series rec: East West 101 (excellent aussie series)
Network: SBS
Creator: Steve Knapman, Kris Wyld
Cast: Don Hany, William McInnes, Susie Porter, Aaron Fa'aoso, Daniela Farinacci, Renee Lim
Genre(s): Crime | Drama | Mystery
Plot Outline: A 6-part mini series about the investigations of the Major Crime Squad in Metropolitan Sydney. Zane Malik at 32 is a brilliant detective whose ability to connect with people helps him solve crimes. Ambitious and driven, he has confidence, strength and intelligence. Malik is an Arab and proud of it, a devout Muslim who clashes with his immediate superior, Detective Sergeant Ray Crowley. Both men are haunted by their past failures and the damage inflicted on loved ones. Ironically, they can only overcome the past with help from each other. (SBS website, refers only to season 1)
I'm not even going to try to write a 'you should watch this' post because bantha-fodder has already written one of those here.
I'll just say that on bantha-fodder's rec, I went out and bought seasons 1 and 2 on dvd. I've finished season 1 which was very gritty and I'm up to season 2 but I've been stretching it out because the seasons are quite short. It's a very good series - very hard-hitting and thought-provoking. You'll also hear real Australian accents from Australians that come from a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds.
If you want to buy the dvds, you can buy them from Dymocks Online.
season 1
season 2
Alternatively, if you'd like to try before you buy - all the episodes are available for download over here.
PS: If you like man!pain, Zane Malik has the worst case of angsty man!pain EVER.