Good Guys, Bad Guys was an Australian crime TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998, with a telemovie and twenty-six episodes produced. A comedy/drama set in Melbourne.
The program was written for, and starred, Marcus Graham as Elvis Maginnis. A disgraced former cop, tainted by his criminal family and framed for corruption, Elvis owns "K for Kleen" drycleaning, managed by the eminently more sensible Stella Kinsella and sweetheart Reuben Zeus who has Tourette syndrome.
Elvis's attempts at a straight life are constantly compromised by the demands of his eccentric family, while Stella's attempts at making "K-for-Kleen" turn a profit are frustrated by Elvis's penchant for damsels in distress and a hard-luck story. He may not have a white stallion, but Elvis has a beautiful Charger.
The program was filmed in Melbourne, predominantly around the inner-city "bohemian" suburbs of St. Kilda, Fitzroy and Carlton. The film style incorporated local colour - Melbourne trams, landmarks like Smith Street's Cobra cane furniture shop, and the Builder's Arms Hotel as Elvis's local - and a soundtrack of the then-latest Australian music, matched to the action. The Good Guys, Bad Guys soundtrack CD features Regurgitator, The Fauves, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Whitlams, The Avalanches, Spiderbait, The Cruel Sea and The Mavis's among others.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Only the Young Die Good (1) | 1997-03-30 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Only the Young Die Good (2) | 1997-03-30 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Storm Warning | 1997-04-01 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Return of the Phantom | 1997-04-08 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Sound of One Hand Killing | 1997-04-15 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | New Dogs, Old Tricks | 1997-04-22 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 7 | One Point Eight Million Reasons to Change Your Name (1) | 1997-04-29 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 8 | One Point Eight Million Reasons to Change Your Name (2) | 1997-05-06 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 9 | Sharp as an Eagle, Soft as a Prayer | 1997-05-13 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 10 | Gone to the Dogs | 1997-05-20 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 11 | Unfinished Business | 1997-05-27 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 12 | Little Time Bomb | 1997-06-03 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 13 | Angel | 1997-06-10 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 14 | Bloody Nosy | 1997-06-17 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 15 | A Bilby in Rat's Clothing | 1997-06-24 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | Zen Go the Strings of My Heart | 1998-03-31 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | Car Wars | 1998-04-07 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | Don't Cry for Me Arch 'n Tina | 1998-04-14 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | You Say Ethics, I Say Etics | 1998-04-21 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Naughty Bits | 1998-04-28 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | There's No Business Like Small Business | 1998-05-05 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | Dog People | 1998-05-12 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | Elvis Lives | 1998-05-19 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | 100% Proof | 1998-05-26 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | A Chip Off the Old Potato | 1998-06-02 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | Doof | 1998-06-09 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | Blood is Thicker Than Walter | 1998-06-16 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 13 | You Light Up My Wife | 1998-06-23 | 60 min |