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Small Time Gangster
Small Time Gangster is an Australian comedy series produced by Boilermaker-Burberry Entertainment for Movie Extra subscription television channel. It also screened on SBS One in 2013.[1]
| Small Time Gangster | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime, Comedy |
| Created by | Gareth Calverley & Joss King |
| Starring | Steve Le Marquand Sacha Horler Gia Carides Gary Sweet |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ewan Burnett |
| Producer | Andrew McInally & Gareth Calverley |
| Production locations | Melbourne, Aust. |
| Running time | 8 x 25 min |
| Release | |
| Original network | Movie Extra |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original release | 19 April – 31 May 2011 |
The series follows the adventures of Tony Piccolo, a man who works hard to support his wife Cathy and two kids.[2] While they think he's cleaning carpets, his real profession is as an underworld enforcer, a brutal standover man.[3]
Cast
- Steve Le Marquand as Tony Piccolo
- Sacha Horler as Cathy Piccolo
- Geoff Morrell as Les
- Gia Carides as Darlene
- Gary Sweet as Barry Donald
- Fletcher Humphrys as Steve
- Jared Daperis as Charlie Donald
- Nicole Gulasekharam as Melanie Piccolo
- Samuel Johnson as Gary
- Sean Rees-Wemyss as Matthew Piccolo
- Kevin Hofbauer as Dean
Season 1 (2011)
| # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jingle Bells" | Jeffrey Walker | Joss King & Gareth Calverley | 19 April 2011 | |
| Tony Piccolo is a regular family man making an honest living as a suburban carpet cleaner. But his wife Cathy and children, Melanie and Matthew, don't know that Tony has a secret double life as a ruthless underworld enforcer, roughing people up when they don't pay their debts to the big boss. Looking forward to Christmas at home with his family, Tony receives a text message from work telling him he has a job to do. Hopes of the quiet Christmas fade, especially when he finds out that the low-life bum he needs to collect payments from is his friend, Artie. | |||||
| 2 | "The Yips" | Unknown | Unknown | 19 April 2011 | |
| Tony is given a new apprentice, Barry's wide-eyed, rookie son Charlie, and must show him the ropes as they try to take down a sleazy porn dealer. Still distracted and disturbed by visions of Artie's death, Tony has seriously lost his nerve and has trouble following through on the job. | |||||
| 3 | "Dangerous Talk" | Unknown | Unknown | 26 April 2011 | |
| Collecting from a low-life client, Tony's nerves desert him again, leading to an unwise confession. Meanwhile, Cathy's friendship with Brent takes a new turn when he shows up at a family BBQ. | |||||
| 4 | "Who Got the RPG?" | Unknown | Unknown | 3 May 2011 | |
| 5 | "Suburban Beatdown" | Unknown | Unknown | 10 May 2011 | |
| 6 | "The Last Post" | Unknown | Unknown | 17 May 2011 | |
| 7 | "Stand and Deliver" | Unknown | Unknown | 24 May 2011 | |
| 8 | "Vengeance" | Unknown | Unknown | 31 May 2011 | |
See also
References
External links
- Small Time Gangster at IMDb
- Australian Television Information Archive
- Boilermaker Pty Ltd