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{{Short description|Australian television series (2007–11)}}
{{Infobox Television
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
|show_name = East West 101
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
|image = [[Image:Eastwest101logo.gif|250px]]
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|creator = Steve Knapman<br>Kris Wyld
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|first_aired = [[6 December]] [[2007]]
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'''''East West 101''''' is a critically acclaimed and award winning [[Australia|Australian]] drama series airing on the [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman & Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as ''[[Wildside (TV drama)|Wildside]]'' and ''[[White Collar Blue]]''.
'''''East West 101''''' is an [[Australia|Australian]] drama series airing on the [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] network. The series was produced and created by [[Steven Knapman]] and [[Kris Wyld]], the team behind other drama series such as ''[[Wildside (Australian TV series)|Wildside]]'' and ''[[White Collar Blue]]''. It ran from 2007–2011, having three series.


''East West 101'' is set around the Major Crime Squad in metropolitan [[Sydney]]. It is based upon the experiences of actual detectives in a crime unit in [[Greater Western Sydney|Sydney's western suburbs]].<ref> http://www.knapmanwyld.com.au/index.html Knapman Wyld</ref> It is filmed on location, in Sydney suburbs such as [[Auburn, New South Wales|Auburn]], [[Lidcombe, New South Wales|Lidcombe]], [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]] and [[Chinatown, Sydney|Chinatown]] and [[Sefton, New South Wales|Sefton]] in the second series.
''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 in [[Greater Western Sydney|Sydney's western suburbs]].<ref name="KW">[http://www.knapmanwyld.com.au/index.html Knapman Wyld Television] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830063141/http://knapmanwyld.com.au/index.html |date=30 August 2007 }} homepage.</ref> It was filmed on location, in Sydney suburbs such as [[Auburn, New South Wales|Auburn]], [[Bankstown]], [[Redfern, New South Wales|Redfern]], [[Chinatown, Sydney|Chinatown]] and [[Maroubra, New South Wales|Maroubra]].


The series was made by SBS with the [[Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd|Film 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]]. A second season is currently in pre-production.<ref>http://www.knapmanwyld.com.au/inprod.html Second Season for East West 101</ref>
The series was made by SBS with the [[Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd|Film 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.<ref name = "KW"/> The DVD of the third season was released on 4 May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishpond.com.au/product_info.php?ref=2280&id=9322225089754&affiliate_banner_id=1 |title=East West 101 - Series 3 - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia |publisher=Fishpond.com.au |access-date=2011-04-27}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==

* [[Don Hany]] as Detective Zane Malik
===Main===
* [[William McInnes]] as Detective Sergeant Ray Crowley (2007-2008)
* [[Susie Porter]] as Inspector Patricia Wright
* [[Don Hany]] as Detective Zane Malik
* [[Aaron Fa'aoso]] as Detective Sonny Koa
* [[Susie Porter]] as Detective Superintendent Patricia Wright
* [[Daniela Farinacci]] as Detective Helen Callas
* [[Aaron Fa'aoso]] as Detective Sonny Koa
* [[Daniela Farinacci]] as Detective Helen Callas
* [[Renee Lim]] as Constable Jung Lim
* [[Renee Lim]] as Constable Jung Lim
* [[Matt Nable]] as Detective Neil Travis (season 3, credited as Matthew Nable)


===Supporting===
with

* [[Tasneem Roc]] as Amina Malik
* [[Irini Pappas]] as Mariam Malik
* Taffy Hany as Rahman Malik
* George Fayed as Amir Malik
* Lucy Abroon as Yasmeen Malik
* Lucy Abroon as Yasmeen Malik
* [[Serhat Caradee]] as Oscar Catas (season 2)
* [[Richard Carter (actor)|Richard Carter]] as Mick Deakin (season 2)
* [[Richard Cawthorne]] as Sterling (season 3)
* George Fayed as Amir Malik
* Dimitri Giameos as Ali El Babb (Season 1)
* [[Gyton Grantley]] as Craig Deakin (season 2)
* Taffy Hany as Rahman Malik
* [[Gerald Lepkowski]] as Agent Richard Skeritt (season 2)
* [[William McInnes]] as Detective Sergeant Ray Crowley (season 1)
* Irini Pappas as Mariam Malik (season 1)
* [[Tasneem Roc]] as Amina Malik
* [[Costa Ronin]] as Gregorovich (season 2)
* [[Damian de Montemas]] as Zimmer


