work of Global Vision where she makes the school repeat after her in the Sudanese language what Sonali told her when they parted at the Detention centre where Sonali is staying. Ja'mie and her friends enjoy sleepovers and gossiping, as well as modelling and the arts. Ja'mie serves as a parody of the stereotypical wealthy and snobby North Shore private school girl. Ja'mie's friends all support her claims to have been in the finals of " Dolly Covergirl of the Year". She and her group of three friends are very superficial, caring only about their looks. Ja'mie is the 'popular' girl in Year 11 at Hilford Girls' Grammar School, a private school on Sydney's North Shore. Ja'mie also does the 40 Hour Famine twice a week which she says not only helps raise money but "keeps looking hot". Due to her work of raising money, Global Vision decided to make her the 'face' of their organisation. Ja'mie is a 16-year-old girl and has sponsored 85 Sudanese children for Global Vision (a fictional organisation parodying World Vision International), which gave her the National Record. Ja'mie King lives in the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, but was born in South Africa. However, he later changed his mind when he discovered he would be able to legally buy porn and fireworks in Canberra.ĭaniel and his family, along with his mother's boyfriend, regularly feature in Lilley's series Angry Boys, which highlights the lives of the twins. After his hearing was partially restored, Nathan's beatboxing skills improved greatly.ĭaniel was a winner for the state finals, but he did not want to wear a suit or make a speech. These cards have different meanings, including "change the Xbox game" or "piss off".īoth Daniel and Nathan, as well as their friends, enjoy rapping and beatboxing. As he does not know sign language, Daniel uses different methods to talk to Nathan, such as screaming at him, or using coloured cards. His father died in a car crash many years ago.ĭaniel was nominated for Australian of the Year for donating one of his eardrums to his near-deaf brother, Nathan (also played by Lilley). He lives with his mother his hearing impaired twin brother, Nathan and his two younger brothers and a sister. He is 17 years old, and largely a parody of rural, country people. The show won a Logie Award for most outstanding comedy and Chris Lilley won the Best New Talent Logie for his performance in the show.Īll of the Australian of the Year nominees are played by Chris Lilley.ĭaniel Sims lives in Dunt, South Australia, which is the only fictional location in We Can Be Heroes and is based on the town of Lara, Victoria. In Australia, The Comedy Channel aired the series as part of their Aussie Gold block hosted by Frank Woodley. The show was broadcast in the United Kingdom on FX, in the United States on the Sundance Channel, and in Canada on The Comedy Network. There are six episodes, with each episode running for 30 minutes. It was shown on the ABC on Wednesday nights at 9:00pm. It premiered on 27 July 2005, and concluded on 31 August 2005. It follows the story of five unique Australians (all portrayed by Lilley), who have each made a large achievement and been nominated by friends and family for the Australian of the Year award. We Can Be Heroes: Finding the Australian of the Year (mostly known as The Nominees outside of Australia) is an Australian mockumentary miniseries starring and created and co-written by Chris Lilley and Ryan Shelton and directed by Matthew Saville.
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