Swift and Shift Couriers
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Swift and Shift Couriers is an Australia
n comedy
television
series that first screened on SBS TV
in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech
, who was also responsible for the comedy series Pizza
. It is set around the staff who work at the 'Swift and Shift' Courier Company, in the central business district of Sydney
. Episodes have been partly filmed in Egypt and Thailand.
The second season of "Swift and Shift Couriers" began screening on 15 August 2011 on SBS One.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series that first screened on SBS TV
SBS TV
SBS One is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 24 October 1980, it is the responsibility of SBS's television division, and is available nationally...
in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech
Paul Fenech
Paul Fenech is a film maker, television and film actor and writer from Sydney, Australia, best known for his role in Pizza and Swift and Shift Couriers .-Career:...
, who was also responsible for the comedy series Pizza
Pizza (TV series)
Pizza is an Australian black comedy television series on the Australian television network, SBS. It has also spun off a feature length movie in 2003, and in 2004 released a highlights video/DVD which also included previously unshown footage and a schoolies exposé theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza"...
. It is set around the staff who work at the 'Swift and Shift' Courier Company, in the central business district of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Episodes have been partly filmed in Egypt and Thailand.
The second season of "Swift and Shift Couriers" began screening on 15 August 2011 on SBS One.
Main cast
- Ian TurpieIan TurpieIan "Turps" Turpie is an Australian television celebrity, best known for hosting the long-running game show The Price Is Right before being replaced by Larry Emdur.-Early life:...
as Keith Warne, Operations Manager, Hashfield Depot - Amanda KellerAmanda KellerAmanda Rose Keller is an Australian journalist, radio presenter, and media personality.-Education:Keller went to Carlingford High School, and then went on to study media and communications at Charles Sturt University as a contemporary of Andrew Denton...
as Amanda Doyle, Regional Manager - Paul FenechPaul FenechPaul Fenech is a film maker, television and film actor and writer from Sydney, Australia, best known for his role in Pizza and Swift and Shift Couriers .-Career:...
as Paul 'Mario' Gauci, Driver - Melissa TkautzMelissa TkautzMelissa Natalie Tkautz is an Australian-Maltese actress, singer, songwriter and model of Austrian and Maltese heritage. Tkautz was married on Friday 6 February 2009 to her partner of 5 years, Kwesi Nicholas.- Early career :...
as Melissa Schembry - Renzo Bellato as Renzo Ballini, Call Centre
- David Cooper as David Jackman, Dispatch
- Jioji Ravulo as Leonard Umaga, Dispatch
- Alex RomanoAlex RomanoAlex Romano is an Argentine-Australian actor who plays the role of DJ BJ in the television series Pizza and the role of "Alex" in Swift and Shift Couriers. He grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, after he migrated there with his family in 1981.DJ BJ was a new character in the 2005...
as Alex, Dispatch - Kirsty Lee AllanKirsty Lee AllanKirsty Lee Allan is an Australian actress and former fashion model. She is most known for portraying Able Seaman Rebecca 'Bomber' Brown in Sea Patrol.-Career:...
as Leanne Murdoch, Call Centre - Jim Webb as Jim Spooner, Dispatch
- Maret Archer as Doreen Ballini, Call Centre
- Jan Bakker as Jan, Call Centre
- Elle Dawe as Elle Whick, Call Centre
- Oliver Miletic as Oliver Vlacic, Call Centre
- Clarissa Morrision as Clarissa, Call Centre
- Kevin Taumata as Kiwi Kev, Loading Dock and BBQ Tuesday Master
- Aaron McTaggart as JJ, Loading Dock
- Nicholas Moala as Sam, Loading Dock
- Stuart Rawe as George Darwin, Loading Dock
- Orlando Scolese as Fernando the Florist, regular client
- Anthony Salame as Anthony Sukor, Mail Room Trainee
- Sam GrecoSam GrecoSam "Slam 'em" Greco is a retired Australian super heavyweight kickboxer, heavyweight mixed martial artist and professional wrestler of Italian descent, who fought in Kyokushin karate, professional kickboxing, and K-1 tournaments....
