Underbelly: Squizzy
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | July 28, 2013 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne , Australia |
| Products | Television drama |
Underbelly: Squizzy, the sixth installment of the Australian crime drama anthology Underbelly broadcast on Nine Network, was shown from 28 July to 1 September 2013. This eight-episode season explores the life and criminal exploits of Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor spanning the years 1915 to 1927. Filming commenced in late 2012. It marks the second series following Badness to feature fewer than 13 episodes and is the first to be entirely set in Melbourne since the original Underbelly.
Premise
The narrative focuses on the ascent and downfall of one of Australia's most notorious early 20th-century criminals, Squizzy Taylor, emphasizing his control over Melbourne’s criminal underworld and his ultimate demise, also portrayed in Underbelly: Razor. Unlike Razor, where Justin Rosniak portrayed Taylor, this series casts Jared Daperis in the role.
Main cast
- Jared Daperis as Joseph Theodore Leslie 'Squizzy' Taylor
- Camille Keenan as Dolly Grey
- Susie Porter as Rosie Taylor
- Ashley Zukerman as Detective James Bruce
- Luke Ford as Albert 'Tankbuster' McDonald
- Dan Wyllie as Detective Frederick Piggott
- Ken Radley as Detective John Brophy
- Nathan Page as Henry Stokes
- Diana Glenn as Annie Stokes
- Matt Boesenberg as John "Snowy" Cutmore
- Gracie Gilbert as Ida Pender
- Andrew Ryan as Angus 'Gus' Murray
- Richard Cawthorne as 'Long Harry' Slater
- Ian Dixon as Ted Whiting
- Sam Greco as Sam 'Bunny' Whiting
- Elise Jansen as Lorna Kelly
- Greg Fleet as Richard Buckley
- Jackson Ezard as Hugh Hanlon
- Peter Moon as Leo
Episodes
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Viewership
| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Overnight Viewers | Nightly Rank | Consolidated Viewers | Adjusted Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Squizzy Steps Out" | 28 July 2013 | 1.68 | 4 | 1.73 | 4 |
| 2 | "Squizzy Put One Over" | 1.15 | 7 | 1.27 | 7 | |
| 3 | "Squizzy Takes Charge" | 4 August 2013 | 0.86 | 8 | 0.97 | 7 |
| 4 | "Squizzy Breaks Some Hearts" | 11 August 2013 | 0.77 | 9 | 0.73 | 12 |
| 5 | "Squizzy Tempts Fate" | 18 August 2013 | 0.73 | 12 | 0.71 | 14 |
| 6 | "Squizzy Makes The Front Page" | 25 August 2013 | 0.78 | 10 | 0.73 | 14 |
| 7 | "Squizzy Loses The Plot" | 1 September 2013 | 0.49 | 16 | 0.64 | 14 |
| 8 | "Squizzy Cooks A Goose" | 0.38 | 20 | 0.51 | 17 |
Novelisation
The series’ screenwriter Andy Muir penned the novelisation titled Underbelly Squizzy, which was released by Allen & Unwin Australia in July of 2013.
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- Television series set during the 1910s
- Television programs located in Victoria (state)
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