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A Match Made in Melbourne

A Match Made in Melbourne

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A Match Made in Melbourne

2026

1h 24m

6.7(13 votes)

Romance

TV Movie

Comedy

Overview

Georgie, a travel writer, travels to Melbourne for an assignment where she meets Zach, an ex-Australian footballer who agrees to be her tour guide and shows her that there's more to life than work.

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Hallmark Media

Screen Queensland

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Mallory Jansen

Mallory Jansen

Georgie

Ryan Corr

Ryan Corr

Zach

Christopher Kirby

Christopher Kirby

Morris

Rhemy Ashton

Rhemy Ashton

Eric

Jessica Clarke

Jessica Clarke

Emma

Kevin Khan

Kevin Khan

Barista Kai

Fiona Macleod

Fiona Macleod

Patricia

Michael Logo

Dazza

Monty Newton Welsh

Monty Newton Welsh

Ace

Edward A O'Sullivan

Edward A O'Sullivan

Noah

Creative team

Directed by: Colin Budds
Written by: Mallory Jansen
Produced by: Kylie Pascoe

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