East West 101
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East West 101 is a critically acclaimed and award-winning drama series airing on the SBS
network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside
and White Collar Blue
.
East West 101 is set around the Major Crime Squad in metropolitan Sydney. It is based upon the experiences of actual detectives in a crime unit in Sydney's western suburbs
. It is filmed on location, in Sydney suburbs such as Auburn
, Lidcombe
, Redfern
, Chinatown
and Sefton
.
The series was made by SBS with the Film Finance Corporation of Australia and the New South Wales Film and Television Office. It has been sold to Israel and other countries in the Middle East. The second season finished airing on 24 November 2009, and a third season was announced and filmed in 2010. It began airing on SBS One on 20 April 2011. The DVD of the third season was released on 4 May 2011.
), a Muslim
and Ray Crowley (William McInnes
), an Anglo-Australian, who are pitted against each other in a struggle for respect. They try to balance work with their own cultural and religious beliefs, which results in tension between cultures, egos and workmates. Recurring stories throughout the season include Malik's search for the man who shot his father and Crowley's struggle with his son's death. The cast also included Susie Porter
as Inspector Patricia Wright, Aaron Fa'aoso
as Detective Sonny Koa, Daniela Farinacci
as Detective Helen Callas and Renee Lim as Jung Lim. Zane's father, Rahman Malik, is played by Taffy (Toffeek) Hany, the real life father of Don Hany.
). The attack seemingly has links to a Muslim terrorist threat that they work to uncover. Meanwhile, Patricia Wright navigates her tumultuous relationship with her family, including her unpredictable brother, Craig (Gyton Grantley
) and father, Mick (Richard Carter). Helen Callas, heavily pregnant, Sonny Koa and Jung Lim also return, investigating crimes that cross cultural boundaries in Sydney's multicultural inner west.
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Australian Directors Guild Awards:
Australian Writers Guild Awards
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APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards:
Logie Awards:
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Australian Writers Guild Awards
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Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside
Wildside (TV drama)
Wildside is an Australian police procedural television series broadcast on the ABC from 1997 to 1999.The show consisted of a one hour format that followed police interactions in inner Sydney. It starred Rachael Blake, Tony Martin, Richard Carter and Alex Dimitriades...
and White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue was an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and...
.
East West 101 is set around the Major Crime Squad in metropolitan Sydney. It is based upon the experiences of actual detectives in a crime unit in Sydney's western suburbs
Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
. It is filmed on location, in Sydney suburbs such as Auburn
Auburn, New South Wales
Auburn is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Auburn is located 19 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Auburn Council.-History:...
, Lidcombe
Lidcombe, New South Wales
Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Lidcombe is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....
, Redfern
Redfern, New South Wales
Redfern is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Redfern is 3 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney...
, Chinatown
Chinatown, Sydney
Sydney's Chinatown is an urban locality in the southern part of the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Haymarket, between Central Station and Darling Harbour...
and Sefton
Sefton, New South Wales
Sefton, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 23 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the Western Sydney region....
.
The series was made by SBS with the Film Finance Corporation of Australia and the New South Wales Film and Television Office. It has been sold to Israel and other countries in the Middle East. The second season finished airing on 24 November 2009, and a third season was announced and filmed in 2010. It began airing on SBS One on 20 April 2011. The DVD of the third season was released on 4 May 2011.
Cast
- Don HanyDon HanyDon Hany is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, the film Lucky Miles and in the mini-series East West 101.-Biography:...
as Detective Zane Malik - Susie PorterSusie PorterSusie Porter is a multiple award winning Australian television and film actress.-Television:Susie Porter began her acting career in one episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky,...
as Inspector Patricia Wright - Aaron Fa'aosoAaron Fa'aosoAaron Fa'aoso is an Australian television and film actor. He is of Torres Strait Islander and Tongan descent . His mother is from Saibai Island .-Career:...
as Detective Sonny Koa - Daniela FarinacciDaniela FarinacciDaniela Farinacci is an Australian actress of Italian descent, who has many television, film and theatre credits....
as Detective Helen Callas - Renee LimRenee Lim-Early life:Lim was born in Perth, Western Australia. She studied medicine at University of New South Wales medical school in 2001. -Career:She has made ten guest appearances on the Australian hospital drama All Saints as Suzi Lau and also as a regular cast member SBS's police drama East West 101...
