''Bad Cop, Bad Cop'' is a 2002

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television series produced by the

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and Southern Star, directed by

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Cast

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– Det. Red Lilywhite *

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– Det. Cons. Lou Knutt * Helen Thomson – lawyer Tracy Lafever *

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– Assistant Commissioner "Pud" Tugwell * Chris Hobbs – Slim Azzopardi

Premise

The series is a

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about two utterly corrupt

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Lilywhite and Knutt (the "bad cop, bad cop" of the title). Lafever is their friend, a lawyer with a relaxed attitude to the goings on. Police graft, corruption and brutality are

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in a very dry comic fashion, and with a stream of matter-of-fact

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. The series is shot in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, with Lilywhite and Knutt often seen drinking at the

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and numerous references to Maroubra.Southern Star Productions
/ref> The title is a reference to the tactic of '' good cop, bad cop''; though in this case both cops are as bad as each other.

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* {{IMDb title, id=0307720 Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming Australian comedy television series 2002 Australian television series debuts 2003 Australian television series endings Television shows set in Sydney Television series by Endemol Australia