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East West 101

Name: East West 101
Genre: Drama, Comedy

TV·2007–2011·3 seasons, 20 episodes·SBS·Drama, Comedy·1h·Created by Kris Wyld, Steve Knapman

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Zane Malik and the Major Crime Squad investigate crime and murder in all quarters of multicultural Sydney.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01The Hand of FriendshipS01E06 · 9.0Hunt is missing. HQ received a panicked call from a woman accusing Malik of killing him. Is he dead? And is Malik reponsible? When Hunt's body is found in Chinatown Crowley is dismissive - Malik's quest is over. Malik disagrees, Hunt may be dead but his quest for justice remains. Whoever killed Hunt took away the satisfaction Malik might've found in a lawful outcome. But Malik's determined to track down Hunt's killer. He finds the woman who called HQ. Celia Cho, is the daughter of Bruce Cho, a leader of the SW Crime Syndicate and the mother of Hunt's son. Bruce Cho hated Hunt. If he is the killer, proving it, in a world where everyone is afraid to talk, will not be easy. The closer Malik gets to the truth, the more dangerous he becomes.
02The Enemy WithinS01E01 · 8.0Muslim detective, Zane Malik, is fighting crime in a post 9/11 world. A police officer s killed, apparently by two armed robbers 'of middle Eastern appearance.' Zane Malik uses his connections in the Arab community to track down the two youths involved. Malik's search for the truth brings him into a head on clash with Senior Detective, Ray Crowley. Rowley accuses him of putting his community before his job. Malik is angry. He wants justice for the police officer too, but he knows what it is to be an Australian Arab, and feel unsupported by the law. When he was a boy his father was shot by an armed robber; the shooter was never brought to justice. But will Malik be able to find out the truth behind the officer's death before war erupts on the streets of Lakemba?
03Death at the StationS01E02 · 8.0Bad drugs are being sold on the streets of Redfern. Addicts are dying. Local Aboriginal leader and anti drug crusader, Adam King, is trying to get the drugs off the street when he is shot. Some say he has been assassinated. Malik and his partner, Pacific Islander, Detective Sonny Koa, try and get to the truth. Why are King's colleagues so unhelpful? And his family downright hostile? Is it just a distrust of police… or is it something more sinister? The conflict worsens between Malik and Crowley as Malik asks for his help with sources and informers and is rejected. Crowley's rage is more personal. Although the rest of the Squad are not aware of it, Crowley's son was one of the drug statistics.

Castfull cast & details

Don HanyZane Malik

Susie PorterPatricia Wright

Aaron Fa'aosoSonny Koa

Daniela FarinacciHelen Callas

Renee LimJung Lim

Matt NableTravis

Tasneem RocAmina Malik

Joshua Consandine

Joshua ConsandineDeath

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2007–08Aired 8.3Season avg

S01E01The Enemy WithinDecember 6, 2007 8.0Muslim detective, Zane Malik, is fighting crime in a post 9/11 world. A police officer s killed, apparently by two armed robbers 'of middle
S01E02Death at the StationDecember 13, 2007 8.0Bad drugs are being sold on the streets of Redfern. Addicts are dying. Local Aboriginal leader and anti drug crusader, Adam King, is trying
S01E03Islander SacrificeDecember 20, 2007—Two Lebanese youths and a schoolgirl are killed in a drive by shooting. Inspector Wright, appoints Malik to run the investigation. Crowley d
S01E04Hunt for the KillerDecember 27, 2007 8.0The brutal slaying of a respectable middle aged Vietnamese couple in Cabramatta is carried out amidst the stress of the Internal Affairs inv
S01E05Haunted by the PastJanuary 3, 2008—In the midst of investigating the murder of a Serbian car salesman, Malik's obsession with the past deepens. Malik seeks to prove that John
S01E06Season's bestThe Hand of FriendshipJanuary 10, 2008 9.0Hunt is missing. HQ received a panicked call from a woman accusing Malik of killing him. Is he dead? And is Malik reponsible? When Hunt's bo

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes2009Aired—Season avg

S02E01The Lost BoyOctober 13, 2009—A suburban printer is killed in a car bomb attack. Is this the work of Muslim extremists? Or is it a criminal act? As Detective Zane Malik o
S02E02A Prodigal FearOctober 20, 2009—The Major Crime and NSO investigation into the car bomb deaths results in Malik going undercover to track a possible suspect. While he is un
S02E03Just CargoOctober 27, 2009—Detective Zane Malik is deep undercover, and in danger. Can he can link arms dealer, Akmal, with the car bomb murder of an NSO agent? Agent
S02E04Ice in the VeinsNovember 3, 2009—An ambulance officer is stabbed to death by a kid in an Ice induced rage. When Detective Sonny Koa delivers the death knock, he bonds with t
S02E05Men of ConscienceNovember 10, 2009—Akmal is killed in prison. Malik is determined to find out the truth behind his murder and the murder of NSO agent. Going to Canberra with t
S02E06Another LifeNovember 17, 2009—The shooting of Inspector Patricia Wright’s brother unites the team at Major Crime. Can they bring the killers to justice? While the detecti
S02E07AtonementNovember 24, 2009—Major Crime and NSO unite once again as a terror attack looms as a real possibility. Detective Zane Malik uses everything in his power to di

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season037Episodes2011Aired—Season avg

S03E01The Hero's StandardApril 20, 2011—Detective Zane Malik of the Major Crime Squad, faces the toughest challenge of his life when a very public crime has very personal ramificat
S03E02Heart of DarknessApril 27, 2011—A Somali teenager is found viciously bashed to death in a lonely railway tunnel. The investigation leads Koa and Malik to a Somali man, Asad
S03E03JerusalemMay 4, 2011—The mysterious double murder of a Jewish couple leaves few leads. According to the woman’s son, David, a large amount of cash is missing, al
S03E04Transit of VenusMay 11, 2011—Wright becomes personally involved in a case when a young woman is found raped and murdered after getting into a taxi. As a young cop, Wrig
S03E05The Price of SalvationMay 18, 2011—Mere Hahunga has problems with her youngest son, Sam, and enlists Detective Koa’s help. Sam, is going off the rails. Mere pleads with Koa t
S03E06Behold a Pale HorseMay 25, 2011—What has the armed robbery of 36 million and the subsequent escalating violence got to do with a drug rip and massacre in Kandahar, Afghanis
S03E07RevelationJune 1, 2011—Two youths are shot dead while fishing. Malik knows first hand what Yelena Moyan, the boys’ mother, is going through. Yelena cannot understa

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

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