as Constable Jung Lim - Matthew NableMatthew NableMatthew Nable is an Australian television and film writer, actor, author and former professional rugby league footballer. After playing in the Winfield Cup Premiership for the Manly-Warringah and South Sydney clubs during the 1990s, he wrote and starred in the rugby league-centred drama The Final...
as Detective Neil Travis (season 3)
Supporting cast
- Tasneem RocTasneem RocTasneem Roc is an Australian television and film actress born in Sydney to a Burmese father and Scottish mother. Tasneem attended the Turramurra High School and went on to study acting at the Australian Theatre for Young People...
as Amina Malik - Irini PappasIrini PappasIrini Pappas is an Australian actress, born and raised in Melbourne, of Greek heritage. She has appeared in many television and movie roles and has worked in both Australia and Greece....
as Mariam Malik (season 1) - Taffy Hany as Rahman Malik
- George Fayed as Amir Malik
- Lucy Abroon as Yasmeen Malik
- Gyton GrantleyGyton GrantleyGyton Grantley is a Logie Award and AFI Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly, for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most...
as Craig Deakin (season 2) - Richard Carter as Mick Deakin (season 2)
Past Cast
- William McInnesWilliam McInnesWilliam McInnes is an Australian film and television actor and writer.-Television:After a recurring role on A Country Practice in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as Bligh, Ocean Girl, and Snowy before making his name as Senior Constable Nick Schultz on Blue Heelers in 1994...
as Detective Sergeant Ray Crowley (season 1) - Gerald LepkowskiGerald LepkowskiGerald Lepkowski is a television and stage actor, who has had guest roles in both Australia, Scotland and England, before landing the lead role in Dirt Game in Australia in 2009.- Early life :...
as Agent Richard Skeritt (season 2)
Season one
The first season centered around two detectives, Zane Malik (Don HanyDon Hany
Don Hany is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, the film Lucky Miles and in the mini-series East West 101.-Biography:...
), a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
and Ray Crowley (William McInnes
William McInnes
William McInnes is an Australian film and television actor and writer.-Television:After a recurring role on A Country Practice in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as Bligh, Ocean Girl, and Snowy before making his name as Senior Constable Nick Schultz on Blue Heelers in 1994...
), an Anglo-Australian, who are pitted against each other in a struggle for respect. They try to balance work with their own cultural and religious beliefs, which results in tension between cultures, egos and workmates. Recurring stories throughout the season include Malik's search for the man who shot his father and Crowley's struggle with his son's death. The cast also included Susie Porter
Susie Porter
Susie Porter is a multiple award winning Australian television and film actress.-Television:Susie Porter began her acting career in one episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky,...
as Inspector Patricia Wright, Aaron Fa'aoso
Aaron Fa'aoso
Aaron Fa'aoso is an Australian television and film actor. He is of Torres Strait Islander and Tongan descent . His mother is from Saibai Island .-Career:...
as Detective Sonny Koa, Daniela Farinacci
Daniela Farinacci
Daniela Farinacci is an Australian actress of Italian descent, who has many television, film and theatre credits....
as Detective Helen Callas and Renee Lim as Jung Lim. Zane's father, Rahman Malik, is played by Taffy (Toffeek) Hany, the real life father of Don Hany.
Season two
In season two, detective Malik is caught up in the aftermath of a car bomb which has killed two men, and heralded the arrival of NSO Agent Richard Skeritt (Gerald LepkowskiGerald Lepkowski
Gerald Lepkowski is a television and stage actor, who has had guest roles in both Australia, Scotland and England, before landing the lead role in Dirt Game in Australia in 2009.- Early life :...
). The attack seemingly has links to a Muslim terrorist threat that they work to uncover. Meanwhile, Patricia Wright navigates her tumultuous relationship with her family, including her unpredictable brother, Craig (Gyton Grantley
Gyton Grantley
Gyton Grantley is a Logie Award and AFI Award-winning Australian actor, best known for his portrayal of convicted murderer and drug trafficker Carl Williams in the hit Australian television show Underbelly, for which he was nominated for both Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Most...
) and father, Mick (Richard Carter). Helen Callas, heavily pregnant, Sonny Koa and Jung Lim also return, investigating crimes that cross cultural boundaries in Sydney's multicultural inner west.
