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Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series which first aired on the Nine Network on 13 February 2008 and last aired 1 September 2013. Each series was based on real-life events. There have been six series in total.
Series overview
| Series | Subtitle | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | Underbelly | 13 | 13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) | 7 May 2008 (2008-05-07) | |
| 2 | A Tale of Two Cities | 13 | 9 February 2009 (2009-02-09) | 4 May 2009 (2009-05-04) | |
| 3 | The Golden Mile | 13 | 11 April 2010 (2010-04-11) | 27 June 2010 (2010-06-27) | |
| 4 | Razor | 13 | 21 August 2011 (2011-08-21) | 6 November 2011 (2011-11-06) | |
| 5 | Badness | 8 | 13 August 2012 (2012-08-13) | 1 October 2012 (2012-10-01) | |
| 6 | Squizzy | 8 | 28 July 2013 (2013-07-28) | 1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) | |
| 7 | Vanishing Act | 2 | 3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) | 4 April 2022 (2022-04-04) | |
Episodes
Series 1: Underbelly (2008)
Main article: Underbelly (series 1)| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Black Prince" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) |
| 2 | 2 | "Sorcerer's Apprentice" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 13 February 2008 (2008-02-13) |
| 3 | 3 | "I Still Pray" | Geoff Bennett | Felicity Packard | 20 February 2008 (2008-02-20) |
| 4 | 4 | "Cocksure" | Geoff Bennett | Greg Haddrick | 27 February 2008 (2008-02-27) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly" | Peter Andrikidis | Peter Gawler | 5 March 2008 (2008-03-05) |
| 6 | 6 | "Luv U 4 Eva" | Peter Andrikidis | Greg Haddrick | 12 March 2008 (2008-03-12) |
| 7 | 7 | "Wise Monkeys" | Peter Andrikidis | Felicity Packard | 19 March 2008 (2008-03-19) |
| 8 | 8 | "Earning a Crust" | Peter Andrikidis | Peter Gawler | 26 March 2008 (2008-03-26) |
| 9 | 9 | "Suffer the Children" | Grant Brown | Felicity Packard | 2 April 2008 (2008-04-02) |
| 10 | 10 | "Scratched" | Grant Brown | Greg Haddrick | 16 April 2008 (2008-04-16) |
| 11 | 11 | "Barbarians at the Gate" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 23 April 2008 (2008-04-23) |
| 12 | 12 | "Best Laid Plans" | Tony Tilse | Felicity Packard | 30 April 2008 (2008-04-30) |
| 13 | 13 | "Team Purana" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 7 May 2008 (2008-05-07) |
Series 2: A Tale of Two Cities (2009)
Main article: Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Aussie Bob & Kiwi Terry" | Ken Cameron | Peter Gawler | 9 February 2009 (2009-02-09) |
| 15 | 2 | "Bad Habits" | Ken Cameron | Peter Gawler | 9 February 2009 (2009-02-09) |
| 16 | 3 | "Brave New World" | Shawn Seet | Felicity Packard | 16 February 2009 (2009-02-16) |
| 17 | 4 | "Business as Usual" | Shawn Seet | Felicity Packard | 23 February 2009 (2009-02-23) |
| 18 | 5 | "A Tale of Two Hitmen" | Tony Tilse | Kris Mrksa | 2 March 2009 (2009-03-02) |
| 19 | 6 | "Stranded" | Tony Tilse | Kris Mrksa | 9 March 2009 (2009-03-09) |
| 20 | 7 | "A Nice Little Earner" | Tony Tilse | Kris Mrksa | 16 March 2009 (2009-03-16) |
| 21 | 8 | "Diamonds" | Shawn Seet | Greg Haddrick | 23 March 2009 (2009-03-23) |
| 22 | 9 | "Judas Kiss" | Shawn Seet | Felicity Packard | 30 March 2009 (2009-03-30) |
| 23 | 10 | "The Reckoning" | Grant Brown | Felicity Packard | 20 April 2009 (2009-04-20) |
| 24 | 11 | "The Brotherhood" | Grant Brown | Kris Mrksa | 20 April 2009 (2009-04-20) |
| 25 | 12 | "O Lucky Man" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 27 April 2009 (2009-04-27) |
| 26 | 13 | "The Loved Ones" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 4 May 2009 (2009-05-04) |
