Small Time Gangster

Small Time Gangster
GenreCrime, Comedy
Created byGareth Calverley & Joss King
StarringSteve Le Marquand
Sacha Horler
Gia Carides
Gary Sweet
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerEwan Burnett
ProducerAndrew McInally & Gareth Calverley
Production locationsMelbourne, Aust.
Running time8 x 25 min
Original release
NetworkMovie Extra
Release19 April (2011-04-19) –
31 May 2011 (2011-05-31)

Small Time Gangster is an Australian comedy series produced by Boilermaker-Burberry Entertainment for Movie Extra subscription television channel. It also screened on SBS One in 2013.[1]

The series follows the adventures of Tony Piccolo, a man who works hard to support his wife Cathy and two kids.[2] While they think he's cleaning carpets, his real profession is as an underworld enforcer, a brutal standover man.[3]

Cast

Season 1 (2011)

# Title Director Writer(s) Original airdate
1"Jingle Bells"Jeffrey WalkerJoss King & Gareth Calverley19 April 2011 (2011-04-19)
Tony Piccolo is a regular family man making an honest living as a suburban carpet cleaner. But his wife Cathy and children, Melanie and Matthew, don't know that Tony has a secret double life as a ruthless underworld enforcer, roughing people up when they don't pay their debts to the big boss. Looking forward to Christmas at home with his family, Tony receives a text message from work telling him he has a job to do. Hopes of the quiet Christmas fade, especially when he finds out that the low-life bum he needs to collect payments from is his friend, Artie.
2"The Yips"UnknownUnknown19 April 2011 (2011-04-19)
Tony is given a new apprentice, Barry's wide-eyed, rookie son Charlie, and must show him the ropes as they try to take down a sleazy porn dealer. Still distracted and disturbed by visions of Artie's death, Tony has seriously lost his nerve and has trouble following through on the job.
3"Dangerous Talk"UnknownUnknown26 April 2011 (2011-04-26)
Collecting from a low-life client, Tony's nerves desert him again, leading to an unwise confession. Meanwhile, Cathy's friendship with Brent takes a new turn when he shows up at a family BBQ.
4"Who Got the RPG?"UnknownUnknown3 May 2011 (2011-05-03)
5"Suburban Beatdown"UnknownUnknown10 May 2011 (2011-05-10)
6"The Last Post"UnknownUnknown17 May 2011 (2011-05-17)
7"Stand and Deliver"UnknownUnknown24 May 2011 (2011-05-24)
8"Vengeance"UnknownUnknown31 May 2011 (2011-05-31)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airdate: Small Time Gangster | TV Tonight".
  2. ^ "Small Time Gangster coming soon - Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators". if.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Airdate: Small Time Gangster | TV Tonight".


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