series series australian crime television drama series thirteen series originally aired february network loosely based real events war melbourne depicts key players melbourne criminal underworld including rival series based book inside australia underworld journalists successful true crime anthology book series authored rule alternative significantly updated tie novel war released 13th book series series produced association executive producers lead involved heavy marketing campaign covered radio print billboards increased online presence including use social networking tools reported cost marketing investment potentially millions dollars advertising revenue claimed risk injunction series expected attract million viewers victoria injunction place ensure upcoming criminal trials unfair accused series contained disputed events began screening february network states territories victoria edited version series premiered victoria september injunction partially lifted episodes shown injunction partially lifted series screened uncut included scenes original dvd release significant changes current including newly recorded final characters previously uncredited ending related trials previously named characters final episode unable named resulting continued banning sale video release victoria critical ratings success described australia best crime drama despite critical success series target controversy depiction crime violence opening double episodes aired february attracted average viewers nationally minus victoria episode series soon available download range sites network saying considering legal action legal dvd released day final episode aired television legal suppression release able distributed retail rental outlets victoria internet ban remains place legal issues involving final episode continuing series later followed tale cities razor sequel series television films released files synopsis overview account events melbourne war lasted episode crime syndicate introduced comprising stand man simon retired bank drug dealing siblings jason les hill father lewis seemingly harmless half driver introduced police characters prominent members task force self styled black prince street kills man party small debt jason assistance innocent people trial murdered jason killing goes brothers buy press employ produce drugs secretly begins making supply forms alliance rival police jason discovers double cross shoots stomach jason arrested takes drug business selling corrupt officer drug squad kills mark assistance drug dealer establish hires avenge believing killer kills offers services bodyguard eventually jailed wife stewart forced run business begins affair released jail given special parole conditions allow london rival russian don liability murdered jason returns london concerned lewis offers run business arrested bust constant police observation asks murder jason executed children orders hit small time dealer turns friend tony blames small time dealer crime asks kill shoot marshall immediately arrested police unable prove involvement crime murdered agrees end violence asks murder instead kills arrested later acquitted new named uncut broadcast offers team real motive days later kills crowded bar consumed revenge death friend convicted killer decides kill surviving member double crossed murdered bodyguard arrested agree act undercover agent record ordering hit jailed associates testify series final episode task force owen arrest family voice performed police officer reveals eventually acquitted killing killed awaiting trial attempted murder charges final voice production razor preparation airing victoria include information murder arrest cheap wig greece series real events war pointed deliberate presented series portrayal real laws victoria allow real police officers including previously served sacked portrayed actors media result characters presented entirely fictional characters based real officers leading major differences series suggesting senior officer died heart attack fact occurred episode pulls hands license momentarily birth date card shows birth year time scene years old second episode outdoor scene funeral stop sign seen style design signage wasn introduced 2000s shot series shooting takes place botanical gardens real shooting occurred shoreline seen seventh episode murdered home following episode murdered outside home murders occurred series timeline incorrect murdered murdered october execution victor episode portrayed taking place car home shot dead parked opposite supermarket bay street murder alleged drug dealer portrayed episode thompson shot leaving martial arts class broad daylight thompson shot dead murder occurred road melbourne suburb began drive car directly outside entrance martial arts centre fiction portrayed murder late hours night fact ambushed residential street company late afternoon episodes showing melbourne skyline shown building actually completed years events depicted series heard frequency change frequency cast characters features regular cast members actors series main cast detective detective stewart wife recurring cast includes production development based book inside australia underworld age journalists network interested creating local world class television decided invest drama series told story melbourne killings drama stated network percent committed bringing small screen executive producer called series exciting challenging drama projects shot australia script took months write beginning june main writers putting entire episode scripts edited head drama felt challenge writing team capture essential truth extraordinary events compelling coherent manner filmed melbourne locations city real life events occurred filming took days july