Good Guys, Bad Guys (1997–1998)

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Plot

Good Guys, Bad Guys was an Australian crime TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998, with a telemovie and twenty-six episodes produced. A comedy/drama set in Melbourne. The program was written for, and starred, Marcus Graham as Elvis Maginnis. A disgraced former cop, tainted by his criminal family and framed for corruption, Elvis owns "K for Kleen" drycleaning, managed by the eminently more sensible Stella Kinsella and sweetheart Reuben Zeus who has Tourette syndrome. Elvis's attempts at a straight life are constantly compromised by the demands of his eccentric family, while Stella's attempts at making "K-for-Kleen" turn a profit are frustrated by Elvis's penchant for damsels in distress and a hard-luck story. He may not have a white stallion, but Elvis has a beautiful Charger. The program was filmed in Melbourne, predominantly around the inner-city "bohemian" suburbs of St. Kilda, Fitzroy and Carlton. The film style incorporated local colour - Melbourne trams, landmarks like Smith Street's Cobra cane furniture shop, and the Builder's Arms Hotel as Elvis's local - and a soundtrack of the then-latest Australian music, matched to the action. The Good Guys, Bad Guys soundtrack CD features Regurgitator, The Fauves, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Whitlams, The Avalanches, Spiderbait, The Cruel Sea and The Mavis's among others.

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Episodes by season

Season0114Episodes1997AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Only the Young Die GoodMarch 30, 1997When his stepfather receives death threats and the police are unwilling to do anything, ex-cop Elvis Maginnis must get involved.
  2. S01E02One Point Eight Million Reasons to Change Your Name (1)April 29, 1997Elvis' efforts to clear himself of robbery charge take on new urgency when other members of his family are implicated.
  3. S01E03One Point Eight Million Reasons to Change Your Name (2)May 6, 1997Suspected of a 1.8 million dollar armored car robbery, Elvis must prove his innocence while on the run from both the police and a dangerous
  4. S01E04Gone to the DogsMay 20, 1997When his aunt and her greyhound arrive, Elvis becomes involved in a chaotic new world of race fixing, money laundering, and revenge.
  5. S01E05New Dogs, Old TricksApril 22, 1997Elvis's young cousin Spike breaks out of prison along with a dangerous criminal.
  6. S01E06Fatal DistractionMay 13, 1997When a waterfront union boss is gunned down and funds are missing, his wife asks Elvis for help.
  7. S01E07AngelJune 10, 1997Trying to help a woman who ran in front of his car, Elvis is attacked and left for dead at the side of the road.
  8. S01E08Return of the PhantomApril 8, 1997When a crate containing a deadly weapon arrives on his doorstep, Elvis's friends think that he is involved with international gun smugglers.
  9. S01E09Storm WarningApril 1, 1997A friend's widow asks Elvis for help when volunteering to give evidence against corrupt police puts her life in danger.
  10. S01E10A Bilby in Rat's ClothingJune 24, 1997Elvis tries to help a friend's son who is in trouble with a bookie, only to find that the criminals involved are mostly minors.
  11. S01E11The Sound of One Hand KillingApril 15, 1997Elvis figures his life is in danger when a hit man he helped put away arrives back in town.
  12. S01E12Little Time BombJune 3, 1997A street kid needs Elvis's help to fend off corrupt police and politicians.
  13. S01E13Bloody NosyJune 17, 1997An old friend is accused of stealing from some crooks and an undercover cop.
  14. S01E14Unfinished BusinessMay 27, 1997Elvis becomes the reluctant executor of a gangster's will involving the distribution of his estate.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0213Episodes1998AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Zen Go the Strings of My HeartMarch 31, 1998Reuben is in love with Orange, a free spirited artist. While preparing an anniversary surprise for Reuben, Orange witnesses a brutal murder
  2. S02E02Car WarsApril 7, 1998Elvis is in love - again. He's been seeing Carmen Francis, an intelligent, attractive, newly qualified lawyer. However, true love never ru
  3. S02E03Don't Cry for Me Arch 'n TinaApril 14, 1998Elvis foists the task of chasing up a dry-cleaning debt onto Stella. When she doesn't turn up for work the next morning, Elvis' task of find
  4. S02E04You Say Ethics, I Say EticsApril 21, 1998Father Frank Conroy is standing for local council. There are two other candidates, a local homophobic fruiterer and a clairvoyant. When Fa
  5. S02E05Naughty BitsApril 28, 1998Reuben meets Jill, and the attraction is electric and mutual. After an attack on Jill leaves the attacker dead, she tells police she had ne
  6. S02E06There's No Business Like Small BusinessMay 5, 1998Elvis discovers $10,000 in his bank account that he knows isn't his. Thinking that his cousin had repaid an old debt, Elvis lends the money
  7. S02E07Dog PeopleMay 12, 1998Well known heavy Alphonse Mazzini comes to Elvis' rescue over a parking spot. Before he thinks about the consequences, Elvis has uttered th
  8. S02E08Elvis LivesMay 19, 1998Looking after his friends daughter, Midge, becomes harder than Elvis ever imagined when Midge is accused of stealing a diamond ring and is s
  9. S02E09100% ProofMay 26, 1998Stella's dad, Beau, has been accused by underworld thugs of being involved in the theft of a consignment of Scotch. To keep Stella happy, a
  10. S02E10A Chip Off the Old PotatoJune 2, 1998Stella's Aunt Bridget is considering selling the family potato chip business when her daughter Emily is kidnapped. Upon receiving a ransom
  11. S02E11DoofJune 9, 1998Reuben's hero Gothic rocker Blitz Kreig hits town and Reuben is determined to meet him. Disguised as a priest, Reuben arrives at Blitz's ho
  12. S02E12Blood Is Thicker Than WalterJune 16, 1998The on-going family feud between Finbar Maginnis and Heather McLeod didn't stop Walter McCloud falling in love with Loyola Maginnis. Now th
  13. S02E13You Light Up My WifeJune 23, 1998Stella is trying to find out how a new cleaner around the corner is undercutting their prices while Elvis is spending time with his new girl

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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