''Dangerous'' is an Australian

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series that first screened on 16 January 2007 on FOX8 and was shown in

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. In mid-2008, it began running on The WB's online network in the US. It features a "

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" story of forbidden love, set against the culturally diverse backgrounds of

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's western suburbs street crime and the affluence of Sydney's eastern suburbs. It explores

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culture, including taboo subjects like party drug use and the underground world of

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and

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. Dangerous is produced by John Edwards and Imogen Banks. Writers include Fiona Seres and Brendan Cowell, acclaimed for their work on Love My Way. It is directed by David Caesar and Shawn Seet. The series' theme song is "''Set The Record Straight''", performed by

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hip hop group

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, although the lyrics "Auckland City, let's go" has been changed to "Sydney City, let's go" for use on the show.

Cast

Khan Chittenden Khan Chittenden (born 1983 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Australian actor. Career Chittenden was born in New Zealand and moved at age 11 to Perth, Western Australia. He graduated from WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts ...

as Dean * Brooke Satchwell as Donna McCarthy * Joel Edgerton as Detective Mark Field * Robert Mammone as Craig Lukovic * Paul Pantano as Joe * Nicole da Silva as Erica "EC" Eulestra * Vico Thai as Phu "Riz" Nguyen *

Jack Finsterer Jack Finsterer (born 1968) is an Australian film and TV actor. He has been acting since the age of 25 and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known TV shows. He is also a film actor who has participated in 43 Television Series and Films fr ...

as Nathan Walsh * Steve Rodgers as Brendan *

Katie Wall Katie Wall is an Australian actress who has appeared in various television and film roles. Filmography Film Television External links * Katie Wall at Channel Nine's Underbelly Site Katie Wall's first novel will be published by Scribe in M ...

as Esther * Jackson Edwards as Kale *

Gabrielle Scollay Gabrielle Scollay (born 6 April 1989) is an Australian actress known for the role of Amy in the second season of the television series Blue Water High. She has been involved in many successful film and television projects including Dangerous ...

as Catriona Lukovic *

Kieran Darcy-Smith Kieran Darcy-Smith is an Australian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for starring in the films '' The Cave'', '' The Square'', '' Animal Kingdom'', and '' The Reef''. He made his feature film directing debut with 2012 fil ...

as Garry * Trent Dalzell as Jock * Jess Levett as Tiane * David Dowell as Daryl * Waddah Sari as Vinnie

Episodes

(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).

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External links

Foxtel

FOX8 Official Website

Southern Star

Dangerous Website

Dangerous Myspace Fan site
Fox8 original programming 2007 Australian television series debuts 2000s Australian drama television series 2007 Australian television series endings Television shows set in Sydney Television series by Endemol Australia {{Australia-tv-prog-stub

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