Underbelly: The Golden Mile

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Underbelly: The Golden Mile
No. of episodes13
Release
Original network Nine Network
Original release11 April (2010-04-11) –
27 June 2010 (2010-06-27)
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Underbelly: The Golden Mile, the third series of Nine Network's crime drama series Underbelly , originally aired from 11 April to 27 June 2010. It is a thirteen-part series loosely based on real events that stemmed from the mile-long nightclub/red light district in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross, also known as the "Golden Mile", between 1988 and 1999. It primarily depicts the organized crimes in Kings Cross and the police corruption leading up to the 1995 Wood Royal Commission. It is a prequel to Underbelly , which was about the Melbourne gangland killings, and a sequel to Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities . Among the characters presented are John Ibrahim, Kim Hollingsworth, George Freeman, Lenny McPherson and MP John Hatton. Some of the characters, particularly those of the NSW Police, reprise their roles from A Tale of Two Cities.

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The series premiered on the Nine Network on 11 April 2010 at 8.30 pm, with the double episode premiere attracting an average of 2.23 million viewers nationally, in the mainland capitals. [1] The series also premiered on TV3 in New Zealand on Wednesday 5 May 2010 at 8:30 pm. [2]

Synopsis

The series begins in 1988, a year after the events of the previous series. An intelligent but rebellious Lebanese high school boy named John Ibrahim joins his friends in Kings Cross with plans and dreams of making a fortune. Throughout the series the plot shows how John began his entrepreneurship by working for underworld figures like George Freeman and Lenny McPherson, who at the time were the ultimate kings of the Cross. The series also shows the corruption within NSW Police ranks stationed in Kings Cross, particularly Trevor Haken, Jim Egan and Dennis Kelly, who reprise their roles from Season 2 and Graham "Chook" Fowler, Eddie "Parrot" Gould and Neville "Scully" Scullion.

George Freeman dies from an asthma attack, leaving the Cross up for grabs by anyone with power on the street. A young woman named Kim Hollingsworth appears and the series explains Kim's story from being an ordinary working girl to a high-end stripper/prostitute. In the center of the series, social justice crusader and NSW MP John Hatton initiates the Wood Royal Commission to investigate corrupt police officers. Police detective Trevor Haken becomes an informant during the Commission, helping the government expose corrupt officers in Kings Cross, while his family life is torn apart. The other detectives are caught and Jim Egan commits suicide. In Kings Cross, John Ibrahim has become a notable businessman after acquisition of most entertainment complexes in the area and being acquitted of a manslaughter charge. The dominance of traditional players in the Cross like Bill and Louis is now under threat from the arrival of a stable of new characters, including drug dealer Benny Kassab and his violent and impulsive enforcer Danny "DK" Karam.

