''Swift and Shift Couriers'' is an Australian

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television series that first screened on

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in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by

Paul Fenech Paul Fenech (born 21 November 1972) is an Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the television series ''Pizza'', '' Swift and Shift Co ...

, who was also responsible for the comedy series ''

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''. It is set around the staff of the fictional 'Swift and Shift' Courier Company, in the central business district of

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

. Episodes have been partly filmed in Egypt, India, Thailand and the United States. The second season of ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' began screening on 15 August 2011, on SBS One. The first and second season of ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' came out on

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, The complete series box set came out after by

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Cast

Management

Ian Turpie Ian Bruce Turpie (6 November 1943 – 11 March 2012), sometimes referred to as Turps, was an Australian performer, actor (theatre, television, film), pop singer and presenter (television, radio). He was the host of the teen pop music TV show, ...

as Keith Warne *

Amanda Keller Amanda Rose Keller (born 25 February 1962) is an Australian television and radio presenter, comedian, writer, actress, journalist and media personality, best known as the hostess of the popular Australian lifestyle program ''The Living Room''. ...

as Amanda Doyle * Brendan Jones as Jonathon Turnbull *

Melissa Tkautz Melissa Natalie Tkautz (born 24 January 1974) is an Australian actress, singer, model, and presenter. She played the role of Nikki Spencer on the popular Australian TV soap opera '' E Street'', from September 1990 to May 1993. During the early ...

as Melissa Shembry * Nick Godsell (credited as ''The DarkSide'') as Damien Payne *

Nicola Parry Nicola Parry is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in the hit comedies ''Thank God You're Here'', ''The Hollowmen'' and ''Swift and Shift Couriers''. She is an alumna of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She also ...

as Karen Smythe *

Anthony Salame Anthony Salame is an Australian comedian and former radio host, who has also had appearances in multiple Australian television series. Early life Anthony is the son of Lebanese people, Lebanese migrants. He grew up in Sydney, Australia. Career ...

as Anthony Sukor

Drivers

as Paul "Mario" Gauci *

Sam Greco Salvatore "Sam" Greco (born 3 May 1967) is an Australian retired full contact karateka, heavyweight K-1 kickboxer, and mixed martial artist. He was the 1994 Karate World Cup champion and holds notable kickboxing victories over Branko Cikati ...

as Louie "Luigi" Marietti * Mark Duncan as Mark Tanner * Mike Duncan as Mike Tanner * Ashur Shimon as Abdul Azar * Andrew Ausage as Sole Umaga * Joe June as Jackie Leungfung * Bill Drury as Bill Beazley * Jennifer Corfield as Jen Beazley *

Tahir Bilgiç Tahir Bilgiç (born 12 December 1968) is an Australian comedian, film and television actor of Turkish descent. He is primarily an actor and comedian. He has written, directed and starred in live shows including "Lord of The Kebabs", "From Leb ...

as Habib

Dispatch

* David Cooper as David Jackman * Jioji Ravulo as Leonard Umaga *

Alex Romano Alex Romano (born 27 July 1979) is an Argentine-Australian actor. He has starred Paul Fenech's TV series; as DJ BJ (Big Jams) in ''Pizza'', "Alex" in ''Swift and Shift Couriers'', and "Jimmy the Junkie" in ''Housos''. He grew up in the Western Su ...

as Alex Carlos * Jim Webb as Jim Spooner *

Murray Harman Murray Harman is a television and film actor from Australia, best known for his role as Murray the Cop in the black comedy series ''Pizza'' and Murray Smith (an office worker and cop) ''Swift and Shift Couriers''. Collection of works Filmograp ...

as Murray Smith

Call Centre

Kirsty Lee Allan Kirsty Lee Allan (born 15 December 1984 in Dubbo, New South Wales) is an Australian actress and former fashion model. She is most known for portraying Able Seaman Rebecca "Bomber" Brown in '' Sea Patrol''. Career Allan began her career as a ...

as Leanne Murdoch * Renzo Bellato as Renzo Ballini * Maret Archer as Doreen Ballini *

Elle Dawe Ellen (Elle) Dawe (born 16 February 1981) is an Australian film and television actress, comedian and model. Acting Ellen Dawe studied acting while attending Newtown High School of the Performing Arts in her younger years. Her first major role ...

as Elle Whick * Jan Bakker as Jan * Oliver Miletic as Oliver Vlacic (Almost always mistakenly called Darren by Keith) * Clarissa Morrison as Clarissa

