Fat Tony & Co.
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Genre | Crime Drama |
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Starring | Richard Cawthorne |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
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Production location | Melbourne |
Running time | 48 minutes |
Production company | Screentime |
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Network | Nine Network |
Release | 23 February 30 March 2014 | –
Fat Tony & Co. is a nine-episode Australian television series focusing on Tony Mokbel and covers the manhunt which lasted 18 months and dismantled a drug empire. It premiered on 23 February 2014 and concluded on 30 March 2014 on the Nine Network.
Production
Conception
Fat Tony & Co. has been marketed as a sequel to the first series of Underbelly, however due to changes in funding with Screen Australia it was not branded as an Underbelly series.[1] Fat Tony and Co actually runs chronologically alongside of Underbelly, with the storyline being told from the point of view of Mokbel. The first few episodes chronicle his rise while the "Melbourne gangland war" is taking place but the later episodes focus on his disappearance and arrest in Greece, and other events that unfolded after the original series of Underbelly concluded.
After a rumour in November 2012, Fat Tony & Co. was officially announced on 3 August 2013.[2] Production for the series began on 5 August 2013.[1]
Fat Tony & Co.' was directed by Peter Andrikidis, Andrew Prowse and Karl Zwicky, with Jo Rooney, Andy Ryan, Peter Gawler and Elisa Argenzio Lambert serving as producers.[3]
While most of Fat Tony & Co. was shot in Melbourne, some sequences were filmed in Athens, Greece.[1]
Casting
Most of the cast from the first series of Underbelly return to play the same characters, although some were unavailable to reprise their signature roles such as Kat Stewart who played Roberta Williams, replaced by Hollie Andrew; Caroline Gillmer who played Judy Moran, replaced by Debra Byrne, and Callan Mulvey who played Mark Moran, replaced by Jake Ryan.[1]
Cast
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Series ratings
The following table's ratings and are subject to change as more episodes are broadcast.
TV Season | # of Episodes | Season Premiere |
Season Final |
Average Audience (millions) |
Most Watched Episode | Viewer Ratings (millions) |
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2014 | 9 | 23 February 2014 | 30 March 2014 | 1.206[4] | "The Tony Special" | 1.621[5] |
Episodes
The show has an ISAN assigned root ID of 235400 (0003–9788).
No. in total |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
Australian viewers (million) |
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1 | 1 | "The Tony Special" | Peter Andrikidis | Peter Gawler | 23 February 2014 | 235400-1 | 1.621[6] |
2 | 2 | "The Mexican Job" | Peter Andrikidis | Peter Gawler | 23 February 2014 | 235400-2 | 1.401[6] |
3 | 3 | "When the Dogs Bark" | Andrew Prowse | Adam Todd | 2 March 2014 | 235400-3 | 1.275[7] |
4 | 4 | "Killers, Thieves & Lawyers" | Andrew Prowse | Adam Todd | 9 March 2014 | 235400-4 | 1.095[8] |
5 | 5 | "Where's Tony?" | Karl Zwicky | Adam Todd | 16 March 2014 | 235400-5 | 1.153[9] |
6 | 6 | "A New Life" | Karl Zwicky | Jeff Truman | 23 March 2014 | 235400-6 | 1.106[10] |
7 | 7 | "The Incorruptibles" | Peter Andrikidis | Jeff Truman | 23 March 2014 | 235400-7 | 0.601[10] |
8 | 8 | "A Chip & a Chair" | Peter Andrikidis | Michaeley O'Brien | 30 March 2014 | 235400-8 | 1.177[11] |
9 | 9 | "Drawing Dead" | Peter Andrikidis | Michaeley O'Brien | 30 March 2014 | 235400-9 | 0.631[11] |
See also
- List of Australian television series
- Melbourne gangland killings
- Underbelly
- Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities
References
- ^ a b c d "Underbelly cast reunite for Fat Tony & Co". TV Tonight. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Rumour: Tony Mokbel drama". TV Tonight. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Fat Tony & Co". Screentime Pty Ltd. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/tvratingdramafirstseries.aspx
- ^ http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/research/statistics/tvratingdramaepisode.aspx
- ^ a b "Timeshifted: Sunday 23 February 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Timeshifted: Sunday 2 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Timeshifted: Sunday 9 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Timeshifted: Sunday 16 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Timeshifted: Sunday 23 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Timeshifted: Sunday 30 March 2014". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
External links
- Nine Network shows
- Australian drama television series
- Australian television miniseries
- Television controversies
- 2014 Australian television series debuts
- 2014 Australian television series endings
- 2010s Australian television series
- Television series set in the 1990s
- Television series set in the 2000s
- Melbourne gangland killings
- Australian crime television series
- Television shows set in Victoria (Australia)
- Films about organised crime in Australia
- English-language television programming