Series synopsis
Wildside is an Australian drama television series that premiered on ABC TV on November 23, 1997. It ended on July 2, 1999. It stars Rachael Blake, Tony Martin, Aaron Pedersen and Alex Dimitriades.
Wildside is an Australian police procedural television series broadcast on the ABC from 1997 to 1999.
The show consisted of a one hour format that followed police interactions in inner Sydney. It starred Rachael Blake, Tony Martin, Richard Carter and Alex Dimitriades. Mary Coustas joined the series in a regular role late in its run, appearing in the last ten episodes.
The series was filmed in Sydney. It was characterised by its use of ad lib dialogue and hand held camera work. It won several L ...
Premise
Wildside is an Australian police procedural television series broadcast on the ABC from 1997 to 1999.
The show consisted of a one hour format that followed police interactions in inner Sydney. It starred Rachael Blake, Tony Martin, Richard Carter and Alex Dimitriades. Mary Coustas joined the series in a regular role late in its run, appearing in the last ten episodes.
The series was filmed in Sydney. It was characterised by its use of ad lib dialogue and hand held camera work. It won several Logie Awards, including Silver Logies for outstanding work by Rachael Blake and Tony Martin for acting, as well as the Most Outstanding Miniseries Logie in 1998. It was also nominated for several Australian Film Institute Awards.
A rerun of the series began in Australia on ABC1 in the early hours of Friday mornings, starting in September 2008.
Premise: Which Side Are You On?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rachael Blake as Maxine Summers
- Tony Martin as Bill McCoy
- Aaron Pedersen as Vince Cellini
- Alex Dimitriades as Charlie Coustos
- Jessica Napier as Gerry Davis
- Abi Tucker as Kate Holbeck
- Kellie Jones as Janine Ross
- Bojana Novaković as Vildana Asimovic
Supporting cast
- Emma Roche as Catherine Moran
- Josh Quong Tart as Tom
- Richard Carter as Brian Deakin
- Roslyn Oades as Justine
- Shaun Goodfellow as Jack Reeves
- Les Hill as Ned
- Kim Knuckey as Bob Wallace
- Enrico Babic as Douglas Owens
- Luke Franco as Ben
- Mitchell McMahon as Nick
- Mevlyde Begaj as Tash
- Srisacd Sacdpraseuth as Shopkeeper
Guest cast
- Kellie Jones as Janine Ross
- Bojana Novaković as Vildana Asimovic
- Emma Roche as Catherine Moran
- Josh Quong Tart as Tom
- Richard Carter as Brian Deakin
- Roslyn Oades as Justine
- Shaun Goodfellow as Jack Reeves
- Les Hill as Ned
- Kim Knuckey as Bob Wallace
- Enrico Babic as Douglas Owens
- Luke Franco as Ben
- Mitchell McMahon as Nick
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 60 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 40 | November 23, 1997 | September 30, 1998 |
| Season 2 | 20 | February 26, 1999 | July 2, 1999 |
| Season 4 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A ram-raid on a clothes store by a group of homeless teenagers results in a high-speed police chase. Two officers end up dead but the teenagers escape. When two of them seek help for their injuries at the crisis centre, the police from the station next door come knocking, clashing with Maxine as she tries to protect her young clients' interests. |
November 23, 1997 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 With the aid of Maxine, Bill McCoy continues to search for his missing son, only to find a second mutilated body. Bill shows a video Joe gave him to Maxine, Gerry and Vince. With a stroke of luck in the search for his son, Gerry is able to identify the girl with Nick in the tape as "Candy." |
November 23, 1997 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Bill tracks Candy to a strip bar where she works as an exotic dancer. From here Bill's search will take on a new light. After endless searching, Bill McCoy finds what appears to be his lost son in a train station. However, the boy gets away from Bill and he is belted by two mysterious thugs who were following him. |
November 24, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Bill and Nick are slowly rebuilding their relationship when Nick becomes a suspect in a break-and-enter and is questioned about his friend, Jack Reeves, who he knows is probably responsible, but is reluctant to give him up. |
February 26, 1999 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A mentally disturbed man is arrested after a vicious hammer attack at a train station leaves another man dead. |
March 5, 1999 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Bill and Charlie attend the aftermath of a bank robbery, from which the robber escaped with a hundred thousand dollars leaving a trail of trauma in his wake. |
March 12, 1999 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 23, 1997 |
| Last aired | July 2, 1999 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |