Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms
| Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms | |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama, miniseries |
| Written by |
Greg Haddrick Roger Simpson Jo Martino |
| Directed by | Peter Andrikidis |
| Starring |
Callan Mulvey Matthew Nable Maeve Dermody Susie Porter Damian Walshe-Howling Richard Cawthorne Anthony Hayes Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Luke Hemsworth Luke Ford Fletcher Humphrys Nathaniel Dean Sam Parsonson Todd Lasance Aaron Fa'aoso Manu Bennett |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 360 minutes |
| Budget | A$6,000,000 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network Ten |
| Original release | 15 May – 19 June 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms is a six-part Australian drama miniseries about bikie gang violence, screened on Network Ten on 15 May 2012. Bikie Wars is based on the book Brothers in Arms by Lindsay Simpson and Sandra Harvey. The screenplay was written by Greg Haddrick, Roger Simpson and Jo Martino. It is directed by Peter Andrikidis.Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms cost A$6,000,000 to make.
The six-episode series dramatises the story of the Milperra massacre, when the Bandidos and the Comanchero motorcycle clubs went to war on Father's Day, Sunday 2 September 1984. The massacre had its beginnings after a group of Comancheros broke away and formed the first Bandidos Motorcycle Club chapter in Australia. This resulted in intense rivalry between the two chapters. At a public swap meet at the Viking Tavern at Milperra, New South Wales, a brief but violent battle ensued with seven people shot dead, including a 14-year-old innocent female bystander. A further 28 people were wounded with 20 requiring hospitalisation.
Each episode starts with a quote stated by Justice Adrian Roden when the clubs went before the New South Wales Supreme Court; "As patriotism can lead to jingoism and mateship can lead to cronyism, so bikie club loyalty can lead to bikie club war."
The premiere episode won its timeslot with 1.26 million viewers based on the overnight numbers, peaking at 1.43 million viewers.
Episode One
Alone and adrift after his discharge from the Navy, Anthony Spencer discovers the seductive world of the outlaw bikie and the formidable force that is William "Jock" Ross – Supreme Commander of the Comancheros.
Episode Two
Now a fully-fledged member, Anthony "Snoddy" Spencer does his best to calm bristling egos when Mario "Chopper" Cianter, Colin "Caesar" Campbell and his brothers Gregory ("Shadow") and Phillip ("Bull") threaten to become a club within a club.
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