Six Feet Under

Alan Ball was inspired to write this series after losing his sister.

Set in Los Angeles because, according to series creator Alan Ball, LA is the "world capital of the denial of death".

Rachel Griffiths had read the script and had indicated to the production that she was very interested in playing Brenda. The producers' only real concern was whether she could pull off a convincing American accent. When Griffiths flew over from Australia to meet them, she arrived complete with perfect accent, and got the part.