as Louie 'Luigi' Marietti, Driver - Angry AndersonAngry AndersonGary Stephen "Angry" Anderson AM is an Australian rock singer, television presenter/reporter, actor and conservative political activist. He is best known as the vocalist with the hard rock band Rose Tattoo since 1976 but he is also recognised for his acting roles and his charity work...
as Aaron 'Agro' Smith, Loading Dock - Mark DuncanMark DuncanMark Duncan was a British regent of the University of Saumur.-Life:He was the son of Thomas Duncan of Maxpoffle, Roxburghshire, by Janet, daughter of Patrick Oliphant of Sowdoun in the same county, is supposed to have been born about 1570, and to have been educated partly in Scotland and partly on...
as Mark Tanner, Driver - Michael Duncan as Mike Tanner, Driver
- Ashur Shimon as Abdul Azar, Driver
- Andrew Ausage as Sole Umaga, Driver
Supporting cast
- Murray HarmanMurray HarmanMurray Harman is a television and film actor from Australia, best known for his role as Murray the Cop in Pizza and Murray Smith in Swift and Shift Couriers.-Filmography:-Television:*Pizza...
as Murray Smith, Dispatch - Joe Lee Hoi Chuen as Jackie Leungfung, Driver
- Bill Drury as Bill Beazley, Driver
- Jennifer Corfield as Jen Beazley, Driver
- Nicola ParryNicola ParryNicola Parry is an Australian actress who is best known for her roles in the hit comedies Thank God You're Here, The Hollowmen and Swift and Shift Couriers. She is an alumnus of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She also appeared in the ABC 1 miniseries Sleuth 101, as part of the...
as Karen Smythe, Management - Nick Godsell (credited as The DarkSide) as Damien Payne, Management
- Brendan JonesBrendan Jones (radio personality)Brendan Jones is an Australian radio presenter, and media personality.-Career:Brendan Jones began working in radio on the community radio station 2BCR Bankstown for six months...
as Jonathon Turnbull, Managing Director Trimega Corporation - Ara Natarian as Omar Azar, Abdul's cousin
- Dilshan Rain as Vikram Jayasili, Indian Dispatch Worker
- Raphael Materese as Momo Gauci, Paul's uncle
- Waseem Khan as Indian Taxi Driver and Parking Officer
- Russell GilbertRussell GilbertRussell Gilbert , is an Australian comedian and actor from Footscray, Victoria.-Television:He has appeared in several Australian TV comedies, first attracting notice as 'Russ the Postie' on The Comedy Company , which led to a nine year stint on Hey Hey It's Saturday...
as David & Sam Cobbgrove and Scooter Guy - Bessie BardotBessie BardotBessie Bardot is an Australian businesswoman, author, nude model, television host, and socialite. Her career began in the 1990s, when she was discovered by former Australian Gladiator Geoff Barker, who is now her husband.- Early life :A child of hippie parents, she was born in the Blue Mountains,...
as Paula Dainty and Reporter - Tottie GoldsmithTottie GoldsmithTottie Goldsmith is an Australian actress and singer.-Biography:Goldsmith is the daughter of Melbourne restaurateur and nightclub owner Brian Goldsmith and British-born actress Rona Newton-John. Her great grandfather was German physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Born...
as Andrea Walsh and Fashion Woman - John MangosJohn MangosJohn is an Australian news presenter.He is also a host on talk back radio station 2UE and a regular on Sunrise on the Seven Network. He has also made cameo appearances on the Australian comedy programs Pizza and Swift and Shift Couriers....
as News Guy - Rob ShehadieRob ShehadieRob Shehadie is the star of the hit comedy "Fat Pizza', "Swift and Shift" and "Houso's" playing the character Rocky. He has been part of the Fat Pizza TV show for the past 10 years. Rob has featured in the Fat Pizza movie that broke box office records in Australia. He has also toured the country...
as Fadi El Faik and Mechanic - Tahir BilgiçTahir BilgiçTahir Bilgiç is an Australian comedian, film and television actor, of Turkish descent. He is best known for his role in the sitcom Pizza.-Career:...
as Habib El Faik