''Dangerous'' is an Australian

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series that first screened on 16 January 2007 on FOX8 and was shown in

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. In mid-2008, it began running on The WB's online network in the US. It features a "

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" story of forbidden love, set against the culturally diverse backgrounds of

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's western suburbs street crime and the affluence of Sydney's

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. It explores

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culture, including taboo subjects like

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use and the underground world of

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and

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. Dangerous is produced by John Edwards and Imogen Banks. Writers include Fiona Seres and

Brendan Cowell Brendan Cowell is an Australian actor, playwright, and director. Early life and education Cowell was born in Sydney and grew up in the beachside suburb of Cronulla. He credits his mother and high school drama teacher with encouraging him to e ...

, acclaimed for their work on

Love My Way ''Love My Way'' is an Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons (2004–2007). Premise Set in Sydney, ''Love My Way'' was about a group of 30-somethings dealing wit ...

. It is directed by

David Caesar David Caesar (born 1963) is an Australian television and film director and writer. He grew up in Turlinjah on the south coast of NSW and attended school in nearby Moruya where he was school captain in his senior year. Caesar graduated from the A ...

and Shawn Seet. The series' theme song is "''Set The Record Straight''", performed by

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hip hop group

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, although the lyrics "Auckland City, let's go" has been changed to "Sydney City, let's go" for use on the show.

Cast

Khan Chittenden Khan Chittenden (born 1983 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Australian actor. Career Chittenden was born in New Zealand and moved at age 11 to Perth, Western Australia. He graduated from WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) ...

as Dean *

Brooke Satchwell Brooke Kerith Satchwell (born 1980) is an Australian actress, model and environmental spokesperson. Early life Satchwell lived in Teesdale, Victoria, for most of her life and has one sibling. She attended Toorak College. Career Satchwell start ...

as Donna McCarthy *

Joel Edgerton Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his appearance in the ''Star Wars'' films ''Attack of the Clones'' (2002) and ''Revenge of the Sith'' (2005) as a young Owen Lars, a role he reprised i ...

as Detective Mark Field *

Robert Mammone Robert Mammone (born 1969 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as AK in ''The Matrix'' movies, as Sid Walker in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' and as Tim Palmer in '' Sons and Daughters''. He was also ...

as Craig Lukovic *

Paul Pantano Paolo Giuseppe Pantano (born 23 February 1982), known professionally as Paul Pantano, is an Australian actor. Early life The son of Italian parents, Pantano was born and raised in the Sydney suburb of Glebe. He attended De La Salle College Ash ...

as Joe *

Nicole da Silva Nicole da Silva (born 18 September 1981) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Stella Dagostino in the series '' Rush'' (2008–2011), and as Franky Doyle in the show ''Wentworth'' (2013–2018, 2019). She has made appearance ...

as Erica "EC" Eulestra *

Vico Thai Vico Thai is an Australian actor, He is known for his role as Justin Yang on ABC TV’s award winning drama series Total Control and as Riz in Foxtel's Dangerous TV series. His other notable roles include starring as Chau in the international ...

as Phu "Riz" Nguyen * Jack Finsterer as Nathan Walsh * Steve Rodgers as Brendan *

Katie Wall Katie Wall is an Australian actress who has appeared in various television and film roles. Filmography Film Television External links * Katie Wall at Channel Nine's Underbelly Site Katie Wall's first novel will be published by Scribe in M ...

as Esther * Jackson Edwards as Kale *

Gabrielle Scollay Gabrielle Scollay (born 6 April 1989) is an Australian actress known for the role of Amy in the second season of the television series Blue Water High. She has been involved in many successful film and television projects including Dangerous ...

as Catriona Lukovic *

Kieran Darcy-Smith Kieran Darcy-Smith is an Australian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for starring in the films '' The Cave'', '' The Square'', '' Animal Kingdom'', and '' The Reef''. He made his feature film directing debut with 2012 fil ...

as Garry *

Trent Dalzell Trent Dalzell (born 15 October 1988) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Axel Hay on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. He is also known for playing Corey Petrie during the second season of ''Blue Water High ...

as Jock * Jess Levett as Tiane *

David Dowell David C. Dowell is American atmospheric scientist recognized for research on tornado structure and dynamics and on tornadogenesis. He participated in both of the VORTEX projects. Dowell studied computer science at Texas A&M University (TAMU), ea ...

as Daryl *

Waddah Sari Waddah sometimes Wadah (in Arabic وضاح) is a name. It may refer to: *Waddah al-Yaman, born Abdul Rahman bin Isma’il al-Khawlani (died 708), an Arab poet *Wadah Khanfar Wadah Khanfar ( ar, وضاح خنفر; born 20 September 1968) is the P ...

as Vinnie

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(Episode information retrieved from Australian Television Information Archive).

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FOX8 Official Website

Southern Star

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Dangerous Myspace Fan site
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