Kim Hollingsworth decides to apply for the police academy after growing sick of her life as a sex worker. She is approached by the Royal Commission task force and becomes an undercover agent but her application for the police workforce is rejected after her previous employment history is revealed and the Royal Commission abandons her after it has used her. She decides to sue the NSW Police and wins the lawsuit, though she never receives any compensation. Near the end of the series, Dennis Kelly applies to become Police Commissioner but is forced to withdraw after his corrupted past is exposed. Since the Royal Commission, the Golden Mile has plunged into chaos and violence with turf wars breaking out. A special task force called Strike Force Lancer is set up to investigate organized crimes in Kings Cross. After Kassab's arrest, Danny Karam has formed a gang called "DK's Boys" in attempt to take over the Cross but his gang members, led by the loose cannon Michael Kanaan, plot his murder and attempt to take control; their violence escalates with kneecappings of rivals to an eventual shooting of civilians. Task Force Lance eventually pin down Kanaan and arrest his gang. The series ends showing that Kim is living a quiet life in rural New South Wales, while peace has finally been restored to Kings Cross. The police and bikies said to John that they will always watch his back, making him remain as the undisputed king of the Cross.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
271"Into the Mystic" Tony Tilse Felicity Packard11 April 2010 (2010-04-11)
In 1988, a young, skinny boy named John Ibrahim from the outer-suburbs arrives in King's Cross to seek his fortune after being expelled from school, which results in a chance meeting with Sydney crime bosses George Freeman and Lenny McPherson. Impressed by Ibrahim, Freeman offers him a job as a bouncer. The Kings Cross detectives get into a confrontation with some thugs and illegally rough them up after one makes a pass at Trevor's wife, to the horror of Constable Joe Dooley. When John notices a brawl on the cross, he jumps in and is almost fatally stabbed.
282"The Crucible"Tony TilseFelicity Packard11 April 2010 (2010-04-11)
Young waitress Kim Hollingsworth turns to prostitution after she discovers her abusive, cheating boyfriend Trent has stolen money from her. Corrupt King's Cross detectives Trevor Haken and Jim Egan go too far when arresting a pack of drunks, sparking political calls for a royal commission into the NSW Police. However, Haken and Egan, along with drug dealer Bill Bayeh, set up an elaborate "sting" for their own profit, resulting in them swindling $200,000 from the Australian Federal Police. John asks George to save his pay for him and is eventually able to buy into one of the Darlinghurst Road nightclubs where he works.
293"Kingdom Come"Tony Tilse Greg Haddrick 18 April 2010 (2010-04-18)
After a shooting in a cafe, Trevor strikes a deal with Bill Bayeh to control police raids and competition in King's Cross – Bayeh gets the "Green light" from Trevor to sell drugs, providing he does not sell to minors and there are no more drug-related shootings in the Cross. Narrowly escaping a shooting in Bayeh's gaming room, John receives some advice from George Freeman and is assigned a bodyguard. Trent pushes Kim's anger too far and sets put for revenge. She tries to leave the escort service to join the police after helping them arrest Trent for harassing her, but is rejected because she did not finish school. Corrupt police inspector Dennis Kelly tries to get a politician's daughter off drink-driving charges. This impresses the politician in question, Ken Wallis, who has a say in the race for Police Commissioner. George Freeman dies of an asthma attack.
304"Fall Guy"Tony TilseKris Mrksa25 April 2010 (2010-04-25)
Benny Kassab, a nightclub bouncer, quells a street brawl and earns the attention of Bill Bayeh. Soon, Kassab becomes Bayeh's "fall guy", holding the money and drugs from Bill's deals. Not content with his position, Kassab begins distributing drugs secretly. When Bill's business suffers as a result, tensions rise between Bill and his brother, Louis Bayeh. After Louis threatens two of Kassab's associates, his house is sprayed with automatic fire. Trevor's alcoholism and paranoia take a personal toll when he accuses his wife, Maria, of having an affair with King's Cross detective Neville "Scully" Scullion. When he finds out it isn't true, Maria asks to be driven to her mother's house, but she never makes it. Kim meets Sergeant Dave and is persuaded, along with her sister and best friend, to strip for a police charity. However, after the show, they discover their money is missing.
315"Saving Face"Shawn SeetKris Mrksa9 May 2010 (2010-05-09)
Benny Kassab turns to Jim Egan and Trevor Haken for assistance in light of his two lieutenants, Shaka and Norm, shooting at Louis Bayeh's house. Egan and Haken organise a deal with Kassab that if Shaka and Norm turn themselves in at the Bankstown Police Station, they will get off lightly. However, Louis Bayeh uses his own police contacts to successfully oppose bail for the duo, causing Kassab to look like a liar. When Detective Debbie Webb is sent to investigate a break-and-enter with corrupt detective Eddie Gould, she is tricked into participating in an insurance scam run by Eddie and his brother. When Debbie discovers that Eddie participated in the gang-rape of another officer, she is outraged and she reports the incident to the Deputy Commissioner, only to be labelled a "whistleblower". John Ibrahim leases the "Illusion" nightclub to Hammer in order to prevent Hammer's ex-con associates from drinking at the Tunnel club and ruining business. Kim discovers that Sergeant Dave, her "boyfriend", is married, and tricks him in revenge by agreeing to participate in another sex show... that she has no intention of delivering.
326"Women in Uniform"Shawn SeetPeter Gawler9 May 2010 (2010-05-09)
New King's Cross beat constable, Wendy Jones, quickly crosses paths with John Ibrahim and the attraction is mutual. However, after going on a scuba trip with Ibrahim, Wendy starts to have second thoughts about the prudence of their relationship. Fuming that her career is going nowhere, Detective Debbie Webb takes up drinking, but she strikes up a relationship with Kim Hollingsworth. Chief Inspector Dennis Kelly applies to enter the National Crime Authority in order to improve his resume in the race for police commissioner, but his actions attract the suspicions of the AFP's Gerry Lloyd. Debbie transfers to the fraud squad and meets Greg Locke.
337"Full Force Gale"Shawn SeetPeter Gawler16 May 2010 (2010-05-16)