Series 3: The Golden Mile (2010)
Main article: Underbelly: The Golden Mile| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Into the Mystic" | Tony Tilse | Felicity Packard | 11 April 2010 (2010-04-11) |
| 28 | 2 | "The Crucible" | Tony Tilse | Felicity Packard | 11 April 2010 (2010-04-11) |
| 29 | 3 | "Kingdom Come" | Tony Tilse | Greg Haddrick | 18 April 2010 (2010-04-18) |
| 30 | 4 | "Fall Guy" | Tony Tilse | Kris Mrksa | 25 April 2010 (2010-04-25) |
| 31 | 5 | "Saving Face" | Shawn Seet | Kris Mrksa | 9 May 2010 (2010-05-09) |
| 32 | 6 | "Women in Uniform" | Shawn Seet | Peter Gawler | 9 May 2010 (2010-05-09) |
| 33 | 7 | "Full Force Gale" | Shawn Seet | Peter Gawler | 16 May 2010 (2010-05-16) |
| 34 | 8 | "Crossroads" | Shawn Seet | Felicity Packard | 23 May 2010 (2010-05-23) |
| 35 | 9 | "Dog Eat Dog" | Shawn Seet | Kris Mrksa | 30 May 2010 (2010-05-30) |
| 36 | 10 | "Hurt on Duty" | Tony Tilse | Kris Mrksa | 6 June 2010 (2010-06-06) |
| 37 | 11 | "Beauty and the Beast" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 13 June 2010 (2010-06-13) |
| 38 | 12 | "The Good Lieutenant" | Tony Tilse | Felicity Packard | 20 June 2010 (2010-06-20) |
| 39 | 13 | "Alpha and Omega" | Tony Tilse | Greg Haddrick | 27 June 2010 (2010-06-27) |
Series 4: Razor (2011)
Main article: Underbelly: Razor| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "The Worst Woman in Sydney" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 21 August 2011 (2011-08-21) |
| 41 | 2 | "Whips and Scorpions" | Tony Tilse | Peter Gawler | 21 August 2011 (2011-08-21) |
| 42 | 3 | "Cat Amongst the Pigeons" | Cherie Nowlan | Felicity Packard | 28 August 2011 (2011-08-28) |
| 43 | 4 | "The Damage Done" | Cherie Nowlan | Felicity Packard | 4 September 2011 (2011-09-04) |
| 44 | 5 | "The Darlinghurst Outrage" | Shawn Seet | Michaeley O'Brien | 11 September 2011 (2011-09-11) |
| 45 | 6 | "Blood Alley" | Shawn Seet | Michaeley O'Brien | 18 September 2011 (2011-09-18) |
| 46 | 7 | "Tripe and Brains" | David Caesar | Jeff Truman | 25 September 2011 (2011-09-25) |
| 47 | 8 | "A Big Shivoo" | David Caesar | Jeff Truman | 2 October 2011 (2011-10-02) |
| 48 | 9 | "The Crash" | Mat King | Michaeley O'Brien | 9 October 2011 (2011-10-09) |
| 49 | 10 | "The Sentimental Bloke" | Mat King | Felicity Packard | 16 October 2011 (2011-10-16) |
| 50 | 11 | "Jerusalem Revisited" | Shawn Seet | Jeff Truman | 23 October 2011 (2011-10-23) |
| 51 | 12 | "Big Moves" | David Caesar | Michaeley O'Brien | 30 October 2011 (2011-10-30) |
| 52 | 13 | "Armageddon" | Shawn Sheet | Felicity Packard | 6 November 2011 (2011-11-06) |
Series 5: Badness (2012)
Main article: Underbelly: Badness| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Aus. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Thy Will Be Done" | Tony Tilse | Felicty Packard | 13 August 2012 (2012-08-13) | 210752-1 | 1.78 |
| 54 | 2 | "Cut Snake and Crazy" | Tony Tilse | Felicity Packard | 20 August 2012 (2012-08-20) | 210752-2 | 1.23 |
| 55 | 3 | "The Loaded Dog" | David Caesar | Peter Gawler | 27 August 2012 (2012-08-27) | 210752-3 | 1.04 |
| 56 | 4 | "Year of the Rooster" | David Caesar | Peter Gawler | 3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) | 210752-4 | 0.99 |
| 57 | 5 | "Troubleshooting" | Ian Watson | Niki Aken | 10 September 2012 (2012-09-10) | 210752-5 | 1.03 |
| 58 | 6 | "Road to Nowhere" | Ian Watson | Jeff Truman | 17 September 2012 (2012-09-17) | 210752-6 | 1.01 |
| 59 | 7 | "Bang, Bang, Kill, Kill" | Tony Tilse | Jeff Truman | 17 September 2012 (2012-09-17) | 210752-7 | 0.48 |
