Summaries

Follow the men and women who work in a downtown police station and a renegade crisis centre in the tough red light district of Sydney, as they deal with the endless array of problems, crimes and triumphs that tumble onto the streets.

An acclaimed series set around a group of people who deal with the endless array of problems, crimes and triumphs that tumble onto the streets of a city bursting with life. The action focuses on the men and women who work in a downtown police station and a renegade crisis centre in the tough red light district of the city. The characters are intensely swept up in the issues that confront, frighten, thrill and obsess today's world. Their approach, by enforcing the law or through care and understanding, will bring them into conflict, but ultimately their belief in natural justice is what binds them inextricably together.

Details

Keywords
  • female nudity
  • female frontal nudity
  • police
Genres
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Nov 22, 1997
Countries of origin Australia
Language English
Filming locations Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production companies Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Gannon Jenkins Television Production

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Tech specs

Runtime 50m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

Wildside is a gritty cop show set in Kings Cross Sydney and the complex relationship between the police and the staff/clients of a drop in center (aka safe Heroin injecting room) for homeless youth.

The lead Police officer, Bill McCoy, has a son who is homeless street junkie, Bill is also in a complex relationship with the drop in center's manager, Maxine Summers.

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