Underbelly: Squizzy

Underbelly: Squizzy

Country of origin Australia
No. of episodes 8
Release
Original network Nine Network
Original release 28 July (2013-07-28) – 1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)
Season chronology

Underbelly: Squizzy, the sixth series of the Australian Nine Network reality crime drama series anthology Underbelly, originally aired from 28 July 2013 to 1 September 2013. It is an eight-part series based on the life and career of notorious Melbourne gangster, Squizzy Taylor, and is set between 1915 and 1927. It premiered on 28 July 2013. The series began its production in late 2012, with filming commencing towards the end of 2012. It is the second series in the franchise after Badness not to have 13 episodes and the first series to be fully set in Melbourne since Underbelly.

Premise

The sixth and final series of Underbelly depicts the rise and fall of one of Australia's most notorious 20th-century gangsters, Squizzy Taylor. It shows how Taylor became one of the most feared criminals in Melbourne at the time and his eventual death, which was also depicted in Underbelly: Razor. Justin Rosniak, who played Taylor in Razor, does not reprise his role in the new series; instead Jared Daperis has taken on the role.

Cast

Main cast

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		Aus. viewers
(millions)
611"Squizzy Steps Out"David CaesarFelicity Packard28 July 2013 (2013-07-28)216837-11.68[1]
622"Squizzy Puts One Over"David CaesarFelicity Packard28 July 2013 (2013-07-28)216837-21.15[1]
633"Squizzy Takes Charge"Andrew ProwseJeff Truman4 August 2013 (2013-08-04)216837-30.86[2]
Squizzy plots his rise to the top of Melbourne's underworld by triggering a gang war between Henry Stokes and "Long Harry" Slater. Dolly becomes heartbroken when Squizzy falls in love with a starstruck waitress. Snowy Cutmore betrays Squizzy after figuring out that Squizzy had him shot at by a disfigured Aussie digger.
644"Squizzy Breaks Some Hearts"Andrew ProwseJeff Truman11 August 2013 (2013-08-11)216837-40.77[3]
655"Squizzy Tempts Fate"Karl ZwickyAndy Muir18 August 2013 (2013-08-18)216837-50.73[4]
666"Squizzy Makes the Front Page"Karl ZwickyAdam Todd25 August 2013 (2013-08-25)216837-60.78[5]
Detective Bruce befriends pregnant Lorna and tries to convince her to turn her husband in. She may be devastated by Squizzy's disappearance and the fact he's taken a lover, but she won't tell. Ida's loyalty reconfirmed, the police's case in disarray and with a film to be made, Squizzy decides to turn himself in, convinced he can beat any court case. Squizzy arrives at police headquarters, on his own terms, with a contingent of press to witness the event. And as he predicts he is immediately bailed, But he discovers there's a price to fame when a former admirer turned stalker guns him down in the street. Squizzy survives but the film is cancelled, the government censor bans it in the public interest for its unsavoury association with Squizzy.
677"Squizzy Loses the Plot"Shawn SeetAdam Todd1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)216837-70.49[6]
The old gang is reunited when Squizzy and Tank break Angus out of jail. But Angus finds himself facing the hangman's noose after a botched bank robbery.
688"Squizzy Cooks a Goose"Shawn SeetPaul Gawler1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)216837-80.38[6]
After a brutal six months jailtime for harbouring Angus, Squizzy's attempts to go straight falls short when Long Harry Slater returns to Melbourne and offers him work in the cocaine business. But Snowy Cutmore also returns to Melbourne which leads to a fatal confrontation between the former friends.

Viewership

Episode Title Original airdate Overnight Viewers Nightly Rank Consolidated Viewers Adjusted Rank
1 "Squizzy Steps Out" 28 July 2013 1.68[1] 4[1] 1.73[7] 4[7]
2 "Squizzy Put One Over" 1.15[1] 7[1] 1.27[7] 7[7]
3 "Squizzy Takes Charge" 4 August 2013 0.86[2] 8[2] 0.97[8] 7[8]
4 "Squizzy Breaks Some Hearts" 11 August 2013 0.77[3] 9[3] 0.73[9] 12[9]
5 "Squizzy Tempts Fate" 18 August 2013 0.73[4] 12[4] 0.71[10] 14[10]
6 "Squizzy Makes The Front Page" 25 August 2013 0.78[5] 10[5] 0.73[11] 14[11]
7 "Squizzy Loses The Plot" 1 September 2013 0.49[6] 16[6] 0.64[12] 14[12]
8 "Squizzy Cooks A Goose" 0.38[6] 20[6] 0.51[12] 17[12]

Novelisation

Andy Muir, one of the screenwriters of the series, wrote the novelisation Underbelly Squizzy which was due to be published by Allen&Unwin Australia in July 2013.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Knox, David (29 July 2013). "Sunday 28 July 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Knox, David (5 August 2013). "Sunday 4 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Knox, David (12 August 2013). "Sunday 11 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Knox, David (19 August 2013). "Sunday 18 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 Knox, David (26 August 2013). "Sunday 25 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Knox, David (2 September 2013). "Sunday 1 September 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Knox, David (3 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 28 July 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  8. 1 2 Knox, David (3 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 4 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  9. 1 2 Knox, David (3 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 11 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  10. 1 2 Knox, David (3 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 18 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  11. 1 2 Knox, David (3 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 25 August 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Knox, David (3 October 2016). "Timeshifted: Sunday 1 September 2013". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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