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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Underbelly : A Tale of Two Cities
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Film Details - Screentime ; Nine Network , 2009

Producers:

Des Monaghan and Jo Horsburgh (executive producers).
Greg Haddrick and Brenda Pam (producers).

Production Companies:

Screentime.

Finance Organisations:

Screen Australia

Music:

Burkhard Dallwitz.

Cast:

Primary cast members were Roy Billing (Robert 'Aussie Bob' Trimbole), Anna Hutchison (Allison Dine), Matthew Newton (Terry Clark), Asher Keddie (Liz Cruickshank), and Peter Phelps (Joe Messina).

Release Dates:

First screened on 9 February 2009 (double episode).

Location:

  • Set in and around Griffith, New South Wales (and, in later episodes, England).
  • Filmed in Sydney and Melbourne: 1970s' Griffith was filmed in Sydney locations Richmond and Warwick Farm.

Awards:

  • ADG Award (Australian Directors Guild), Best Direction Television Drama Series (won), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama (won for episode 11), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama (nominated for episode 4), 2009.
  • AFI Award, Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama (nomination), 2009.
  • ASSG (Australian Screen Sound Guild), Best Achievement in Sound for a Television Drama (nominated), 2009.
  • Logie Award, Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent (nomination), 2010.
  • Logie Award, Most Outstanding Actor (nomination), 2010.
  • Logie Award, Most Outstanding Actress (nomination), 2010.

Notes:

List of episodes:
1. Aussie Bob and Kiwi Terry (Peter Gawler)
2. Bad Habits (Peter Gawler)
3. Brave New World (Felicity Packard)
4. Business as Uusual (Felicity Packard)
5. A Tale of Two Hitmen (Kris Mrksa)
6. Stranded (Kris Mrksa)
7. A Nice Little Earner (Kris Mrksa)
8. Diamonds (Greg Haddrick)
9. Juda Kiss (Felicity Packard)
10. The Reckoning (Felicity Packard)
11. The Brotherhood (Kris Mrksa)
12. O Lucky Man (Peter Gawler)
13. The Loved One (Peter Gawler)

Subjects:
Settings:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Griffith, Griffith (NSW) area, Riverina - Murray area, New South Wales,
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
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