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And here is an early look at Nine’s highly-anticipated Underbelly series.
The 13-part mini-series by Screentime is based on the book Leadbelly: Inside Australia’s Underworld by The Age journalists, John Silvester and Andrew Rule.
The real name of the character played by Alex Dimitriadis is suppressed for legal reasons, but Dimitriades hopes he will be a fan of the series. “I am told my guy found out that we were doing the show and was rapt,” he told the Herald-Sun.
In this group photo below you can see Gyton Grantley as Carl Williams, legendary actor Gerard Kennedy (Division 4), Martin Sacks (Blue Heelers), Kevin Harrington (Neighbours), George Kapiniaris (Acropolis Now), Simon Westaway, and a long awaited return to the screen by Les Hill (best known for Home and Away).
Underbelly, which is likely to be the most controversial content ever screened by Nine in an 8:30pm timeslot, is expected to screen early in 2008.
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This excellent book just released: ‘Filthy Rat’ by Simon Illingworth
“Criminals began killing each other on the streets in broad daylight and police were being ferried into court charged with allegations of involvement in organised crime. Despite my reservations, I knew I had to do something. I simply resigned myself to the fact that I was a dead man walking.”
THIS IS FANTASTIC!
Great story telling.
Bit dissapointment that comments are being made about the realism & accuracy of the characters & what not. Whether it’s down to a T or not, I havent been this intridged in a storyline for a long time. Great job.
The best Aussie TV show in years.
Keep it going
Victoria First for crime
sounds like a series that could be worth watching..Vince is a champion actor….furthermore…’anonymous’ on 28th Dec…you musn’t be very bright…Memo is an actor, im sure he will change his roll..he wont be memo from Acropolis Now….im convinced you are an idiot!
You should buy the books , I have all 11 Underbelly Books , I know for a fact this show is going to be really good.
I WAS looking fwd to this but it looks like just another stupid film/TV show written and produced by people with no idea about the criminal world. And seriously is Les Hill, Martin Sachs etc meant to be tough?!! and what’s with the over acting? It looks VERY exploitative as well. It is clearly not made by the same people who made Blue Murder.
Look forward to watching this I will judge it when I see it people should watch it first then should comment on it I say 🙂
There is a Better Film coming out that is the Real deal. Forget nines use of who’s who’from the Logies award. watch out for Daddy Long Legs. ps I was an extra on Underbelly an frankie j Holden is the Biggest self centred idiot i have ever seen on a set. “Hey Frankie im a Ford Man”
sorry to say people, what a joke no where near the truth this show was created by media sources so enjoy the herald sun/The Age underbelly!!!!!!!! you want a great show use real sources not media.
Can’t wait to see how this comes out!I am hoping it is a lot like Phoenix/Janus type of television that is hard and gritty with the added realism we all want to see!
George Kapiniaris also appeared in Kick this year, so I wouldn’t pigeon hole him into one sitcom from the 80s. He also did Flying Doctors for 6 years too.
Let’s wait and see the show for itself.
THIS IS CRAP NOTHING LIKE THE HOW IT IS, THEY DONT DRESS OR ACT ANYHTING LIKE THEM, FURTHERMORE USING MEMO FROM ACROPOLYSE NOW, THATS CONVINCING!
I cant wait!!!! have been waiting to see this for months …
I cannot wait!
It’s a publicity still.
If that last picture is a screenshot from the show, then it shows surprisingly impressive directing and colour adjustment for an Australian TV show.