A Compendium of Antipodean Crime Drama
A bunch of flamin' gallahs, hoons, standover men, bikies and other criminal elements, both Aussie and Kiwi...
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- StarsRichard RoxburghTony MartinSteve BastoniSet in 1980s Sydney, this acclaimed mini-series tells the story of the relationship between corrupt Detective Roger Rogerson and one of Australia's most infamous criminals Neddy Smith.Stone cold classic, pairing up bent cop Roger Rogerson and steely standover man Neddy Smith.
- StarsDon ReidDennis MillerBrian McDermottScales of Justice is a fictional yet controversial exploration of various levels of corruption within Australian law enforcement.A three-part meditation on police corruption.
- DirectorJustin KurzelStarsLucas PittawayDaniel HenshallLouise HarrisBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.Numbing film about the 'Snowtown Murders' in a small South Australia backwater.
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsEric BanaSimon LyndonVince ColosimoChopper tells the intense story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. His book, "From the Inside", upon which the film is based, was a best-seller.The film about a self-publicising standover man that opened the door to the Underbelly brand of sexified true crime drama franchise.
- StarsJohn BachCatherine WilkinGary DayBased in Melbourne, Australia in the 1980s, a true story about a group of men desperate for money who plan one of the greatest heists in Australian history. Bigger then any of their previous jobs this one is a lot harder then ever thought of but evading police and staying low is a much bigger task.Top little heist mini-series, with solid performances throughout, and impressive perms all round.
- StarsDavid WenhamDiana GlennJohn BrumptonThe story of disgraced lawyer Andrew Fraser's rise from a small time lawyer to successfully defending the most infamous criminals this country has ever seen, and his ultimate downfall and imprisonment for five years in maximum security.Disgraced brief-of-choice for Victoria crims Andrew Fraser looks back on the path that led him to prison.
- DirectorKen CameronStarsSimon BossellPenny CookJulie HamiltonDramatisation of the 1991 perjury trial of former Queensland state Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.Great little drama about the perjury trial of ex-Queensland Premier Johannes Bjelke-Petersen.
- DirectorKen CameronStarsSteve BisleyMarshall NapierPeter KowitzA new Premier is elected promising to clean up corruption. He sets up a taskforce headed by a traffic cop thinking he won't get far. But Inspector Riordan opens up a can of worms and won't let it go - all the way to the top.A new team of police 'untouchables' is brought in to clean up cop corruption - but how high does it go?
- DirectorKen CameronStarsLuciano CatenacciTerry GillFrankie J. HoldenDramatization of Operation Seville, an investigation into corruption within the New South Wales police force.What is it with NSW cops and corruption?
- DirectorChris NoonanStarsBill HunterMax PhippsNick TateAn account of events in Queensland from 1959 to 1988 as disclosed by the Fitzgerald inquiry. Queensland had become as close to a police state as anything since the convict era.This time it's Queensland bent cops...
- DirectorDavid MichôdStarsJames FrechevilleGuy PearceJoel EdgertonA seventeen-year-old navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.A whole feature film about those naughty Pettingills...
- StarsCaroline CraigPaul TassoneDieter BrummerEach season of this multi-award-winning television series takes you through a 13-episode run in the rise and fall of real-life Australian underworld figures as told from both sides of the law.The one that got the ball rolling in recent years, first focusing on the true crime shenanigans in Melbourne of the likes of Alphonse Gangitano, the Carlton Crew and then the Moran-Williams gang feud, then fitted around the likes of the Mr Asia smack connect, Sydney's King Cross, 1920s razor gangs and much else besides.
- DirectorShawn SeetStarsBrett ClimoGreg StoneJane AllsopThe tragic story of the 1998 murders of Victoria Police officers Rod Miller and Gary Silk.A TV movie from the Underbelly franchise delving into the Silk-Miller cop killings.
- DirectorGrant BrownStarsSullivan StapletonValentino del ToroJessica NapierTwo Victorian police officers go undercover to bring down the Australian branch of the Calabrian mafia. A true story.Undercover in the Calabrian mob.
- DirectorCherie NowlanStarsToby SchmitzClaire van der BoomAaron JefferyThe story of David McMillan an Australian drug smuggler and the only person in history to escape from Klong Prem prison in Bangkok.An Aussie drug smuggler tries to escape from a Thai gaol.
- CreatorTony McDonaldAlison NisselleStarsChris HaywoodSimon WestawayJeremy KewleyFour members of the infamous Hennessey clan are acquitted of the shooting of two policemen in a bungled bank heist. Melbourne is shocked as brothers Mal and Steve, along with brother-in-law Darren Mack and friend Ken Hardy, walk free.
- CreatorTony McDonaldAlison NisselleStarsSimon WestawayPeter CumminsSean ScullyPhoenix is an Australian police drama television series.
- StarsRobert MammoneGyton GrantleyShane JacobsonA mini-series that uncovers the story of one of Australia's most notorious criminals, Tony Mokbel.
- StarsDaniel MusgroveThijs MorrisJamie IrvineThe story of Marty Johnstone, Andy Maher & Terry Clark's rise in the Drug trade
- StarsCallan MulveyMatt NableSusie PorterThe story of the Milperra massacre, when the bikie clubs the Bandidos and Camoncheros went to war on Father's Day in suburban Sydney.
- StarsOscar KightleySam NeillHunter KamuhemuGritty and suspenseful, this award-winning drama probes the narcotics underworld of New Zealand's largest city and the toll it takes on those caught in its grip.
- CreatorPaul OliverSteve WrightStarsBryan BrownSam NeillSarah PeirseThe eight-part series follows the adventures of the retired criminal Lennie Cahill and the retired cop Ted McCabe.