When gang violence breaks out in King's Cross, John Ibrahim is placed under pressure to clean up the drug mess on the streets. Things take a nasty turn his associate Russell Townsend accidentally kills drug dealer Talal Assad in John's presence. Because of the urgings of his friend, Constable Wendy Jones, to co-operate with the investigation, John is faced with the unenviable choice of "dobbing in" Townsend and losing the respect of Sydney's criminal underworld, or running the risk of everything he has built falling apart. Kim is thrilled with her loving, gentle new boyfriend, Michael, but decides to put his loyalty to the test by allowing her fellow prostitute & sister to proposition him. When Michael inevitably accepts the indecent proposal, Kim is furious and dumps him. Debbie Webb joins the fraud squad, but is snubbed due to her whistleblower reputation. However, she finds romance with her colleague Greg Locke. Debbie documents the corruption within the fraud squad and somehow gets a disinterested Dennis Kelly to sign it. However, Kelly manoeuvres out of a tight spot by reporting Debbie's complaint to Internal Affairs. Debbie discovers she is pregnant to Greg and the two wed, but not before she learns to let go of her past and embrace the fact that she is a good person.
348"Crossroads"Shawn SeetFelicity Packard23 May 2010 (2010-05-23)
Kim Hollingsworth's police friend, Sergeant Dave, abandons her after she "dobs in" to Internal Affairs a police officer who made sexual advances against her. Kim reaches boiling point when her friend and fellow prostitute Wanda is found dead. Having obtained the HSC via correspondence, she enrolls in a detective's course at Goulburn Police Academy. Debbie Webb leaves King's Cross police and allies herself with her husband Greg Locke and politician John Hatton in campaigning for a Royal Commission of enquiry into the New South Wales Police Force, forever changing the course of history. Frustrated at his inability to fight drug dealing as a uniformed officer, Joe Dooley leaves the King's Cross police and also enrolls at the Goulburn Academy.
359"Dog Eat Dog"Shawn SeetKris Mrksa30 May 2010 (2010-05-30)
Under pressure from the Wood Royal Commission, Trevor Haken's paranoia reaches an all-new high. However, his paranoia is justified as he discovers the Commission has a lot of incriminating evidence against him. In order to escape conviction, Trevor volunteers to become a "supergrass" and expose corruption in King's Cross. Benny Kassab suspects that he has a rat in his ranks – he believes that his associate, Norm Korbage, is working with police to expose him. After Kassab is arrested trying to flee the country, he figures out it was Norm who turned him in. Kim Hollingsworth's colourful past comes back to haunt her – she is asked by corrupt detective Eddie Gould to be the madam of a new brothel he is opening. She reports the incident to the Wood Royal Commission, and in so doing, exposes her past as a stripper and a prostitute.
3610"Hurt on Duty"Tony TilseKris Mrksa6 June 2010 (2010-06-06)
King's Cross detectives Graham "Chook" Fowler and Neville "Scully" Scullion are called to testify to the Wood Royal Commission. On orders of the Commission, Trevor Haken wears a wire to a meeting with Bill Bayeh in order to expose corruption in King's Cross. Whilst Fowler denies he is involved in corruption, he is shown covert video footage of him accepting a bribe from Trevor Haken. This reveals both the covert nature of the Commission, as well as Haken's status as a "supergrass". Kim Hollingsworth is expelled from the Goulburn Academy for failing to disclose her past work as a prostitute, and is forced to work undercover to expose police corruption, but is almost caught out by corrupt detective Eddie Gould. Danny Karam and Hammer's drug addictions result in both of them robbing Bill Bayeh, causing further tensions between Hammer and John Ibrahim.
3711"Beauty and the Beast"Tony TilsePeter Gawler13 June 2010 (2010-06-13)
Aware that he is being investigated by the Wood Royal Commission, Dennis Kelly dobs in fellow corrupt detective Jim Egan to investigators. When Egan is called to testify at the commission, he commits suicide so that his corrupt dealings are not exposed. John Ibrahim is also called to testify at the Wood Royal Commission, however he refuses to answer questions regarding his interest in Constable Wendy Jones, risking further jail time in addition to his accessory to murder charge. Commission investigator Gerry Lloyd hires Shaka, a former lieutenant to Benny Kassab, to wear a wire to expose the corrupt police working with Bill Bayeh. However, the operation goes awry, resulting in several deaths by overdose and Shaka's own deportation to Lebanon. However, Bayeh is brought down when footage of him manufacturing cocaine is aired at the Commission. Kim Hollingsworth continues to risk her life to expose Eddie Gould's corruption. Lloyd persuades Kim to work on a similar operation with Dennis Kelly. However, the operation fails and Kim is sent by the Commission to Adelaide, where she sees no choice but to return to prostitution.
3812"The Good Lieutenant"Tony TilseFelicity Packard20 June 2010 (2010-06-20)
After the Wood Royal Commission closes, all the old forces of the King's Cross drug trade have been imprisoned and the corrupt police have been cleaned out of the New South Wales police. This leads to a power vacuum in the King's Cross underworld. In order to stake his claim to power in King's Cross, Danny "DK" Karam hires a group of young thugs, led by Michael Kanaan to assist him. Together, they form a ruthless gang and set about taking over the King's Cross drug trade. Kanaan and his associates, Adam, Rabs and Wassi, employ teenage drug runners to sell cocaine on the streets, agitating both police and King's Cross businesses. Brainwashed by Karam's glorified stories of gang warfare, Kanaan shoots two strangers outside the Five Dock Hotel in western Sydney. When Karam reprimands him for his actions, Kanaan feels resentment and suggests to his associates that they kill Karam. Concerned, the NSW Police form Strike Force Lancer to stop this new crimewave, and honest cop Joe Dooley is one of the first to be selected for the job.
3913"Alpha and Omega"Tony TilseGreg Haddrick27 June 2010 (2010-06-27)
In 1998, after disposing of Danny Karam, drug dealer Michael Kanaan devises a plan to murder John Ibrahim and his bodyguard, Kiwi Steve, in order to divert attention but this is thwarted during a wild shootout with police in which Kanaan is badly injured. Dennis Kelly fights off competition from Gerry lloyd and Sid Hillier for the role of Police Commissioner. An angry Kim Hollingsworth returns to Sydney from Adelaide, intending on suing the NSW Police. Meanwhile, Joe Dooley and Strike Force Lancer arrest Michael Kanaan and his gang, restoring peace to the Golden Mile – leaving John Ibrahim as the undisputed King of the Cross.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest cast

