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1 form y separately published work icon My Life Is Murder Claire Tonkin , Peter Gawler , Matt Ford , Tim Pye , Ainslie Clouston , Monica Zanetti , Chris Hawkshaw , Paul Bennett , Chris Corbett , ( dir. Leah Purcell et. al. )agent Australia : CJZ , 2019 16558651 2019 series - publisher film/TV detective

'A cop show without a cop, My Life is Murder is a contemporary mystery series with a complex, charismatic and compelling investigator who can’t help fighting the good fight – whether it’s solving murders or combatting the small frustrations of daily life.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 6 form y separately published work icon Wolf Creek Peter Gawler , Felicity Packard , Nicholas Parsons , Shanti Gudgeon , Mark Dapin , Greg Haddrick , Australia : Screentime Emu Creek Pictures , 2016 9139518 2016 series - publisher film/TV horror

Series one: Mick Taylor terrorises and murders a family of American tourists–but teenage daughter Eve escapes and embarks on a plan of revenge.

Series two: Mick Taylor encounters a busload of international tourists.


For a full list of episodes, see Film Details.

1 5 form y separately published work icon Fat Tony & Co Peter Gawler , Adam Todd , Jeff Truman , Michaeley O'Brien , ( dir. Karl Zwicky et. al. )agent 2014 Australia : Screentime , 2014 6804905 2014 series - publisher film/TV crime

'On March 19, 2006, Mokbel, said to be Australia’s richest gangster, became Australia’s most wanted man. What followed was an intense manhunt that lasted 18 months and dismantled a drug empire.

'A miraculous tip-off to the Australian police revealed that Mokbel was living in Athens, Greece under a false name and documents. But how do you find one man in a population of four million? Fat Tony & Co follows Mokbel from his early beginnings in Melbourne’s underworld to his eventual discovery and arrest in a cafe in Athens.' (Source: http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8703629 )

1 9 form y separately published work icon Underbelly : Squizzy Felicity Packard , Andy Muir , Adam Todd , Peter Gawler , Jeff Truman , ( dir. Karl Zwicky et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime , 2013 Z1901016 2013 series - publisher film/TV crime

'Underbelly: Squizzy spans the years 1915 to 1927 and tells the epic story of "Squizzy" Taylor's relentless quest for power, ultimately creating a public persona that made him the first superstar gangster of the 20th Century.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 8/3/2013)

1 13 form y separately published work icon Underbelly : Badness Peter Gawler , Felicity Packard , Jeff Truman , Niki Aken , ( dir. Tony Tilse et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime , 2012 Z1857598 2012 series - publisher film/TV crime

Underbelly: Badness chronicles the spider web of criminality spun by Anthony Perish and the quest by a dedicated team of police to bring him and his associates to justice. A feared underworld figure, Perish managed to maintain an almost non-existent public profile, which was only revealed when his connection to the murder of Terry Falconer, a former inmate of Sydney's Silverwater jail, brought him to the attention of Strike Force Tuno, which was formed to find Falconer's killers. Displaying an extraordinary level of perseverance and determination, Strike Force Tuno, led by Detective Inspector Jubelin spent ten years gathering the evidence that would finally see Perish brought to justice.'

(Source: Inside Film website)

1 29 form y separately published work icon Underbelly : Razor Peter Gawler , Felicity Packard , Michaeley O'Brien , Jeff Truman , ( dir. Tony Tilse et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime Nine Network , 2011 Z1790769 2011 series - publisher film/TV crime

'Mysterious sightings have been reported around inner-Sydney over the last week. A door to the past has opened, affording locals a glimpse of one of their city's most colorful eras...the 1920's. A time when notorious vice queens, Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh battled for supremacy over a nefarious world built on illegal drugs, gambling, extortion and prostitution. When brothels and sly grog shops flourished and gangs of thugs slashed their opposition into silence until the streets ran with blood.

'Welcome to the compelling world of Underbelly: Razor.'

Source: Channel Nine website, http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/ (Sighted: 18/08/2011)

1 1 form y separately published work icon Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here Peter Gawler , ( dir. Shawn Seet ) Australia : Screentime , 2011 Z1758111 2011 single work film/TV crime

'In 1998 two masked bandits undertook a series of hits on Asian restaurants in Melbourne, leaving a dire message for victims to give police: "Tell them Lucifer was here." A police sting known as Operation Hamada was set up to get them. But in the middle of a stakeout, two policemen Gary Silk and Rod Miller were killed in cold-blood on a lonely street in Moorabbin.'

Source: www.tvtonight.com.au (Sighted 05/10/2011).