| 60 | 8 | "Strike Force Tuno" | Tony Tilse | Niki Aken | 1 October 2012 (2012-10-01) | 210752-8 | 0.86 |
Series 6: Squizzy (2013)
Main article: Underbelly: Squizzy| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Aus. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 1 | "Squizzy Steps Out" | David Caesar | Felicity Packard | 28 July 2013 (2013-07-28) | 216837-1 | 1.68 |
| 62 | 2 | "Squizzy Puts One Over" | David Caesar | Felicity Packard | 28 July 2013 (2013-07-28) | 216837-2 | 1.15 |
| 63 | 3 | "Squizzy Takes Charge" | Andrew Prowse | Jeff Truman | 4 August 2013 (2013-08-04) | 216837-3 | 0.86 |
| 64 | 4 | "Squizzy Breaks Some Hearts" | Andrew Prowse | Jeff Truman | 11 August 2013 (2013-08-11) | 216837-4 | 0.77 |
| 65 | 5 | "Squizzy Tempts Fate" | Karl Zwicky | Andy Muir | 18 August 2013 (2013-08-18) | 216837-5 | 0.73 |
| 66 | 6 | "Squizzy Makes the Front Page" | Karl Zwicky | Adam Todd | 25 August 2013 (2013-08-25) | 216837-6 | 0.78 |
| 67 | 7 | "Squizzy Loses the Plot" | Shawn Seet | Adam Todd | 1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) | 216837-7 | 0.49 |
| 68 | 8 | "Squizzy Cooks a Goose" | Shawn Seet | Paul Gawler | 1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) | 216837-8 | 0.38 |
Ratings
Underbelly series : AUS viewers per episode (millions)
| Season | Episode number | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 1 | 1.249 | 1.324 | 1.273 | 1.249 | 1.224 | 1.233 | 1.271 | 1.195 | 1.219 | 1.247 | 1.237 | 1.344 | 1.417 | |
| 2 | 2.582 | 2.397 | 2.476 | 2.334 | 2.233 | 2.267 | 2.174 | 2.069 | 2.126 | 1.826 | 1.803 | 1.705 | 2.078 | |
| 3 | 2.237 | 2.071 | 1.921 | 1.500 | 1.677 | 1.613 | 1.645 | 1.650 | 1.672 | 1.598 | 1.384 | 1.493 | 1.800 | |
| 4 | 2.794 | 2.084 | 1.760 | 1.550 | 1.461 | 1.408 | 1.397 | 1.290 | 1.282 | 1.336 | 1.237 | 1.296 | 1.449 | |
| 5 | 1.780 | 1.230 | 1.040 | 0.990 | 1.030 | 1.010 | 0.480 | 0.860 | – | |||||
| 6 | 1.680 | 1.150 | 0.860 | 0.770 | 0.730 | 0.780 | 0.490 | 0.380 | – | |||||
See also
Telemovies
- Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here
- Underbelly Files: Infiltration
- Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away
- Underbelly Files: Chopper
Spin-offs
References
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- Knox, David (21 August 2012). "Monday 20 August 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- Knox, David (28 August 2012). "Monday 27 August 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- Knox, David (4 September 2012). "Monday 3 September 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- Knox, David (11 September 2012). "Monday 10 September 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- Knox, David (18 September 2012). "Monday 17 September 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- Dale, David (24 September 2012). "The ratings race: Disappointing Chaser result makes you wonder..." The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- Knox, David (2 October 2012). "Monday 1 October 2012". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ Knox, David (29 July 2013). "Sunday 28 July 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- Knox, David (5 August 2013). "Sunday 4 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- Knox, David (12 August 2013). "Sunday 11 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- Knox, David (19 August 2013). "Sunday 18 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- Knox, David (26 August 2013). "Sunday 25 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ Knox, David (2 September 2013). "Sunday 1 September 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- https://oztam.com.au
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