==Plot Synopsis==
===Guests===
* [[Aaron Jeffery]] as Hunter (3 episodes)
: ''See also [[List of East West 101 episodes|List of ''East West 101'' episodes]]''
* [[Aaron Pedersen]] as Adam King (1 episode)
* [[Alyssa McClelland]] as Vesna Popov (1 episode)
* [[Fayssal Bazzi]] as Ali (1 episode)
* [[Jacek Koman]] as Roman (2 episodes)
* [[Josef Ber]] as Agent Doug Ford (6 episodes)
* [[Leon Ford]] as John Duff (1 episode)
* [[Malcolm Kennard]] as Edward Kirkbride (1 episode)
* [[Michael Denkha]] as Akmal Fahd
* [[Myles Pollard]] as John Woodhouse (1 episode)
* [[Richard Carter (actor)|Richard Carter]] as Mick Deakin (5 episodes)
* [[Robert Mammone]] as Oliver Troy (6 episodes)
* [[Tammy MacIntosh]] as Sally Wilson (1 episode)
* [[Tony Nikolakopoulos]] as Omar (2 episodes)
* [[Tory Mussett]] as Karen Keeda (1 episode)


===Season One===
==Plot==
{{see also|List of East West 101 episodes}}


===Season one===
The first series centered around two detectives, Zane Malik ([[Don Hany]]), a [[Muslim]] and Ray Crowley ([[William McInnes]]), an [[Anglo-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.<ref>[http://www.if.com.au/News/View.aspx?newsid=560 SBS’s East-West 101 bridges the cultural divide<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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 included [[Susie Porter]] as Inspector Patricia Wright, [[Aaron Fa'aoso]] as Detective Sonny Koa, [[Daniela Farinacci]] as Detective Helen Callas and Renee Lim as Jung Lim. Rahman Malik, is played by Taffy (Toffeek) Hany, the real life father of Don Hany.<ref>[http://www.knapmanwyld.com.au/ew101/ew101_char.html Knapman Wyld Television Pty Ltd<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The first season centered around two detectives, Zane Malik ([[Don Hany]]), a [[Muslim]] and Ray Crowley ([[William McInnes]]), an [[Anglo-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.<ref>[http://www.if.com.au/News/View.aspx?newsid=560 SBS’s East-West 101 bridges the cultural divide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723000924/http://www.if.com.au/News/View.aspx?newsid=560 |date=23 July 2008 }}. IF.com.</ref> 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 included [[Susie 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.<ref>[http://www.knapmanwyld.com.au/ew101/ew101_char.html East West 101] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210152108/http://www.knapmanwyld.com.au/ew101/ew101_char.html |date=10 December 2007 }}. Knapman Wyld Television Pty Ltd.</ref>

===Season two===
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 (actor)|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.

===Season three===
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.


==Reception==
==Reception==


===Australian Ratings===
===Australian ratings===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Season Premiere
! Season Premiere
! Season Finale
! Season Finale
! Viewers<br>
! Viewers<br />
|-
|-
! '''1st'''
! 1st
| align="center" | Thursday 8:30pm
| align="center" | Thursday 8:30pm
| align="center" | [[6 December]] [[2007]]
| align="center" | 6 December 2007
| align="center" | [[10 January]] [[2008]]
| align="center" | 10 January 2008
| align="center" | 331,300<ref>http://www.australiantelevision.net/eastwest101/episodes.html Ratings Information</ref>
| align="center" | 331,300<ref>[http://www.australiantelevision.net/eastwest101/series1.html East West 101 Series 1 Episode Guide] (Ratings). Australian Television information archive.</ref>
|-
|-
! '''2nd'''
! 2nd
| align="center" | TBA
| align="center" | Tuesday 8:30pm
| align="center" | TBA
| align="center" | 13 October 2009
| align="center" | TBA
| align="center" | 24 November 2009
| align="center" | 153,400<ref>[http://www.australiantelevision.net/eastwest101/series2.html East West 101 Series 2 Episode Guide] (Ratings). Australian Television information archive.</ref>
| align="center" | TBA
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==Awards==
==Awards==


