Hot Potato: The Story Of The Wiggles

upsetting scenes, references to mental health
Director(s)Sally Aitken
Production year2023
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes104m
CastJeff Fatt, Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Paul Field, Paul Paddick, Lucia Field, Caterina Mete, Sam Moran, Emma Watkins, Sally Aitken, Fraser Grut, Sally Aitken, Sally Aitken, Cass Avery, Kate Chiodo, Luke Field, Simon Morris, Adrian Rostirolla

Hot Potato: The Story Of The Wiggles

upsetting scenes, references to mental health
HOT POTATO: THE STORY OF THE WIGGLES is a documentary concerning a successful Australian pop group.
HOT POTATO: THE STORY OF THE WIGGLES is a documentary concerning a successful Australian pop group.
theme
There is a prolonged scene in which a band member talks about his struggles with mental health, and which includes a brief self harming reference. The man also talks about the positive aspects of seeking professional help. An extended sequence shows the Twin Towers on fire and collapsing; a firefighter's widow becomes upset as she recalls her husband's death. In a sequence in which band members talk about meeting terminally ill children, there are references to their manager's baby son dying suddenly from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A band member leaves the band after being diagnosed with a chronic illness. He subsequently returns for a performance, during which he becomes unwell onstage, and there is also brief sight of him falling as he leaves the stage. It is subsequently reported that he suffered and survived a major heart attack.
additional issues
There are references to sexism, and the band are briefly mocked by a TV panel member for their decision to become diverse and inclusive. However, this is challenged by band members, and their decisions are also broadly accepted by their fans. There is mild and very mild bad language ('shit', 'bloody', 'damn', 'Jeez').
upsetting scenes, references to mental health
Classified Date:
18/10/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
theme
There is a prolonged scene in which a band member talks about his struggles with mental health, and which includes a brief self harming reference. The man also talks about the positive aspects of seeking professional help. An extended sequence shows the Twin Towers on fire and collapsing; a firefighter's widow becomes upset as she recalls her husband's death. In a sequence in which band members talk about meeting terminally ill children, there are references to their manager's baby son dying suddenly from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A band member leaves the band after being diagnosed with a chronic illness. He subsequently returns for a performance, during which he becomes unwell onstage, and there is also brief sight of him falling as he leaves the stage. It is subsequently reported that he suffered and survived a major heart attack.
additional issues
There are references to sexism, and the band are briefly mocked by a TV panel member for their decision to become diverse and inclusive. However, this is challenged by band members, and their decisions are also broadly accepted by their fans. There is mild and very mild bad language ('shit', 'bloody', 'damn', 'Jeez').
Classified date18/10/2023
LanguageEnglish
theme
There is a prolonged scene in which a band member talks about his struggles with mental health, and which includes a brief self harming reference. The man also talks about the positive aspects of seeking professional help. An extended sequence shows the Twin Towers on fire and collapsing; a firefighter's widow becomes upset as she recalls her husband's death. In a sequence in which band members talk about meeting terminally ill children, there are references to their manager's baby son dying suddenly from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A band member leaves the band after being diagnosed with a chronic illness. He subsequently returns for a performance, during which he becomes unwell onstage, and there is also brief sight of him falling as he leaves the stage. It is subsequently reported that he suffered and survived a major heart attack.
additional issues
There are references to sexism, and the band are briefly mocked by a TV panel member for their decision to become diverse and inclusive. However, this is challenged by band members, and their decisions are also broadly accepted by their fans. There is mild and very mild bad language ('shit', 'bloody', 'damn', 'Jeez').
Director(s)Sally Aitken
Production year2023
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes104m
CastJeff Fatt, Murray Cook, Anthony Field, Greg Page, Paul Field, Paul Paddick, Lucia Field, Caterina Mete, Sam Moran, Emma Watkins, Sally Aitken, Fraser Grut, Sally Aitken, Sally Aitken, Cass Avery, Kate Chiodo, Luke Field, Simon Morris, Adrian Rostirolla
upsetting scenes, references to mental health
Classified Date:
18/10/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
theme
There is a prolonged scene in which a band member talks about his struggles with mental health, and which includes a brief self harming reference. The man also talks about the positive aspects of seeking professional help. An extended sequence shows the Twin Towers on fire and collapsing; a firefighter's widow becomes upset as she recalls her husband's death. In a sequence in which band members talk about meeting terminally ill children, there are references to their manager's baby son dying suddenly from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A band member leaves the band after being diagnosed with a chronic illness. He subsequently returns for a performance, during which he becomes unwell onstage, and there is also brief sight of him falling as he leaves the stage. It is subsequently reported that he suffered and survived a major heart attack.
additional issues
There are references to sexism, and the band are briefly mocked by a TV panel member for their decision to become diverse and inclusive. However, this is challenged by band members, and their decisions are also broadly accepted by their fans. There is mild and very mild bad language ('shit', 'bloody', 'damn', 'Jeez').
Classified date18/10/2023
LanguageEnglish