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 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 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 Jane Allsop as Lady Margaret Stanley Fletcher Humphrys as Edward Jenkins Victoria Eagger as Watch House Matron
Episodes
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 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.
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