===Awards Won===
===AACTA Awards===
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
'''Australian Directors Guild Awards:'''
|-
* Television Mini Series - [[Peter Andrikidis]] (2008)
! Year
! Category
! Nominee
! Series
! Result
! Ref
|-
| rowspan=6 align="center"|[[2008 Australian Film Institute Awards|2008]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series|Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series]]
|
|
| {{won}}
| rowspan=6 align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/2000-2010/2008.aspx|title=AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2008|publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)|access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television|Best Direction in Television]]
| [[Peter Andrikidis]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television|Best Screenplay in Television]]
| Kris Wyld
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama|Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama]]
| [[Don Hany]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[William McInnes]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama|Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama]]
| Taffy Hany
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=5 align="center"|[[2009 Australian Film Institute Awards|2009]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Television Drama Series|Best Television Drama Series]]
|
|
| {{won}}
| rowspan=5 align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aacta.org/winners-nominees/2000-2010/2009.aspx|title=AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2009|publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)|access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[AACTA Award for Best Direction in Television|Best Direction in Television]]
| Peter Andrikidis
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama|Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama]]
| [[Susie Porter]]
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television|Best Screenplay in Television]]
| Michael Miller and [[Kristen Dunphy]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama|Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama]]
| [[Don Hany]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
|}


'''[[AWGIE Awards|Australian Writers Guild Awards]]:'''
===Australian Directors Guild Awards===
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
* Television Mini Series (Original) - Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Kris Mrksa, Michelle Offen and Kris Wyld (2008)
|-
! Year
! Category
! Nominee
! Series
! Result
! Ref
|-
| align="center"|[[2008 in Australian television|2008]]
| Best Direction Television Mini Series
| [[Peter Andrikidis]]
| {{center|&nbsp;—}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adg.org.au/uploads/media-library/200810/08ADGawardsWINNERS.pdf|title=Australian Directors Guild Announces 2008 ADG Awards Winners|date=25 September 2008|access-date=16 April 2012|publisher=Australian Directors Guild|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410040930/http://adg.org.au/uploads/media-library/200810/08ADGawardsWINNERS.pdf|archive-date=10 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|}


===Australian Writers Guild Awards===
===Awards Nominated===
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
'''[[Australian Film Institute Awards]]:'''
|-
* Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series (2008)
! Year
* Best Direction in Television - [[Peter Andrikidis]] (2008)
! Category
* Best Screenplay in Television - Kris Wyld (2008)
! Nominee
* Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama - [[Don Hany]] (2008)
! Series
* Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama - [[William McInnes]] (2008)
! Result
* Best Guest or Supporting Actor in a Television Drama - Taffy Hany (2008)
! Ref
|-
| align="center"|[[2008 in Australian television|2008]]
| rowspan=2|Television Mini Series - Original
| [[Kristen Dunphy]], Michael Miller, Kris Mrksa, Michelle Offen and Kris Wyld
| {{center|&nbsp;—}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.awg.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=119|title=41st Annual AWGIE Awards - Winners List|access-date=16 April 2012|publisher=Australian Writers' Guild|archive-date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416043328/http://www.awg.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=119|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"|[[2009 in Australian television|2009]]
| Vanessa Bates, Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Michelle Offen, David Ogilvy and Katherine Thomson
| {{center|&nbsp;—}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|
|-
|}


===APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards===
'''[[Logie Awards]]:'''
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
* Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie (2008)
|-
* Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series - [[Don Hany]] (2008)
! Year
* Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series - [[William McInnes]] (2008)
! Category
! Nominee
! Series
! Result
! Ref
|-
| align="center"|[[2008 in Australian television|2008]]
| Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
| [[Guy Gross]]
| {{center|&nbsp;—}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.equityfoundation.org.au/awards/equity-awards-2011-winners-announced.html|title=Equity Awards 2011: Winners announced|date=29 April 2011|access-date=16 April 2012|work=Equity Foundation|publisher=[[Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance]] (MEAA)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228100354/http://www.equityfoundation.org.au/awards/equity-awards-2011-winners-announced.html|archive-date=28 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Equity Awards===
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
|-
! Year
! Category
! Nominee
! Series
! Result
! Ref
|-
| align="center"|[[2010 in Australian television|2011]]
| [[Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| Cast
| {{center|&nbsp;—}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.equityfoundation.org.au/newsbites/2012-equity-award-winners-announced.html|title=Australian television ensembles honoured by their peers|access-date=11 April 2012|work=Equity Foundation|publisher=Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410083842/http://www.equityfoundation.org.au/newsbites/2012-equity-award-winners-announced.html|archive-date=10 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Logie Awards===
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
|-
! Year
! Category
! Nominee
! Series
! Result
! Ref
|-
| rowspan=3 align="center"|[[Logie Awards of 2008|2008]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series|Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie]]
|
|
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=3 align="center"|<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23496732-5001021,00.html Full list of Logie nominees], ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]'', 7 April 2008.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series|Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series]]
| [[Don Hany]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[William McInnes]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align="center"|[[Logie Awards of 2010|2010]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Series|Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie]]
|
|
| {{won}}
| rowspan=3 align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/logie-awards-full-list-of-winners/story-e6frfmyi-1225861311455|title=2010 Logie Awards: Full list of winners|last=Staff|date=2 May 2010|work=[[Herald Sun]]. [[The Herald and Weekly Times]]|publisher=[[News Limited]] ([[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]])|access-date=16 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series|Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series]]
| Don Hany
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Series|Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series]]
| [[Susie Porter]]
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=3 align="center"|[[Logie Awards of 2012|2012]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series|Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series]]
| Don Hany
|
| {{nom}}
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/11/first-review-east-west-101.html TV Tonight]
* [http://www.australiantelevision.net/eastwest101/index.html Australian Television]