1 10 form y separately published work icon Underbelly : The Golden Mile Felicity Packard , Peter Gawler , Kris Mrksa , Greg Haddrick , ( dir. Tony Tilse et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime , 2010 Z1669072 2010 series - publisher film/TV crime

'The cops were bent and the crims were cool. And together they ran the most exciting street in Australia. Strippers, gamblers, gunmen, dealers, bouncers, bagmen - they all came to the Golden Mile.

'A smart and sexy young Kim Hollingsworth, smiling teenage Kings Cross identity Johnny Ibrahim, the Bayeh Brothers, Trevor Haken, Chook Fowler ... the Golden Mile was their playground, and they played like there was no tomorrow.

'Then, in 1995, 'tomorrow' came and the Wood Royal Commission cleaned out the Black Empire within the NSW Police. But it left behind a mess that took years of mayhem to bring under control.

'Underbelly: The Golden Mile is the story of the excesses of the empire, the collapse of the empire, the chaos that followed, and the ultimate victory of strong and honest police ... seen through the eyes of some of the most sexy, charming, corrupt and deadly people of the time.'

Source: Publisher's website.

1 form y separately published work icon A Model Daughter : The Killing of Caroline Byrne Peter Gawler , ( dir. Tony Tilse ) Australia : Screentime Network Ten , 2009 Z1938615 2009 single work film/TV crime

'In 1995 model Caroline Byrne’s body was recovered from the Gap in Sydney: did she jump or was she pushed?'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 10/5/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon False Witness The Diplomat Peter Gawler , ( dir. Peter Andrikidis ) Australia : Screentime , 2009 Z1622562 2009 single work film/TV thriller crime

False Witness 'is set in present day [2009] Sydney,Tajikistan and London against the back drop of bickering intelligence agencies, fallible police forces and international tensions and was inspired by real life incidents including the 1997 theft of five Soviet built nuclear 'suitcase bombs' and explores a scenario that could lead to the West's worst nightmare - a nuclear attack.

'... British diplomat, Ian Porter (Dougray Scott) is apprehended at Heathrow Airport in possession of 30 kilos of heroin. Porter's unwillingness to cooperate leaves Scotland Yard Inspector Julie Hales (Rachael Blake) believing he is doing business with Russian arms and drug trafficker Sergei Krousov (Don Hany). Unaware that Krousov has intentions to sell a suitcase bomb, Scotland Yard offers to cut Porter a deal to turn on Krousov. In return they'll grant him immunity from prosecution and entry into their international witness program.

'Hales accompanies Porter and his estranged wife (Claire Forlani) to Sydney where chameleon Porter believes his handler at MI6 (Richard Roxburgh as Van Koors) can manipulate the Australian Federal Police protection team to allow him to complete his mission. AFP agent Wilson (Jeremy Lindsay Taylor) and Hales have no idea of Porter's MI6 links so, when their security is breached, all hell breaks loose.'

Source: Screentime website, http://www.screentime.com.au/
Sighted: 09/09/2009

1 10 form y separately published work icon Underbelly : A Tale of Two Cities Greg Haddrick , Peter Gawler , Felicity Packard , Kris Mrksa , ( dir. Tony Tilse et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime Nine Network , 2009 Z1557502 2009 series - publisher film/TV crime

'A generation before Alphonse Gangitano and Carl Williams achieved notoriety, an even bigger crime wave rocked the country. Heroin hit the nation like a tsunami. Drug money flooded the underworld and with the new money came a breed of hard men and beautiful women. Two names stood above all others — blazing across the underworld and changing the face of organised crime in Australia forever — 'Aussie' Bob Trimbole and Terry Clark.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 8/7/2013)

1 22 form y separately published work icon Underbelly Greg Haddrick , Peter Gawler , Felicity Packard , ( dir. Tony Tilse et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime , 2008 Z1529959 2008 series - publisher film/TV crime

Miniseries exploring the gangland wars of Melbourne. Before Victorian Police finally intercepted plans for two contract killings in 2004, leading to multiple arrests, the death toll stood at thirty three, making it one of the bloodiest crime wars in the Western world.

1 form y separately published work icon Little Oberon Peter Gawler , ( dir. Kevin Carlin ) 2005 Australia : Christie Films , 2005 Z1308073 2005 single work film/TV fantasy

'The sleepy town of Little Oberon is woken with a jolt when tempestuous Georgie Green returns after a 15 year absence, with a difficult teenage daughter, to care for her ailing but eccentric mother' (Source: Screen Australia. Sighted: 1/6/2012).

The fantasy elements in the teleplay come in via Georgie's role as a practising Wiccan, as well as her teenage daughter Natasha's visions of a young friend of her mother's, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances just before Georgie left town.

