Above the Law (TV series)

Above the Law is an Australian crime drama television series broadcast on Network Ten from February to August 2000.

The show centered around The Metro, an apartment complex with a cafe and community police station on the ground floor, and a penthouse owned by the recently jailed criminal "Vegas" Pete Murray.

The show was cancelled after 30 episodes, with 5 left unaired.

Cast

Main characters

Alyssa-Jane Cook as Olivia Murray, the Amanda Woodward-esque daughter of corrupt businessman Pete Murray
Scott Burgess as Bill Peterson, Pete Murray's right-hand man
Bridie Carter as Debbie Curtis, senior constable at the community police station
Jolyon James as Con Stavros, constable at the community police station
Ingrid Ruz as Vicki Giovanelli, paramedic
Nicholas Bishop as Matt Bridges, runs the Italian cafÃÂ© Us2u
Kristy Wright as Belinda Clark, aspiring model, waitress at the cafÃÂ©
Teo Gebert as Skeez Giovanelli, DJ, Vicki's brother

Guests

Vic Rooney as 'Vegas' Pete Murray
Meme Thorne as Sunny Rodriguez, Pete Murray's housekeeper
Tim McGunn as Sean Reilly, Vicki's married co-worker and lover
Tamsin Carroll as Narelle Reilly
Caroline Brazier as Carla Benning
Ditch Davey as Chris Clark, Belinda's cousin
Helen Scott
Imogen Annesley as Anna King, Matt's ex
John Adam as DS John Morgan
Lara Cox as Caitlin, Skeez's friend
Liz Burch as Claire Waterford
Lois Ramsay as Flo Price
Mercia Deane-Johns as Joan Bartlett
Scott McRae as Michael Curtis, Debbie's gay brother
Murray Bartlett as Nathan Peters, Michael's partner
Sarah Aubrey as Mary Stafford
Mark Ferguson as Annie/Andie, trans character who dates Con

Episodes

Series one

Series two

Reception

In 2020, Fiona Byrne of the Herald Sun included Above the Law in her feature about "long forgotten Australian TV dramas that made viewers switch off." Byrne quipped "Above The Law wanted to be Melrose Place on top of a police station, but it wasn't." She said that the network thought the show would attract the "18Ã¢ÂÂ39 audience" but it "missed that mark" and did not gain older viewers either. She added "It was a highly promoted misfire; a case of lots of hype but little love from viewers."

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