october inner urban locations utilised locations surveyed making series close life possible parts series filmed area near houses schools associated underworld scenes filmed primarily street filming jail visit sequences filmed dressing rooms dome marketing network spent million dollars producing promoting lead resulted heavy marketing campaign covered radio print billboards increased online presence including use social networking tools ceo network noted need online presence embrace social networking valuable marketing tool official website launched original website launched january minute trailer site features launched february announced episode available download site february days television option unavailable supreme court suppression case intention follows similar strategy launch site biggest detailed website network hosted far including features scenes footage profiles visitor use social networking tools court injunction network ordered remove character profiles official website victoria according marketing uses framework war gangs bigger moral war gangs explore complex array individual stories relationships touching incredible breathtaking mini series examines nature loyalty love revenge pride normal identifiable emotions human attachment moved context social social franchise series prequel tale cities revolves organised crime groups stemmed based trade series follows lives late infamous drug lords clark portrayed respectively filming took place sydney melbourne march sydney locations richmond portray 1970s writers admitted nudity sex original prequel premiered february million viewers making highest rated non sporting program history australian television ratings second prequel titled began airing april trilogy known files aired early man got away tell fourth series razor began airing august concerned telling story 1920s criminal prequel original series new_zealand version titled land long green cloud aired fifth series tells story modern sydney underworld figure aired august current production set air late biography taylor impact critical reception episode series screened privately media january prior media treated extracts trailers promoting series january sydney morning herald critic declared series blue murder time referring critically acclaimed drama considered finest crime drama produced australia review blog january stated awarded commented criticisms found shots away period melbourne actually shot watching thrive power disdain hard think behaviour television executives recent history aside looks set highlights television year review appeared january critic quoted followed melbourne war fair chance blown away coming series slick violent sexually charged backed soundtrack article appearing january daily_telegraph editor said viewing episodes quality maintained perfect equal better australia best crime dramas phoenix series reaction february publicly outraged screening reach children clips series leaked internet clips highlighted use extreme scenes violent cold murder sexual encounter network defended timeslot classification saying clips leaked network production department series final cut network set classification accepted rules threatened matter communications minister content near promotional clip leaked production department ratings opening double episodes aired february attracted average viewers nationally minus victoria making watched night victoria series expected attract million viewers figures million mark replacement movie victoria redemption managed viewers episode aired february managed hold viewers premiere attracting viewers nationally decline viewers fourth episode aired february managed hold nearly viewers previous episode attracting viewers nationally decline viewers leaked copies episodes available online continued attract huge television audiences averaged million viewers episodes awards nominated awards afi awards winning awards won best drama series best director episode best lead actor best lead actress stewart episode episode series nominated episode screen music awards composer won awards best television theme best music television series nominated awards won awards nominations outstanding drama series outstanding actor drama series outstanding actress drama series stewart nominations categories outstanding actor outstanding new talent popular drama series popular actor popular actress stewart legal issues supreme_court writ threat high profile lawyer criminal charges dropped prosecution evidence disrupted lead series launch threatened network supreme_court writ january said portrayed engaged melbourne specialist saying attempt depict lawyer low behaviour met legal proceedings instituted lawyers regard depiction wars particular role lawyer acting parties pure watching closely network subsequently said direct reference despite earlier publicity network said lawyer called said noting advertised case dropped lack evidence supreme_court suppression screening victoria jeopardy minute legal proceedings instituted secured urgent viewing series decided seek injunction stopping broadcast victoria supreme_court judge called prosecutors defence lawyers concerns raised prejudice jury trial pleaded guilty killing named series concerns hurt chance fair trial supreme_court hearing took place february days series premiere network ordered hand tapes episodes outlines story lines date network refused voluntarily hand tapes saying incomplete network lawyers closely supervising production willing comply court order took matter seriously network adamant series makes guilt accused killer hearing took place justice gave prosecution defence lawyers hours view series return court following day decide potential affect forthcoming trial justice king