Swift Street
{{Short description|Australian drama television miniseries}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2025}}
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| creator = Tig Terera
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- Tig Terera
- Sam Carroll
- Nicole Reddy
- Briar Grace Smith
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- Tig Terera
- Nicholas Verso
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- Maria Alfonsine
- Damian De Boos-Smith
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| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 8
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| executive_producer = Lois Randall
| producer = Ivy Mak
| cinematography = Sherwin Akbarzadeh
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| runtime = 26 minutes
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| network = SBS
| released = {{Start date|2024|04|24|df=y}}
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Swift Street is an Australian drama television series broadcast by SBS in 2024. It was created by Tig Terera and stars Tanzyn Crawford and Cliff Curtis.{{Citation | last= Enker | first= Debi | title= Right from the get-go, this is no ordinary father-daughter story | url= | periodical= The Age | date= 18 April 2024}} Set in Melbourne's inner-city northern suburbs, it depicts 21 year old Elsie trying to help pay back a debt her father, Robert, has with a local crime boss.{{Citation | last= Jeffery | first= Yasmin | title= In new SBS crime drama Swift Street, an exasperated daughter and hopeless father are partners in crime | url= https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-25/swift-street-sbs-crime-drama-tig-terera-tanzyn-crawford/103763812 | periodical= ABC News | date= 24 April 2024}}
Cast
- Tanzyn Crawford as Elsie Masalla
- Cliff Curtis as Robert Masalla
- Bernie Van Tiel as Aisha
- Keiynan Lonsdale as Tom
- Eliza Matengu as The Mechanic
- Daniel Wuol as Ruby
- Alfred Chuol as Tatenda
- Bolude Watson as Moreblessing Masalla
Reception
Writing in the Guardian, Luke Buckmaster gave it 4 stars. He writes "In terms of its emotional essence, Swift Street is framed from the beginning as a story about a father and daughter – though it’s easy to forget that, given the show’s breakneck pacing and sheer sass. It moves, baby, and it’s an absolute blast."{{Citation | last= Buckmaster | first= Luke | title= Swift Street review – this fresh, bingeable crime drama is an absolute blast | url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/apr/24/swift-street-review-where-to-watch-cast-tanzyn-crawford-cliff-curtis-sbs-on-demand | periodical= The Guardian | date= 24 April 2024}} Wenlei Ma of the Nightly says "Swift Street wants to show that it’s not always an easy life with clear moral decisions, but it is an easy series to like."{{Citation | last= Ma | first= Wenlei | title= Swift Street review: Melbourne crime caper elevated by the cheeky charm of Cliff Curtis | url= https://thenightly.com.au/culture/tv/swift-street-review-melbourne-crime-caper-elevated-by-the-cheeky-charm-of-cliff-curtis-c-14402538 | periodical= The Nightly | date= 23 April 2024}}
Awards
- 14th AACTA Awards
- Best Costume Design in Television - Ntombi Moyo (Episode 1: Thank You Elsie) - nominated{{Citation | last= Slatter | first= Sean | title= 'Better Man', 'Boy Swallows Universe' top AACTA nominations | url= https://if.com.au/better-man-boy-swallows-universe-top-aacta-nominations/ | periodical= If | date= 7 December 2024}}
References
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