Westside

Westside is a New-Zealand comedy drama television series that serves as a prequel to the popular New Zealand comedy crime series Outrageous Fortune. The series chronicles the lives of Ted and Rita West from the mid 1970's to the mid 1980's, and all of the events that take place in the build-up to the premise of Outrageous Fortune. The role of Rita West is portrayed by New Zealand actress Antonia Prebble (Outrageous Fortune, The Tribe), while the role of her husband is played by New Zealand actor and musician David de Lautour (Wentworth, The Kick). The show was nominated for several prestigious awards, including a C21's International Drama Award for Best Returning Drama Series and a New Zealand Television Award for Best Drama Series. In 2018, Westside was awarded the New York Film Festivals International Film and TV Award in the category Television – Entertainment Program: Drama.

Last broadcast:14/11/2021 at 15:25Genres:Drama, Series, Comedy

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Westside

Expired14/11/2021

Season 5, Episode 1

It's 1987, and the parade down Queen Street for the NZ America's Cup yachting team is in full swing. Ted and his guys are hiding out on a job.

June 2021

Episode 2

28/06/2021

The gang gets roped into the silly season. Ngaire comes home and she's brought gifts. Cheryl's Christmas cheer turns deadly.

Episode 6

24/06/2020

Ted does not believe in such a thing as a truce; or in playing a long game. Ted has suffered and Ted wants some payback for that suffering. Luckily for him, where there is a Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park, there is a way.

Episode 1

01/06/2020

It's 1987, and the parade down Queen Street for the NZ America's Cup yachting team is in full swing. Ted and his guys are hiding out on a job, and Wolf and his boys have their own plans. Of course, nothing goes to plan.

Episode 4

11/03/2020

Rita rebels against Cheryl's plan to go straight, Wolf struggles to leave his life of crime behind and Ted's winning streak comes to an end.

Episode 3

04/03/2020

Wolf holds Cheryl back from the edge. Rita suffocates in a full house and seeks help from a potential threat. Ted's future looks crime-free and hopeless.

Episode 10

05/06/2019

The Wests come together for Cheryl and Wolf's wedding but the groom has cold feet, and the cops threaten to derail the nuptials.

Episode 9

05/06/2019

Ngaire encounters a familiar face at Cheryl's hen's party while Wolf is lead astray by an old flame at his stag do. Phineas and Bert fight for Carol.

Episode 8

02/06/2019

A grisly murder pits the gang against each other, Cheryl and Wolf are at each other's throats over wedding venues, and Rita gives Ted an ultimatum.

Episode 7

29/05/2019

Sparky's love combusts. Memory lane leads Ted to old promises. Phineas comes clean over his dirty little secret. Round two for Rita leaves her wanting.

Episode 5

26/05/2019

Ngaire and Lefty explode. Eric's love-life may not be in dire straits. Bilkey finds out all's fair in love and war. And Ted's bad attitude puts him and Rita in real danger.

Season 1 Episode 5

31/12/2015

The biggest job yet has explosive consequences for the Wests. Oh, and Wolf has a girlfriend.

Season 1 Episode 6

31/12/2015

Ted and Rita find Wolf has been doing the dirty, in more ways than one. But how to deal with their problem child?

Season 1 Episode 4

24/12/2015

Another poisoned lamington leads everything in the family and the gang falling apart. Exploring a new line of business with notorious Marty Johnstone 'Mr Asia' unites them all back to what they know best.

Season 1 Episode 3

17/12/2015

Ted and Rita both champion good causes: a disco dancing overstayer and a mouse who needs to roar.

Season 1 Episode 2

10/12/2015

As Ted's away on a job, a bored Rita pursues other interests. And Wolf's act of vandalism starts a war with the neighbours. Ted's jewellery tribute to Rita inspires Wolf to make amends to his mother, as Rita embarks on a plan to get her own career.

Season 1 Episode 1

03/12/2015

Ted West is released from a 3 year stretch in prison to find out one of his former gang members could be a snitch and Lefty has taken over the leadership role. sets about putting things right.

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