''Swift and Shift Couriers'' is an Australian

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series that first screened on SBS TV in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, 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

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. 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 DVD, The complete series box set came out after by Madman Entertainment.

Cast

Management: * Ian Turpie as Keith Warne * Amanda Keller as Amanda Doyle * Brendan Jones as Jonathon Turnbull * Melissa Tkautz as Melissa Shembry * Nick Godsell (credited as ''The DarkSide'') as Damien Payne * Nicola Parry 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 migrants. He grew up in Sydney, Australia. Career Radio Anthony w ...

as Anthony Sukor Drivers: * Paul Fenech as Paul "Mario" Gauci * Sam Greco 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 Lee Hoi Chuen as Jackie Leungfung * Bill Drury as Bill Beazley * Jennifer Corfield as Jen Beazley * Tahir Bilgiç as Habib Dispatch: * David Cooper as David Jackman * Jioji Ravulo as Leonard Umaga * Alex Romano 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 Filmography Tel ...

as Murray Smith Call Centre: * Kirsty Lee Allan as Leanne Murdoch * Renzo Bellato as Renzo Ballini * Maret Archer as Doreen Ballini * Elle Dawe as Elle Whick * Jan Bakker as Jan * Oliver Miletic as Oliver Vlacic (Is almost always mistakenly called Darren by Keith.) * Clarissa Morrison as Clarissa Loading Dock: * Kevin Taumata 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 with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976. As a solo artist, he is best known f ...

as Aaron "Agro" Smith * Stuart Rawe as George Darwin Guest Cast: * Mario Fenech as himself * Orlando Scolese as Fernando the florist, regular client *

Dilshan Rain Dilshan is a common Sinhalese name. Dilshan may refer to: Surname * Chamod Dilshan, Sri Lankan footballer * Chanuk Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Dinuka Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Kavika Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer * Lahiru Dilshan, Sri La ...

as Vikram Jayasili, Indian dispatch worker * Raphael Materese as Momo Gauci, Paul's uncle * Waseem Khan as Indian Taxi Driver and Parking Officer * Ara Natarian as Omar Azar, Abdul's cousin * Russell Gilbert as David Cobbgrove, Sam Cobbgrove, and Scooter Guy * Bessie Bardot as Paula Dainty and Reporter * Tottie Goldsmith as Andrea Walsh and Fashion Woman * John Mangos 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 Austra ...

as Fadi El Faik and Sharbel the Mechanic * Garry Who as Gary Hibbett, the Safety Inspector

Filming Location

Swift and Shift's Hashfield Depot was located and filmed at 37-53 Constitution Road, Meadowbank NSW 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, 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 comedy television series Special Broadcasting Service original programming Television shows set in New South Wales 2008 Australian television series debuts 2011 Australian television series endings English-language television shows

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