Main cast
Antonia Prebble as Rita West, wife of Ted and mother to Wolf. Prebble had previously starred as Rita's granddaughter Loretta West in Outrageous Fortune
David de Lautour as Theodore "Ted" West , husband of Rita and father to Wolf
Dan Musgrove as Russell "Lefty" Munroe, husband of Ngaire and father to Desiree, Chelsea and Lisa
Esther Stephens as Ngaire Munroe, wife of Lefty and mother to Desiree, Chelsea and Lisa
Todd Emerson as Bjelke "Bilkey" van Heeder
Pana Hema-Taylor as Bert Thompson
Xavier Horan as Phineas O'Driscoll, husband of Carol
Sophie Hambleton as Carol O'Driscoll, wife of Phineas
Reef Ireland as Wolfgang "Wolf" West (series 2–6) , Ted and Rita West's son
Ashleigh Cummings as Cheryl Miller (series 3–4) , Wolf's girlfriend/wife
Jessica Grace Smith as Cheryl West (series 5–6) , Wolf's wife
Recurring cast
Will Hall as Mike McArthy; police detective
Jordan Mauger as Rod Nugent; shady pawn shop owner, Rita blackmails him into signing the Galleria over to her
Glen Levy as Darijo Doslic; neighbour/associate of the Wests
Patrick Tafa as Falani; friend of Wolf
Joel Tobeck as Des McEwen; shady lawyer
Caleb Wells as Barry "Sparky" Gibbs; friend of Wolf, brother to Annemarie, son of Dougal
Jordan Mooney as Eric Grady; friend of Wolf
Dean O'Gorman as Evan Lace; local businessman
Hannah Marshall as Joanne; Evan's girlfriend
Laura Hill as Belinda Lace; Evan's wife, was in prison with Rita
Tim Carlsen as Terry; local constable
Stelios Yiakmis as Dave; protest group leader
Kirsten Ibbetson as Riana Adams; student, later cop, dated Bert
Salomé Grace as Chelsea Munroe; Ngaire & Lefty's middle daughter
Ella Shirtcliffe as Lisa Munroe; Ngaire & Lefty's youngest daughter
Jodie Dorday as Trish Miller; Cheryl's mother
Jessie Lawrence as Jeanette Miller; Cheryl's older sister
Lily Powell as Mandy Miller; Cheryl's younger sister
Shane Cortese as Danny Peters; local brothel owner/pimp
Pierre Beasley as Hayden Peters; Danny's son
Elizabeth Dowden as Theresa Deering; one of Danny's workers; has a relationship with Lefty
Guest cast
Matthew Arbuckle as Shane, local constable, has a crush on Cheryl
Jarred Blakiston as Vern Gardiner, neighbour of the Wests at their old house, has an affair with Rita, while Ted is in prison
Ross Brannigan as Father Murphy, Phineas' parish priest
Alistair Browning as Dieter Szabo, Rita's Nazi father[ 49]
Rachale Davies as Jackie, Cheryl's maternal aunt, Trish's sister
Geoffrey Dolan as Neville, a country farmer, on who Lefty sets up a burglary [ 50]
Wesley Dowdell as Dick Spiller, father to Aaron (played Aaron in Outrageous Fortune)
Peter Elliott as Frankie Figgs, shady businessman and nemesis of the Wests
David Fane as Ofisa Falani (Senior)[ 26]
Eve Gordon as Pat, an old friend of Rita's [ 51]
Andrew Grainger as Declan Corke, likely grandfather to Franklin (Outrageous Fortune)
Taylor Hall as Allen Markham, car dealer
Jason Hodzelmans as Brian, neighbour of the Wests, Wendy's husband
Jamie Irvine as Marty Johnstone [ 52]
Michelle Langstone as Bianca, daughter of Frankie Figgs and older sister of Krystle
John Leigh as Dougal Gibbs, an associate of Ted, father to Sparky and Annemarie [ 27]
Gabriel McArtney as Captain Hook (Dave McArtney ),[ 53] vocalist/guitarist of Hello Sailor
Jaime McDermott as Annemarie Gibbs, Sparky's sister and daughter to Dougal [ 27]
Laura McGoldrick as Wendy, neighbour of the Wests
Dra McKay as Elsa Szabo, Rita's mother (Season 4–6)
Toni Potter as Mary Peters, wife to Danny, mother to Hayden (Season 4)
Alison Quigan as Old Lady[ 54]
John Rawls as Gang Leader, of "The Horsemen" gang Wolf is coerced into joining (Season 2) [ 55]
Ilona Rodgers as Grandma Miller, Cheryl's paternal grandmother (Season 4)
Renee Sheridan as Maureen, Cheryl's maternal aunt, Trish's sister (Season 4)
Rima Te Wiata as Iris, Ted's bookie (Season 4–6)
Roz Turnbull as Sonia Stephens, Rochelle's mum (played Rochelle Stephens in Outrageous Fortune) (Season 5)
Nicole Whippy as Kasey's mum (played Kasey in Outrageous Fortune) (Season 4)
Scott Wills as Buck, gang member of "The Horsemen" (Season 2)
Production
In July 2014, NZ on Air approved funding of NZ$ 4.8 million for the miniseries.[ 56] On 28 July 2015, NZ on Air approved funding of NZ$ 7.6 million for a second series,[ 57] on 2 August 2016 NZ$ 6.6 million was approved for a third series[ 58] and on 24 July 2017 NZ$ 6.5 million was approved for a fourth series.[ 59] In September an additional NZ$ 1.2 million was approved for series four.[ 60]
