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'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.
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Reel Bad Lebs
2019
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— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 5 December no. 94 2019; 'Up until I was nine years old, my favourite film was Blood Sport. Frank Dux, who was played by Van Damme in the prime of his career, competed against the world’s best fighters in the underground martial arts tournament called the Kumite. Early in the film, a brown-skinned man in a traditional Saudi headdress named Hossein tries to force the white female lead, Janice, upstairs to his hotel room for an ‘interview’. When she refuses, Hossein raises his open hand to slap her. Fortunately, Frank Dux intervenes, grabbing Hossein’s arm and winning a bet against him, which spares the blonde-haired damsel from imminent physical and sexual assault. As a result, Frank gets the girl the consensual way – they take a friendly walk, making fun of Hossein as they meander, they have a romantic dinner and then they head back to Frank’s hotel room for a wholesome night of procreation.' (Introduction) -
Happy to Swap Fear for Fury
2012
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 May 2012; (p. 13) -
Among the Elite
2012
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 February 2012; (p. 11) -
Underbelly Is Disgraceful, Says Former Judge
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 April 2010; (p. 3) Former New South Wales Royal Commissioner tells Tim Dick that television programs such as Underbelly: The Golden Mile glamorise crime. -
New Series of Underbelly Murders Its Rivals in TV Ratings
2010
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 April 2010; (p. 4)
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Death of a Culture
2010
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 February 2010; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Underbelly : The Golden Mile 2010 series - publisher film/TV -
Underbelly Goes Dead Flat in Its Third Series
2010
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 April 2010; (p. 5)
— Review of Underbelly : The Golden Mile 2010 series - publisher film/TV -
Spoiled for Choice
2010
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 10-11 April 2010; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Underbelly : The Golden Mile 2010 series - publisher film/TV -
Bloody Beginnings
2010
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 April 2010; (p. 4-5) -
Will Fiction Prove Golden?
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 April 2010; (p. 4) -
New Series of Underbelly Murders Its Rivals in TV Ratings
2010
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 April 2010; (p. 4) -
Underbelly Is Disgraceful, Says Former Judge
2010
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 April 2010; (p. 3) Former New South Wales Royal Commissioner tells Tim Dick that television programs such as Underbelly: The Golden Mile glamorise crime. -
Among the Elite
2012
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 23 February 2012; (p. 11)
Awards
- 2011 nominated Logie Awards — Most Popular Drama Program
- 2011 winner Logie Awards — Most Outstanding Drama Series
- 2010 winner AWGIE Awards — Television Award — Mini-series
- Kings Cross, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1980s
- 1990s