issued suppression order february banning network broadcasting series state victoria internet murder trial completed network offered air heavily edited version victoria offer rejected initially planned alternative program special announcement discussing subject matter series air victoria instead series premiere idea scrapped movie redemption aired victoria instead network declared intention appeal decision network lawyers stated exercise legal options injunction affected national audiences receiving network affiliate single national satellite distribution signal parts victoria alternative programming shown restriction lifted appeal began february network lawyers argued network allowed broadcast episodes series arguing justice king decision suppress series viewed version final edited cut shown audiences network believed episodes depicted events beginning underworld war potential prejudice trial murder trial begin march judges overseeing appeal retired decide verdict march decision march upheld ruling series broadcast distributed victoria appeal network proposed screen episodes immediately successful appeal court seven days written notice intention episodes believed prejudice murder trial dismissed network application appeal network compelled comply suppression order issued trial complete ban expired week ending conviction murder paving way begin screening episodes wrote book series based says seen victoria soon saying problem australia ready stand trial charges effectively prevent series screened victoria trial held time sure years years legally shown victoria september court ruled network air episodes supreme_court justice gave network permission air specially edited episodes said screening sixth episode prejudice upcoming trials accused criminal edited versions scenes cut face reactions viewers favourable mainly seen entire series uncut suppression order partially lifted trial april series broadcast victoria timeslot allowed airing uncut edition based episodes appeared dvd blu ray release alterations update significantly outdated summary current events final voice series episode production razor include events occurred including murder arrest minute longer original voice summary episodes contained significant changes original voice indicating keith fully credited episodes starred explanation given characters named time production named end related trials unnamed dialog episode allowed sold dvd blu ray victoria character episode named original broadcast dvd blu ray release allowed named time pending court case subsequently edited dvd blu ray release based original broadcast uncut broadcast allowed sold victoria suppression order fully lifted alternative version released sequel confirmed august series production beginning august branded changes funding acts direct sequel series cast playing characters exceptions based series covers lasted months dismantled drug empire filmed greece aired february distribution international distribution began airing new_zealand sunday network series hiatus episodes performing expected time slot public outcry reversed decision hours later saying pressure angry fans reinstated series old timeslot rescheduled tuesday evenings weeks later senior publicist said failed win new viewers sunday slot inundated fans took air didn rate second showing series brought primetime july sequel series performed new_zealand beginning episode series currently playing thursday april network signed international distribution deal series broadcast scandinavia canada france italy balkans korea portugal russia south_africa turkey germany said pleased delighted series gain international audiences global recognition scottish commercial broadcaster signed broadcast series series broadcasting good reception series satellite service broadcast entire trilogy beginning february channel season airs free air channel thursday september series available illegal distribution despite ban broadcasting series victoria able access episodes illegal online distribution episode available sites minutes concluding new_south_wales network reportedly obtained address person network lawyers considering legal action investigating matter expected list recommendations fears inside leaks aroused advance versions episodes posted online episode series soon available download range sites reported users attempting download episode seven late afternoon february network said considering legal action looking copies got hands underworld figures victoria including wife copies entire series available public people offered disc dvd set public places building sites episodes commercial free came introductory station suggesting major leak inside network production department network employees questioned network matter denied distributing copies series dvds containing episodes seized raid police business melbourne western suburbs march year old man arrested faced charges copyright infringement breaking court order banning broadcast program victoria dvds dvds uncovered new dvd group contained members arrested offences months prior merchandise legal dvd released day final episode aired television accordance legal suppression release distributed retail rental outlets victoria internet confirmed box sets point sale displays carry stamp reminding buyers series sale distribution exhibition victoria legal experts said bought box set interstate watched home likely fall foul law showed widely charged contempt dvd sold copies australia september limited edition dvd released containing numbered steel case extra disc documentary entitled day soundtrack released march online features elements score addition music tracks featured series released blu ray august
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