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*Old School*
Old School
Genre	Crime; Drama; Comedy; Adventure;
Created by	Paul Oliver; Steve Wright
Starring	Bryan Brown; Sam Neill;
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Tony Ayres; Penny Chapman; Christopher Gist; Gregor Jordan; Carole Sklan
Production locations	Sydney, Australia
Running time	55 minutes
Production company	Australian television;
Original release
Network	ABC1
Release	23 May –; 11 July 2014

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Old School is an Australian television drama series that screened on ABC1 from 23 May to 11 July, 2014. The eight-part series follows the adventures of retired criminal Lennie Cahill and retired cop Ted McCabe. The characters were originally depicted in the short film Lennie Cahill Shoots Through by Paul Oliver.

Old School was created by Paul Oliver and Steve Wright, and directed by Gregor Jordan, Peter Templeman and Paul Oliver. The producer was Helen Panckhurst, with executive producers Tony Ayres and Penny Chapman. Old School was written by Belinda Chayko, Paul Oliver, Matt Cameron, Chris Hawkshaw, Gregor Jordan, Michaeley O’Brien and Nick Parsons, with script producers Tim Pye and Sarah Smith.^[1]^[2]

The song accompanying the opening titles is "Disguise" by Eleanor Dunlop.

Regular cast

Bryan Brown as Lennie Cahill
Sam Neill as Ted McCabe
Sarah Peirse as Margaret McCabe
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence as Shannon Cahill
Mark Coles Smith as Jason Dhurkay
Malcolm Kennard as Kurt Meeks
Harry Greenwood as Zac
Kate Box as Cath Khoury
Peter Phelps as Chinese Begger
Damian Walshe-Howling as Vince Pelagatti
Sacha Horler as Rhonda

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Viewers
1	"Yesterday's Heroes"	Gregor Jordan	Paul Oliver, Gregor Jordan	23 May 2014 (2014-05-23)	862,000^[3]
The armoured van hold-up should have gone easily, but Detective Ted McCabe and his team knew about it. Lennie Cahill was arrested and a mysterious "bloke in a suit" shot McCabe.
2	"Smash Repairs"	Gregor Jordan	Belinda Chayko	30 May 2014 (2014-05-30)	740,000^[3]
Ted and Lennie tail corrupt cop Rick Duncan, but Lennie smashes into the back of Rick's SUV. Rick threatens Lennie with a parole breach, and tells Ted he has to pay the cost of repairs.
3	"Easy Money"	Peter Templeman	Belinda Chayko	6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)	664,000^[3]
On the trail of Rick Duncan's killer, Ted and Lennie find themselves in the thick of a greyhound-doping scam. A possible saviour of the McCabe's stolen finances comes from an unlikely place.
4	"Her Weight in Gold"	Peter Templeman	Michaeley O'Brien, Gregor Jordan	13 June 2014 (2014-06-13)	672,000^[3]
When Ted and Lennie find books in crooked cop Rick's secret lock-up they have no idea of the trouble they are in. The books are laced with LSD, and the Triads and the Feds are after them.
5	"Tiny Dancer"	Paul Oliver	Matt Cameron	20 June 2014 (2014-06-20)	614,000^[3]
Ted suspects Lennie of being involved in the robbery of a wealthy couple's home safe with a partner in crime who turns out to be Lennie's estranged wife.
6	"Sky the Towel"	Paul Oliver	Matt Cameron	27 June 2014 (2014-06-27)	618,000^[3]
Ted and Lennie's visit to the illegal fights leads to the stabbing of Ted's former boxing protege, whose body they can't find. Meanwhile Ted's wife Margaret ends up in mortal danger.
7	"Dead Man Walking"	Gregor Jordan	Matt Cameron	4 July 2014 (2014-07-04)	725,000^[3]
Margaret is kidnapped by "The Florist" from the Sterling Nickle heist, and Ted and Lennie have to try to save her before it's too late.
8	"All That Glitters"	Gregor Jordan	Belinda Chayko	11 July 2014 (2014-07-11)	721,000^[3]
After the shooting of Kurt Meeks Ted is confined to home detention and Lennie is back in gaol, but then Ted learns that Lennie is going to rob the Duke Hotel's safe.

References

^ "ABC announces new crime series, Old School". 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ "Old School". ABC Television. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Old School: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

External links

Old School at IMDb

[1] "ABC announces new crime series, Old School". 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[2] "Old School". ABC Television. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[OSEG-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Old School: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

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-'''''Old School''''' is an Australian television drama series that screened on [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC1]] from 23 May, 2014 to 11 July, 2014. The eight-part series follows the adventures of retired criminal Lennie Cahill and retired cop Ted McCabe. The characters were originally depicted in the short film ''Lennie Cahill Shoots Through'' by Paul Oliver.
+'''''Old School''''' is an Australian television drama series that screened on [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC1]] from 23 May to 11 July, 2014. The eight-part series follows the adventures of retired criminal Lennie Cahill and retired cop Ted McCabe. The characters were originally depicted in the short film ''Lennie Cahill Shoots Through'' by Paul Oliver.
-Old School was created by Paul Oliver and Steve Wright and is directed by [[Gregor Jordan]], Peter Templeman and Paul Oliver. The Producer is Helen Panckhurst with Executive Producers Tony Ayres and Penny Chapman. Old School was written by Belinda Chayko, Paul Oliver, [[Matt Cameron (playwright)|Matt Cameron]], Chris Hawkshaw, Gregor Jordan, Michaeley O’Brien and Nick Parsons, with script producers Tim Pye and Sarah Smith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/abc-announces-new-crime-series-old-school.html|title=ABC announces new crime series, Old School.|date=30 May 2013|publisher=|accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/old-school/|title=Old School|website=ABC Television|accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref>
+''Old School'' was created by Paul Oliver and Steve Wright, and directed by [[Gregor Jordan]], Peter Templeman and Paul Oliver. The producer was Helen Panckhurst, with executive producers Tony Ayres and Penny Chapman. ''Old School'' was written by Belinda Chayko, Paul Oliver, [[Matt Cameron (playwright)|Matt Cameron]], Chris Hawkshaw, Gregor Jordan, Michaeley O’Brien and Nick Parsons, with script producers Tim Pye and Sarah Smith.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/abc-announces-new-crime-series-old-school.html|title=ABC announces new crime series, Old School.|date=30 May 2013|publisher=|accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/old-school/|title=Old School|website=ABC Television|accessdate=10 June 2018}}</ref>
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