==External links==
{{Australian drama TV series}}
* {{IMDb title|0907831|East West 101}}
* Knox, David (27 November 2007). [http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/11/first-review-east-west-101.html First Review: East West 101]; [[TV Tonight]].
* Knox, David (15 July 2009). [http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/07/returning-east-west-101.html Returning: East West 101]. TV Tonight.
*[http://aso.gov.au/titles/tv/east-west-101-the-enemy-within/ ''East West 101''] at [[Australian Screen Online]]
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East West 101
Logo of East West 101
GenreDrama
Created bySteve Knapman
Kris Wyld
Directed byPeter Andrikidis
StarringDon Hany
William McInnes
Susie Porter
Aaron Fa'aoso
Gerald Lepkowski
Daniela Farinacci
Renee Lim
ComposerGuy Gross
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersSteve Knapman
Kris Wyld
Original release
NetworkSBS One
Release6 December 2007 (2007-12-06) –
1 June 2011 (2011-06-01)

East West 101 is an Australian drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman and Kris Wyld, the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue. It ran from 2007–2011, having three series.

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 in Sydney's western suburbs.[1] It was filmed on location, in Sydney suburbs such as Auburn, Bankstown, Redfern, Chinatown and Maroubra.

The series was made by SBS with the Film 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]

Cast

[edit]

Main

[edit]

Supporting

[edit]

Guests

[edit]

Plot

[edit]
See also: List of East West 101 episodes

Season one

[edit]

The first season centered around two detectives, Zane Malik (Don Hany), a Muslim and Ray Crowley (William McInnes), an Anglo-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 included Susie 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]

Season two

[edit]

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.

Season three

[edit]

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.

Reception

[edit]

Australian ratings

[edit]
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]

Awards

[edit]

AACTA Awards

[edit]
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 and Kristen Dunphy Nominated
Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama Don Hany Nominated

Australian Directors Guild Awards

[edit]
Year Category Nominee Series Result Ref
2008 Best Direction Television Mini Series Peter Andrikidis
 —
 Won [9]

Australian Writers Guild Awards

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Year Category Nominee Series Result Ref
2008 Television Mini Series - Original Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Kris Mrksa, Michelle Offen and Kris Wyld
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 Won [10]
2009 Vanessa Bates, Kristen Dunphy, Michael Miller, Michelle Offen, David Ogilvy and Katherine Thomson
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 Nominated

APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards

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Year Category Nominee Series Result Ref
2008 Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie Guy Gross
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 Won [11]

Equity Awards

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Year Category Nominee Series Result Ref
2011 Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Cast
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 Won [12]

Logie Awards

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b Knapman Wyld Television Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine homepage.
  2. ^ "East West 101 - Series 3 - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia". Fishpond.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  3. ^ SBS’s East-West 101 bridges the cultural divide Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. IF.com.
  4. ^ East West 101 Archived 10 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Knapman Wyld Television Pty Ltd.
  5. ^ East West 101 Series 1 Episode Guide (Ratings). Australian Television information archive.
  6. ^ East West 101 Series 2 Episode Guide (Ratings). Australian Television information archive.
  7. ^ "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2008". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  8. ^ "AACTA - Past Winners - 2000-2010 - 2009". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Australian Directors Guild Announces 2008 ADG Awards Winners" (PDF). Australian Directors Guild. 25 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  10. ^ "41st Annual AWGIE Awards - Winners List". Australian Writers' Guild. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Equity Awards 2011: Winners announced". Equity Foundation. Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Australian television ensembles honoured by their peers". Equity Foundation. Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  13. ^ Full list of Logie nominees, The Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2008.
  14. ^ Staff (2 May 2010). "2010 Logie Awards: Full list of winners". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. News Limited (News Corporation). Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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