Westside (TV series)
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Comedy-drama Crime drama |
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| Opening theme | "Watch Your Back" by Hello Sailor |
| Composer(s) | Joel Haines |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | Marty Smith |
| Running time | 44–45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | South Pacific Pictures |
| Distributor | All3Media International |
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| Original network | Three |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | HD stereo |
| Original release | 31 May 2015 – present |
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| Related shows | Outrageous Fortune |
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| Official website | www |
| Production website |
westsidetv |
| Westside: The Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 8 July 2015 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Label | South Pacific Pictures |
Westside is a New Zealand comedy crime drama television series created by Rachel Lang and James Griffin for South Pacific Pictures. It is a prequel to Outrageous Fortune, and chronicles the lives of Ted and Rita West in 1970s Auckland. The first series aired from 31 May to 5 July 2015 on Three.
On 28 July 2015, NZ on Air announced funding of the show for a second series, which premiered on 12 June 2016. Unlike the previous series chronicling a separate year in the 70s, the entirety of series 2 is set in 1981.
On 2 August 2016 NZ on Air announced funding for a third series. It will be set in 1982 and will air sometime in 2017
Set in the 1970s, it features a Westie couple, and stars Antonia Prebble and David de Lautour as Rita and Ted West. In the first episode, set in 1974, it features John Walker beating Rod Dixon in the 1500 metres at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. In series one each episode covers one year, from 1974 to 1979, with events like the Muldoon election, dawn raids on overstayers, carless days, and the birth of the punk rock scene in Auckland.
The second series is set in 1981, and follows the Springbok Tour. The series starts with Rita returning home from prison to find the West household in disrepair. Throughout the course of the series Ted's gang plots to steal from the South African's visiting New Zealand, preventing them from buying land.
In July 2014, NZ on Air approved funding of NZ$4.8 million for the miniseries. On 28 July 2015, NZ on Air approved funding of NZ$7.6 million for a second series, and on 2 August 2016 NZ$6.6 million was approved for a third series.
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