1 form y separately published work icon Snobs Graeme Koetsveld , Kym Goldsworthy , Mark Shirrefs , John Armstrong , Chris Kunz , Neville Brown , Peter Gawler , David Phillips , Jennifer Mellet , Nick Wilson , Paul Leadon , ( dir. Ralph Strasser et. al. )agent Sydney : Southern Star Entertainment Nine Network , 2003-2004 7496777 2003 series - publisher film/TV children's

'Set in the picture-postcard community on Sydney's northern beaches, SNOBS is the story of unlikely friends - Abby, the daughter of a wealthy, middle class traditional family and Marian, a boy from a group of modern day nomads who have come to be known as Ferals - the arrival of whom upsets the peace of the community and is the catalyst for conflict, adventure and intrigue.'

Source: Screen Australia.

1 form y separately published work icon The Postcard Bandit Peter Gawler , ( dir. Tony Tilse ) Australia : Pacific Coast Entertainment Nine Network , 2003 6092639 2003 single work film/TV crime

'The Postcard Bandit—that's what the media called Brendan James Abbott (Tom Long), because rumour has it he used to send postcards of his travels to the coppers chasing him. In a career spanning a decade BJ knocked off almost five million dollars of the banks' money and much of this has never been recovered. This is the story of BJ, it celebrates his spirit—it's a warts'n'all account of a unique, gifted Aussie bloke who took the wrong road and who is now paying a heavy price in solitary confinement in a maximum security facility.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 26/6/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon MDA Medical Defence Australia Felicity Packard , Greg Haddrick , Kylie Needham , Fiona Wood , Rob George , John O'Brien , Bill Garner , Deborah Parsons , Ray Harding , Peter Neale , Meaghan Smith , Peter Gawler , Chris Roache , Sue Hore , John Misto , Greg Millin , David Trevor , Louise Le Nay , Jane Allen , Margaret Mitchell , Jessica Frank , David William Boutland , Tony Morphett , Judith Colquhoun , Caroline Stanton , Edwina Searle , Tracey Trinder-Doig , ( dir. Shawn Seet et. al. )agent Australia : Screentime Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2002-2005 Z1881854 2002-2005 series - publisher film/TV crime

'Enter the world of Medical Defence Australia, a medico-legal organisation that exists to defend doctors and where necessary compensate patients. All cases at MDA combine elements of law and medicine so each case is managed by a doctor and a lawyer who agree on how to proceed. It's a unique organisation that delves into morally complex and emotion filled relationships between doctors and patients.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive (http://www.australiantelevision.net/mda/mda.html). (Sighted: 22/2/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon White Collar Blue Peter Gawler , Sam De Brito , John Misto , David Phillips , Tim Pye , Keith Aberdein , Beatrix Christian , Keith Thompson , Kym Goldsworthy , Michael Miller , David Ogilvy , Deborah Parsons , Kris Wyld , Kristen Dunphy , Peter Schreck , ( dir. Brendan Maher et. al. )agent 2002 Sydney : Network Ten Knapman Wyld Television , 2002-2003 6044859 2002 series - publisher film/TV crime detective

'The detectives of the Kingsway Major Crime Squad fight to preserve their Pacific Paradise. Crime knows no boundaries—from the Miami-like streets of Sylvania Waters, all dark glass and pontoons, to the towering cranes on the Container Wharves of Botany Bay, bordered by the white beaches and blue water between Monterey and Hungry Point. This is our world. It's tough. It's beautiful. Dangerous. A contradiction.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 12/6/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon The Scorpion's Kiss Peter Gawler , ( dir. Paul Moloney ) Australia : Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier , 2001 Z1916607 2001 single work film/TV crime

'Could it be that Jane Halifax has finally got it wrong? It would seem so when she is asked to deliver a pre-sentencing report on a stalker who has been harassing a woman in her early 30s.'

Source: Screen Australia

1 form y separately published work icon The Hungry Bear Blues Peter Gawler , ( dir. Lynn Hegarty ) Australia : Nine Network Hal McElroy Southern Star , 2001 6042692 2001 single work film/TV

'A day in the life of Helen Blakemore. Blakemore has applied for a job as security manager for an American Bank in Chicago. With this exciting prospect virtually in the bag, Blakemore arrives at work to a Water Police station in chaos as a bomb threat evacuation is currently underway. Blakemore decides that the station will have to learn to cope without her, and that today is the day that everyone has a lesson to learn.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 12/6/2013)

1 form y separately published work icon The Spider and the Fly Peter Gawler , ( dir. Mark Piper ) Australia : Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier , 2000 Z1916593 2000 single work film/TV crime

'When Jane Halifax's best friend dies mysteriously, Jane must unmask the murderer before she too becomes a victim.'

Source: Screen Australia.

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