Season three
Following a deadly armored bank transport robbery by a highly organized team, Malik's wife Amina and son Amir are involved in a seemingly unrelated car accident. After Amir dies of an undetected aortic dissection, Malik takes the accident investigation personally.Australian Ratings
| Season | Timeslot | Season Premiere | Season Finale | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thursday 8:30pm | 6 December 2007 | 10 January 2008 | 331,300 |
| 2nd | Tuesday 8:30pm | 13 October 2009 | 24 November 2009 | 153,400 |
Awards Won
Australian Film Institute AwardsAustralian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
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- Best Television Drama Series (2009)
- Best Direction in Television – Peter AndrikidisPeter AndrikidisPeter Andrikidis is an Australian television director and producer.Peter Andrikidis graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Film Direction in 1981 and was immediately recruited to Crawford Productions where he worked on The Flying Doctors.He moved to the ABC, where he...
(2009) - Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama – Susie PorterSusie PorterSusie Porter is a multiple award winning Australian television and film actress.-Television:Susie Porter began her acting career in one episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky,...
(2009) - Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series (2008)
Australian Directors Guild Awards:
- Television Mini Series – Peter AndrikidisPeter AndrikidisPeter Andrikidis is an Australian television director and producer.Peter Andrikidis graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Film Direction in 1981 and was immediately recruited to Crawford Productions where he worked on The Flying Doctors.He moved to the ABC, where he...
(2008)
Australian Writers Guild Awards
AWGIE Awards
The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967....
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- Television Mini Series (Original) – Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Kris Mrksa, Michelle Offen and Kris Wyld (2008)
APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards:
- Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie – Guy GrossGuy Gross (Australian composer)Guy Gross is an Australian film and television music composer. He is known most for writing the award winning music for the American science fiction series Farscape and the international hit film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. He also composed for the animated television series...
(2008)
Logie Awards:
- Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie (2010)
- Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series – Don HanyDon HanyDon Hany is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, the film Lucky Miles and in the mini-series East West 101.-Biography:...
(2010)
Awards Nominated
Australian Film Institute AwardsAustralian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
:
- Best Screenplay in Television – Michael Miller and Kristen Dunphy (2009)
- Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama – Don HanyDon HanyDon Hany is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, the film Lucky Miles and in the mini-series East West 101.-Biography:...
(2009) - Best Direction in Television – Peter AndrikidisPeter AndrikidisPeter Andrikidis is an Australian television director and producer.Peter Andrikidis graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in Film Direction in 1981 and was immediately recruited to Crawford Productions where he worked on The Flying Doctors.He moved to the ABC, where he...
(2008) - Best Screenplay in Television – Kris Wyld (2008)
- Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama – Don HanyDon HanyDon Hany is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, the film Lucky Miles and in the mini-series East West 101.-Biography:...
(2008) - Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama – William McInnesWilliam McInnesWilliam McInnes is an Australian film and television actor and writer.-Television:After a recurring role on A Country Practice in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as Bligh, Ocean Girl, and Snowy before making his name as Senior Constable Nick Schultz on Blue Heelers in 1994...
(2008) - Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama – Taffy Hany (2008)
Australian Writers Guild Awards
AWGIE Awards
The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing. The awards began in 1967....
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- Television Mini Series (Original) – Vanessa Bates, Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Michelle Offen, David Ogilvy and Katherine Thomson (2009)
Logie Awards:
- Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series – Susie PorterSusie PorterSusie Porter is a multiple award winning Australian television and film actress.-Television:Susie Porter began her acting career in one episode of House Gang, a short lived television program. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990s, including Big Sky,...
(2010) - Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie (2008)
- Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series – Don HanyDon HanyDon Hany is an Australian award-winning actor. He is best known for his role in the series White Collar Blue, the film Lucky Miles and in the mini-series East West 101.-Biography:...
(2008) - Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series – William McInnesWilliam McInnesWilliam McInnes is an Australian film and television actor and writer.-Television:After a recurring role on A Country Practice in 1990, McInnes appeared in series such as Bligh, Ocean Girl, and Snowy before making his name as Senior Constable Nick Schultz on Blue Heelers in 1994...
(2008)
External links
- Knox, David (27 November 2007). First Review: East West 101. TV Tonight.
- Knox, David (15 July 2009). Returning: East West 101. TV Tonight.