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This two part mini-series is based on the events that led to the Wood Royal Commission on Police Corruption in New South Wales (1996). It focuses on both the intricacies of corruption in the police force and the sometimes Byzantine behaviour and 'moral' codes of the organised crime world. Roger Rogerson, a larrikin detective with an egalitarian, blokey demeanour, builds a lucrative alternative career based on bribery, drug money, and murder. He join forces Arthur 'Neddy' Smith, one of Australia's most notorious underworld thugs who, by being the conduit between the police and the criminal underworld, has built an extensive drug empire in Australia. Their activities are threatened when a young police officer declines a bribe offered to him by the police chief. His refusal to engage in illegal activities results in an escalating war, with police and criminals committing increasingly desperate and murderous acts.
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Blue Murder at 25 : Why It's a Pulse-pounding Australian Crime Classic
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Something Old, Something Blue
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When FilmInk Met Roger Rogerson ...
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Man About Town
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Guns for Hire
2011
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 November 2011; (p. 4-5)
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Untitled
2002
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— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 41 2002; (p. 138-142)
— Review of Ned Kelly 2003 single work film/TV ; Blue Murder 1995 series - publisher film/TV -
Guns for Hire
2011
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 November 2011; (p. 4-5) -
Man About Town
2014
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 May 2014; (p. 2) -
Something Old, Something Blue
2016
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 19 June 2016; (p. 12) -
When FilmInk Met Roger Rogerson ...
2016
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 16 June 2016; -
Blue Murder at 25 : Why It's a Pulse-pounding Australian Crime Classic
2020
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 29 March 2020;
Awards
- 1996 winner Logie Awards — Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production
- 1996 winner AFI Awards Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature
- 1996 winner AFI Awards Australian Film Institute Awards — Best Screenplay in a TV Drama
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