Underbelly
Underbelly follows the true story of The Carlton Crew a syndicate of gangsters who dominated the Melbourne underworld. They kept a low profile but but knew how to mix in good society and how to keep firm control on the power they had.
This 13 part mini-series examines the nature of loyalty, love, blood feud, passion, pride and revenge.
During this time a new and highly lucrative amphetamine market exploded around the party scene. Carl Williams and his crew were the principal makers and suppliers. Then along with the taste for the sudden wealth came a desire for status and power!
All of the major players were married, had kids, all dressed well and invested in clean and stylish enterprises. They kept everything going smooth for a while, but that couldn’t last.
Before long, after a police raid, a 'pill press' was impounded which was the fuse that lit the 'Melbourne Gangland Wars'. These wars escalated and saw the deaths of 33 people in the time between 1995 and 2004.
The police then established the special ‘Task Force Purena’ to show the underworld who was running the city. This proved incredibly difficult as absolutely no one was willing to say anything against the crew through fear!