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Danger 5 began in 2012 as a six-part broad comedy series that filters World War II through the exploitative spy thrillers of the 1960s.
Centred on six operatives from various Allied powers, the program follows their attempts to stop an increasingly absurd series of Nazi plots (including, for example, the theft by dirigible of the world's national monuments in order to build an enormous statue of Hitler, or the use of dinosaurs in combat) and, as their commanding officer constantly reminds them, 'As always, kill Hitler.'
The comedy is extremely broad and both exploits and mocks the exploitative nature of 1960s' film and television, as apparent, for example, in the title of episode five: 'Fresh Meat for Hitler's Sex Kitchen'.
The program also makes interesting use of the multilingual nature of such an international team: rather than eliding this by having all characters speaking English, the program uses a multitude of languages combined with English sub-titles.
In 2013, a second series was produced, this time set in the 1980s.
Notes
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Award-winning and individually published episodes are separately indexed on AustLit.
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2.06form y Back to the Fuhrer Australia : Cyanfilms Dinosaur Productions SBS Television , 2015 8925451 2015 single work film/TV Australia : Cyanfilms Dinosaur Productions SBS Television , 2015
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Shaun's Just Mad About Danger 5
2015
single work
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 January 2015; (p. 32) -
Comedy God Micallef Lends Danger 5 a Mace Instead of a Hand
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 December 2014; (p. 32)
— Review of Danger 5 2012 series - publisher film/TV
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Comedy God Micallef Lends Danger 5 a Mace Instead of a Hand
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 December 2014; (p. 32)
— Review of Danger 5 2012 series - publisher film/TV -
Shaun's Just Mad About Danger 5
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 January 2015; (p. 32)
Awards
- 2015 shortlisted Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Television Comedy Series For series two.
- 2012 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Television Comedy Series
- Europe,
- 1939-1945
- 1980s