Dustin Joins Underbelly
October 17th 2008
PerthNow
The Nine Network and Screentime announced production of the second series of their controversial Australian drama, Underbelly - A Tale of Two Cities.
Underbelly - A Tale of Two Cities follows the Australian criminal landscape that changed forever in the mid 1970s when the illegal drug industry took hold.
In the decade between ’76 and ‘86 the marijuana and heroin business expanded exponentially.
Crooks with enough nerve, brains and imagination stood to make millions.
Two of the biggest crooks of all were “Aussie Bob” Trimbole and Terry “Mr Asia” Clark. This is their story.
This is also the story of the nascent Federal Police, their efforts to understand the nature and extent of organised crime in Australia, and their fight against the pernicious heroin trade.
Key cast for the production includes Roy Billing as Robert Trimbole; Andrew McFarlane as Donald Mackay; Matthew Newton as Terry Clark; Peter O’Brien as George Freeman and Dustin Clare will be playing Christopher Flannery.
Further cast and characters will be announced soon.
Head of Drama for the Nine Network, Jo Horsburgh, said, “Nine is thrilled to be bringing Underbelly - A Tale of Two Cities to the small screen next year.
Scripts and casting are well underway and the series is proving to be as rich and exciting as the first series. I think the audience will love it”.
Executive producer, Des Monaghan, said, “Screentime is very proud to be in partnership again with Nine. We are very excited about Underbelly - A Tale of Two Cities - which promises to be even bigger and better than the first series”.