![]() ![]() She said Australian actors and crew members aren’t the type to complain about standing in the rain on set, and she stressed the talents of the cast and crew, calling them a “beautiful mix of theatre, unknown film people”. Having appeared in many Australian productions and having her own company, Archipelago Productions, Dusseldorp is passionate about Australian film and TV. “It is one of those hidden parts of Tasmania and possibly the world, where people just don’t go because it’s seemingly too difficult … but the beauty of it is that it’s completely untouched,” she said. Though, she also hopes the series will inspire people to visit Tasmania’s west coast. She hopes families can get together and watch, and week-after-week viewers can get together to discuss the latest episode. In saying that, Dusseldorp thinks Bay of Fires is for anyone and everyone. “She would do anything for her children but she doesn’t know who they are and so she has to learn from them, I really wanted to show that because I’ve learned so much from my daughters,” she admitted. However, the character of Stella has inspired a lot of praise, with women telling Dusseldorp that, as mothers, they get it wrong sometimes, so it was good to see that explored on-screen. Marta Dusseldorp wanted to pay homage to busy mums in Bay of Fires. Trying to balance working full-time with being a mother and shielding her children from the recent events that de-railed their lives, the cracks start to show. It’s clear from the get-go that Stella is a complicated woman. The gritty, dramatic-comedy is intended to make you cackle, while drawing you in to the characters of the small Tassie town and the mystery of it all. The same day they pitched the series to the ABC, it was picked up. Knight and Dusseldorp had worked together in the past and she knew she always wanted to do a show with him. “When the pandemic hit, I rang him and I said ‘I bet you’re sitting locked-up in Melbourne and I’m here in Tassie, do you want to talk about a show because I’ve been living in the most beautiful place in the world?’,” she said. Speaking to The New Daily, she explained how she and Knight came up with the pilot over Zoom during the pandemic, while she watched the world crumble on the news. Not only does Dusseldorp play Anika/Stella, she also co-created the series alongside Andrew Knight and Max Dann and also produced the series. ![]() Anika is then forced to change her name to Stella Heikkinen and flee with her two children to Mystery Bay, a remote spot on Tasmania’s west coast.
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