"Underbelly" (2008) TV series

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

Awards:

10 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Caroline Craig	...	Jacqui James / ... (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Rodger Corser	...	Steve Owen (13 episodes, 2008)
Gyton Grantley	...	Carl Williams (13 episodes, 2008)
Kat Stewart	...	Roberta Williams (13 episodes, 2008)
Roy Billing	...	Aussie Bob Trimbole (13 episodes, 2009)
Anna Hutchison	...	Alison Dine (13 episodes, 2009)
Asher Keddie	...	Liz Cruickshank (13 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Newton	...	Terry 'Mr Asia' Clark (13 episodes, 2009)
Peter Phelps	...	Joe Messina (13 episodes, 2009)
Frankie J. Holden	...	Garry Butterworth (12 episodes, 2008)
Jamie Cohen	...	Adam Rith (11 episodes, 2008)
Peter O'Brien	...	George Freeman (11 episodes, 2009)

Also Known As:

"Underbelly Uncut" (Australia) (rerun title)
"Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities" (Australia) (second season title)
"Underbelly: The Golden Mile" (Australia) (third season title)
"Underbelly: The Mr Asia Story" (New Zealand: English title) (second season title)

Runtime:

Australia:60 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | New Zealand:R16 (season 1) | UK:18 | New Zealand:R18 (Season 2)

Filming Locations:

Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)

Trivia:

Just days before its debut, a judge ordered the first series not be aired in the Australian state of Victoria, saying it would likely influence potential Melbourne jurors in Evangelos Goussis' trial over the murder of Lewis Moran. The DVDs of the series were released on May 8, 2008 (the day after the last episode aired) and were not allowed to be sold in Victoria for the same reason. Though Goussis' trial ended on May 30, 2008, Tony Mokbel has returned to Australia and faces trial on several charges, so the ban continues in Victoria. In September 2008, Channel 9 was allowed to air only the first five episodes of the series in Victoria, but blurred the face of Tony Mokbel's character, suppressed his name, and edited several scenes related to the character and crimes. The full first series and its DVDs will likely not be released in Victoria until Mokbel's trial is complete.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Modern cars and license plates feature in some of the first episodes that were set in the mid-1990s.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Footy Show: (#15.27)" (2008)

Not Bad At All

i thought this might be quite rushed. However I disagree with other comments here..

Each episode drags you into the underworld of the famous gangland killings in Melbourne.

I really like that Caroline Craig narrates. At points in this drama it does make you feel quite upset and also sad.

There are a lot of familiar faces if you have watched Australian TV/movies before.

I am currently up to episodes 8 and it's getting better with every episode.

I think it takes a few episodes to get into it.