Underbelly – Squizzy
This series is based on the life and career of notorious Melbourne gangster, Squizzy Taylor, and is set between 1915 and 1927.
Episodes
Squizzy Steps Out
Squizzy makes a name for himself with a successful jewelry store robbery, but when he plans to hold up a bank manager, things don't go quite as smoothly.
Squizzy Puts One Over
To get off a murder charge, Squizzy and his boys will have to persuade a few witnesses. And what will he do with his freedom? Keep building his empire by getting in bed with Long Harry Slater.
Squizzy Takes Charge
Squizzy starts a deadly turf war and becomes the undisputed king of Melbourne's underworld. Dolly is heartbroken when Squizzy leaves her for a startstruck waitress.
Squizzy Breaks Some Hearts
Squizzy's gambling empire is threatened when rival Henry Stokes returns from exile. Tankbuster sends a deadly message to a nosey detective and Squizzy hosts the most lavish and debauched party the city has ever seen.
Squizzy Tempts Fate
Following the death of his baby girl, Squizzy begins to spin out of control. Squizzy rediscovers his mojo when he meets new love Ida Pender and they embark on a crime spree together.
Squizzy Makes the Front Page
Squizzy kidnaps his girlfriend from witness protection. While still on the run from the police, Squizzy and Ida star in a big budget silent movie.
Squizzy Loses the Plot
The old gang is reformed when Squizzy and Tankbuster bust Angus out of Pentridge Jail. Angus's new-found freedom is short lived when a botched armed robbery leads him straight to the hangman's noose.
Squizzy Cooks a Goose
After being released from prison a broken man, Squizzy vows to turn over a new leaf. Squizzy's attempt to go straight is short lived when he goes into the cocaine business with his former enemy Long Harry.