Loading Dock

Kevin Taumata Kevin James Taumata is a Māori New Zealander Australian film and television actor. Television career Taumata moved with his family to the Inner West of Sydney at the age of 8. He began his acting career at the age of 14 obtaining work as an ...

as Kiwi Kev * Aaron McTaggart as JJ * Nicholas Moala as Sam *

Angry Anderson Gary Stephen "Angry" Anderson (born 5 August 1947) is an Australian rock singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He has been the lead vocalist and the longest-tenured remaining member of the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976 ...

as Aaron "Agro" Smith * Stuart Rawe as George Darwin

Guest cast

Mario Fenech Mario Fenech (nicknamed "The Maltese Falcon", “Falcon”, or "Muzza"; born 11 November 1961) is a Maltese Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player of the game who had a lengthy career in the New South Wales/Australian Rugb ...

as himself * Orlando Scolese as Fernando the florist, regular client * Dilshan Rain as Vikram Jayasili, Indian dispatch worker * Raphael Materese as Momo Gauci, Paul's uncle * Waseem Khan as Indian Taxi Driver and Parking Officer *

Kamahl Kandiah Kamalesvaran (; born 13 November 1934), better known by his stage name Kamahl, is an Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. He has been in the Australian music industry over for 70 years and has made some memorable TV and fi ...

as Phone store employee * Ara Natarian as Omar Azar, Abdul's cousin *

Russell Gilbert Russell Gilbert (born 17 October 1959) is an Australian comedian from Footscray, Victoria, best known for his television appearances on programs such as ''The Comedy Company'', ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' and ''The Russell Gilbert Show''; he was a ...

as David Cobbgrove, Sam Cobbgrove, and Scooter Guy *

Bessie Bardot Bessie Wilson (born 10 September 1974), known professionally as Bessie Bardot, is an Australian businesswoman, author, body model, television host, and socialite. Her career began in the 1990s, when she was discovered by former Australian Gla ...

as Paula Dainty and Reporter *

Tottie Goldsmith Caroline "Tottie" Goldsmith (born 27 August 1962) is an Australian actress and singer, known for her roles as Trixie Sheldon in '' Starting Out'', Toni Sheffield in '' The Young Doctors'', Marilyn "Tex" Perez in ''Fire'', and Cassandra Freedm ...

as Andrea Walsh and Fashion Woman *

John Mangos John (born 9 July 1956) is an Australian news presenter. Mangos has previously been a news presenter on Sky News Australia. He has also made cameo appearances on the Australian comedy programs ''Pizza'', '' Swift and Shift Couriers'' and ''Ho ...

as News Guy *

Rob Shehadie Rob Shehadie (born 21 March 1977) is an Australian actor, writer and stand-up comedian, who has featured in television series such as ''Pizza'', '' Swift and Shift Couriers'' and ''Housos''. He has performed numerous stage show comedies across ...

as Fadi El Faik and Sharbel the Mechanic *

Garry Who Garry Who (born Garry John Weston; 1 May 1954) is an Australian actor and comedian, best known for his role as Doug Stevens in the Australian sitcom '' All Together Now''. Who was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, grew up in Maitland ...

as Gary Hibbett, the Safety Inspector *

Krissy Stanley Kristine Stanley also known as Krissy Stanley, is an Australian media personality, actress and producer. Best known for her animal therapy show 'Kris's Feathered Friends', in aged care facilities across Australia, featuring birds such as 'Lemon ...

as drunk lady *

Maria Venuti Maria Francesia Anna Venuti (born 7 March 1941) is an Australian actress, entertainer and author, who has appeared in numerous stage, television shows and film productions, over 50 years. Venuti is a singer, as well as an accomplished pian ...

as Maria Shembry

Filming location

Swift and Shift's Hashfield Depot was located and filmed at 37-53 Constitution Road,

Meadowbank, New South Wales Meadowbank is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 15 kilometres north west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the Northern Sydney regi ...

2114. Hashfield is a fictional suburb, and also the implied location of another Paul Fenech series, ''

''. Some episodes were also in other parts of Australia and in

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

, India, the United States and the Middle East. The building that Swift and Shift's depot was filmed in has since been demolished.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swift And Shift Couriers Australian workplace comedy television series 2000s Australian television sitcoms 2010s Australian television sitcoms Special Broadcasting Service original programming Television shows set in New South Wales 2008 Australian television series debuts 2011 Australian television series endings Australian English-language television shows