Ratings

EpisodeOriginal air dateTimeslotViewers
(millions)		Nightly rankWeekly rank
1"Into the Mystic"11 April 20108:30pm
Sunday		2.237 [3] 1 [3] 1 [4]
2"The Crucible"9:30pm
Sunday		2.071 [3] 2 [3] 2 [4]
3"Kingdom Come"18 April 20108:30pm
Sunday		1.921 [5] 1 [5] 1 [6]
4"Fall Guy"25 April 20101.500 [7] 1 [7] 2 [8]
5"Saving Face"9 May 20101.677 [9] 1 [9] 1 [10]
6"Women in Uniform"9:30pm
Sunday		1.613 [9] 2 [9] 2 [10]
7"Full Force Gale"16 May 20108:30pm
Sunday		1.645 [11] 3 [11] 4 [12]
8"Crossroads"23 May 20101.650 [13] 2 [13] 4 [14]
9"Dog Eat Dog"30 May 20101.672 [15] 4 [15] 5 [16]
10"Hurt on Duty"6 June 20101.598 [17] 3 [17] 5 [18]
11"Beauty and the Beast"13 June 20101.384 [19] 4 [19] 17 [20]
12"The Good Lieutenant"20 June 20101.493 [21] 4 [21] 7 [22]
13"Alpha and Omega"27 June 20101.800 [23] 1 [23] 3 [24]

In March 2010, former King's Cross policewoman Wendy Hatfield lodged an application in the New South Wales Supreme Court, asking to view five episodes of the series featuring a character supposedly based on her, Wendy Jones, to see if she had been defamed. Her concern was that the series, which was based on a book of the same name she believed had defamed her, would also defame her by implying she had a sexual relationship with John Ibrahim. Her request was denied, with a judge ruling she would only have grounds to lodge defamation proceedings after the fact.

On 25 May 2010, Hatfield lodged a defamation lawsuit with the NSW Supreme Court against the Nine Network, TCN Nine Network Sydney and the producers, Screentime. She believed that she was defamed in episode 6, "Women in Uniform", arguing that the depiction of the character of Wendy Jones, which is allegedly based on her, engaged in an affair with Ibrahim had defamed her and caused her "to be bought into hatred, ridicule and contempt" and "gravely injured her character". The case was to be heard on 22 June. [25]

On 21 December 2010 Hatfield succeeded in a defamation suit against the publishers of Underbelly: The Golden Mile, the tie-in book to the series, being awarded $59,000 in damages. [26]

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