Bad Cop, Bad Cop | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Ian David |
Written by | Ian David |
Directed by |
Cate Shortland David Caesar |
Starring |
Michael Caton Daniel Wyllie Helen Thomson Christopher Hobbs |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Ian David |
Location(s) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Running time | 26 minutes |
Production company(s) | Southern Star Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | 18 November 2002 – 6 January 2003 |
Bad Cop, Bad Cop is a 2002 Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Southern Star, directed by David Caesar
The series is a black comedy about two utterly corrupt police officers 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 satirised in a very dry comic fashion, and with a stream of matter-of-fact obscenities. The series is shot in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, with Lilywhite and Knutt often seen drinking at the Clovelly Bowling Club and numerous references to Maroubra. Police misconduct had been a real-life problem in New South Wales and elsewhere in Australia.
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.