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Underbelly

Year of completion
2013
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
MiniSeries
Genre
Action, Adventure, Crime/Law & Order, Drama
Duration
52 x 60 minute episodes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The new series, UNDERBELLY: A TALE OF TWO CITIES, will focus on the clash between anti-marijuana crusader Don Mackay and the organised crime groups that controlled the Griffith-based dope trade in the 1970s and 1980s. Mackay was murdered in the car park of the Griffith Hotel on 15 July 1977. Though bloodstains and several spent .22 cartridge cases were found at the scene, Mackay's body was never found.
Completion Year
2013
Genres
Action, Adventure, Crime/Law & Order, Drama
Format
MiniSeries
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Writer of Original Material

John Silvester

Producer

Greg Haddrick, Brenda Pam, Brenda Pam, Brenda Pam, Elisa Argenzio, Peter Gawler, Shawn Seet, Elisa Argenzio, Elisa Argenzio, Greg Haddrick, Greg Haddrick, Peter Gawler, Greg Haddrick, Peter Gawler, Kerrie Mainwaring, Karl Zwicky

Executive Producer

Jo Horsburgh, Des Monaghan

Writer

Greg Haddrick, Peter Gawler, Felicity Packard, Peter Gawler, Felicity Packard, Felicity Packard, Peter Gawler, Greg Haddrick, Kris Mrksa, Felicity Packard, Jeffrey Truman, Niki Aken, Felicity Packard, Jeffrey Truman, Andrew Muir, Adam Todd, Greg Haddrick, Peter Gawler, Peter Gawler, Peter Gawler, Felicity Packard, Michaeley O’Brien, Jeffrey Truman, Justin Monjo

Director

Peter Andrikidis, Tony Tilse, Geoff Bennett, Grant Brown, Peter Andrikidis, Tony Tilse, Geoff Bennett, Grant Brown, Tony Tilse, Tony Tilse, David Caesar, Ian Watson, David Caesar, Andrew Prowse, Karl Zwicky, Shawn Seet, Shawn Seet, Tony Tilse, Cherie Nowlan, David Caesar, Peter Andrikidis, Mat King

Director of Photography

Joe Pickering

Cast

Roy Billing, Dustin Clare, Anna Hutchison, Asher Keddie, Matt Newton, Peter O'Brien, Peter Phelps, Kate Ritchie, John Wood

Awards

2008 — QLD Premier's Literary Awards

2008 — AWGIE Awards

Series

Series Listing

Underbelly
Underbelly Files: Chopper
Underbelly series 1
Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities series 2
Underbelly: The Golden Mile series 3
Underbelly: Razor series 4
Underbelly: Badness series 5
Underbelly: Squizzy series 6

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Portman Film & Television

Production Company

Screentime Pty Limited
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