| East West 101 | |
|---|---|
 Logo ofEast West 101 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Steve Knapman Kris Wyld |
| Directed by | Peter Andrikidis |
| Starring | Don Hany William McInnes Susie Porter Aaron Fa'aoso Gerald Lepkowski Daniela Farinacci Renee Lim |
| Composer | Guy Gross |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producers | Steve Knapman Kris Wyld |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS One |
| Release | 6 December 2007 (2007-12-6) – 1 June 2011 (2011-6-1) |
East West 101 is anAustralian drama series airing on theSBS network. The series was produced and created bySteven Knapman andKris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such asWildside andWhite Collar Blue. It ran for three seasons between 2007 and 2011.
East West 101 is set around the Major Crime Squad in metropolitan Sydney. It was based upon the experiences of actual detectives in a crime unit inSydney's western suburbs.[1] It was filmed on location, in Sydney suburbs such asAuburn,Bankstown,Redfern,Chinatown andMaroubra.
The series was made by SBS with theFilm Finance Corporation of Australia and the New South Wales Film and Television Office. It has been sold to Israel and other countries in the Middle East. The second season finished airing on 24 November 2009, and a third season was announced and filmed in 2010. It began airing on SBS One on 20 April 2011.[1] The DVD of the third season was released on 4 May 2011.[2]
The first season centered around two detectives, Zane Malik (Don Hany), aMuslim and Ray Crowley (William McInnes), anAnglo-Australian, who are pitted against each other in a struggle for respect. They try to balance work with their own cultural and religious beliefs, which results in tension between cultures, egos and workmates.[3] Recurring stories throughout the season include Malik's search for the man who shot his father and Crowley's struggle with his son's death. The cast also includedSusie Porter as Inspector Patricia Wright,Aaron Fa'aoso as Detective Sonny Koa,Daniela Farinacci as Detective Helen Callas and Renee Lim as Jung Lim. Zane's father, Rahman Malik, is played by Taffy (Toffeek) Hany, the real life father of Don Hany.[4]
In season two, detective Malik is caught up in the aftermath of a car bomb which has killed two men, and heralded the arrival of NSO Agent Richard Skeritt (Gerald Lepkowski). The attack seemingly has links to a Muslim terrorist threat that they work to uncover. Meanwhile, Patricia Wright navigates her tumultuous relationship with her family, including her unpredictable brother, Craig (Gyton Grantley) and father, Mick (Richard Carter). Helen Callas, heavily pregnant, Sonny Koa and Jung Lim also return, investigating crimes that cross cultural boundaries in Sydney's multicultural inner west.
Following a deadly armoured bank transport robbery by a highly organized team, Malik's wife Amina and son Amir are involved in a seemingly unrelated car accident. After Amir dies of an undetected aortic dissection, Malik takes the accident investigation personally.
| Season | Timeslot | Season Premiere | Season Finale | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thursday 8:30pm | 6 December 2007 | 10 January 2008 | 331,300[5] |
| 2nd | Tuesday 8:30pm | 13 October 2009 | 24 November 2009 | 153,400[6] |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Series | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series | Won | [7] | ||
| Best Direction in Television | Peter Andrikidis | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay in Television | Kris Wyld | Nominated | |||
| Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | Don Hany | Nominated | |||
| William McInnes | Nominated | ||||
| Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Taffy Hany | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Best Television Drama Series | Won | [8] | ||
| Best Direction in Television | Peter Andrikidis | Won | |||
| Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama | Susie Porter | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay in Television | Michael Miller andKristen Dunphy | Nominated | |||
| Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama | Don Hany | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Series | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Direction Television Mini Series | Peter Andrikidis | — | Won | [9] |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Series | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Television Mini Series - Original | Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Kris Mrksa, Michelle Offen and Kris Wyld | — | Won | [10] |
| 2009 | Vanessa Bates, Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Michelle Offen, David Ogilvy and Katherine Thomson | — | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Series | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie | Guy Gross | — | Won | [11] |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Series | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Cast | — | Won | [12] |
| Year | Category | Nominee | Series | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie | Nominated | [13] | ||
| Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Don Hany | Nominated | |||
| William McInnes | Nominated | ||||
| 2010 | Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie | Won | [14] | ||
| Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Don Hany | Won | |||
| Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Susie Porter | Nominated | |||
| 2012 | Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Don Hany | Nominated |