Filming
Filming for series one commenced on 12 October[ 1] and concluded on 17 December 2014.[ 61] Filming for series two commenced on 27 September 2015[ 62] and concluded on 19 January 2016.[ 63] Filming for series three commenced on 30 October 2016[ 64] and concluded on 3 February 2017.[ 65] Filming for series four commenced on 19 November 2017[ 66] and concluded on 18 March 2018.[ 67]
Music
Westside: The Original Soundtrack Released 8 July 2015 (2015-07-08 ) Genre Rock Label South Pacific Pictures
Westside: The Original Soundtrack was released for digital download on 8 July 2015[ 68] and CD on 10 July 2015.[ 69] It peaked at number nineteen in New Zealand. Music from Westside Series Two was released for digital download on 1 July 2016[ 70]
Music from Westside Series Two Title Artist 1. "Watch Your Back" Hello Sailor 3:57 2. "Walking in the Light" Th'Dudes 3:40 3. "Sunday Boys" The Screaming MeeMees 3:45 4. "Tears" The Crocodiles 4:02 5. "Now" Pop Mechanix 3:03 6. "Virginia" Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos 2:31 7. "There Is No Depression in New Zealand" Blam Blam Blam 3:18 8. "Auckland Tonight" The Androids 3:07 9. "Beings Rest Finally" Beat Rhythm Fashion 4:49 10. "Azania (Soon Come)" Herbs 4:27 11. "Danny Boy" Alms for Children 4:38 12. "Without a Doubt" Split Enz 5:59 13. "Kaleidoscope World " The Chills 3:42 14. "Billy Bold" Graham Brazier 3:04 15. "Riot Squad" The NewMatics 3:30 16. "Stop Crying" Th'Dudes 4:44 17. "Trendy Lefties" The Mockers 3:28 18. "Dragons and Demons" Herbs 4:38 19. "Judas" The NewMatics 4:16 20. "Taking the Weight Off" Penknife Glides 4:46 21. "Don't Fight It Marsha, Its Bigger Than Both of Us" Blam Blam Blam 3:54 22. "Doctor I Like Your Medicine" Coup D'Etat 3:34 23. "See Me Go " The Screaming MeeMees 3:40 24. "Asian Paradise" Sharon O'Neill 5:06 25. "Do the Blue Beat" Dinah Lee 2:05
Charts
Series 1
Release
Broadcast
Series 2 premiered in New Zealand on 12 June 2016[ 72] and series 3 premiered on 10 July 2017.[ 73]
Series 1 premiered in Australia on 9Gem on 2 December 2015,[ 74] and series 2 premiered on 8 August 2016.[ 75]
Series 1 is available on the iTunes Store in Australia.[ 76]
Series overview
Episodes
Series 1 (2015)
Series 2 (2016)
Series 3 (2017)
Series 4 (2018)
Series 5 (2019)
Series 6 (2020)
Awards and nominations
C21's International Drama Awards
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref
2017
Best Returning Drama Series
Westside
Nominated
[ 89]
New York Festivals International Film & TV Awards
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref
2018
Bronze World Medal
Television – Entertainment Program: Drama
Mark Beesley, James Griffin, Chris Bailey, Kelly Martin, Murray Keane and Michael Hurst
Won
[ 90]
2019
Silver World Medal
Television – Entertainment Program: Drama
Mark Beesley, James Griffin, Chris Bailey, Kelly Martin
Won
[ 91]
2020
Finalist
Television – Entertainment Program: Drama
Mark Beesley, James Griffin, Chris Bailey, Kelly Martin
Won
[ 92]
New Zealand Television Awards
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref
2017
Best Drama Series
Mark Beesley, Kelly Martin, Chris Bailey & James Griffin
Nominated
[ 93]
Best Actress
Antonia Prebble
Nominated
Esther Stephens
Nominated
2018
Best Art Direction or Production Design
Clayton Ercolano
Nominated
[ 94] [ 95]
Best Script: Drama
James Griffin
Nominated
Best Drama Series
Mark Beesley, Chris Bailey, Kelly Martin, James Griffin
Won
Screen Auckland Best Director: Drama
Michael Hurst
Nominated
Best Actress
Antonia Prebble
Won
2019
Best Drama Series
Mark Beesley, Kelly Martin, Chris Bailey, James Griffin
Won
[ 96]
2020
Best Actress
Antonia Prebble
Pending
[ 97]
Best Editing: Drama
Eric de Beus
Best Costume Design
Tania Klouwens
Best Makeup Design
Vanessa Hurley
Best Script: Drama
James Griffin and Kate McDermott for Season 5, Episode 10
New Zealand Television Craft Awards
Year
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref
2017
Best Editing: Drama
Allanah Bazzard
Nominated
[ 98]
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack
Steve Finnigan, Alan Kidd, Mike Bayliss, Carl Smith
Nominated
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