KGB (TV series)

Australian drama television miniseries

KGB

Genre|

* Comedy
* Crime

Created by|

* Luke Riches
* Dan Riches

Written by|

* Luke Riches
* Dan Riches
* Joel Gray
* Clare Toonen

Directed by|

* Luke Riches
* Dan Riches

Starring|

* Clarence Ryan
* Bjorn Stewart

Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 5
Production
Executive producers|

* Lauren Elliott
* Kelrick Martin
* Margaret Ross

Producer| Taryne Laffar
Cinematography| Michael McDermott
Running time| 6 minutes
Original release
Network| ABC
Release| 7 July 2019 (2019-07-07)

KGB is an Australian comedy television series.[1] Created and directed by Luke and Dan Riches, it starred Clarence Ryan and Bjorn Stewart as a pair of detectives in the Perth suburbs of Koondoola, Girrawheen and Balga.[2][3] It was released by the ABC for NAIDOC Week in 2019[4] and had nearly 100,000 plays in its first two weeks.[5]

## Cast

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* Clarence Ryan as Jack
* Bjorn Stewart as Nigel
* Mark Coles Smith as William
* Jesse Phillips as David
* Aaron L. McGrath as Roland
* Genevieve Morris as Captain Stokes
* Ningali Lawford as Jack's Mum
* Lynette Narkle as Aunty Doris

## Reception

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Writing in X-Press Magazine Natalie Giles gave it 9/10. She writes "Brilliantly timed comedic moments from the cast following some sharply tuned writing from the Riches brothers, and we can only hope that this short web series sets a precedent for a full season if the ABC comes to the party."[3] Travis Akbar of the Curb says "Overall, KGB is fun ride. Well written, passionately acted and funny at all times, it not something you want to miss."[6]

## Awards

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* 10th AACTA Awards
* Best Online Drama or Comedy - Dan Riches, Luke Riches, Taryne Laffar, Lauren Elliott - nominated[7]

## References

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1. ^ Knowles, Rachael (2 April 2020), "Hilarious and heartfelt: the searing new series from the Perth suburbs", The National Indigenous Times
2. ^ Myles, Cameron (11 July 2019), "Now there's a television show poking fun at why the West is wild", Sydney Morning Herald
3. ^ a b Giles, Natalie (11 July 2019), "KGB gets 9/10 Deadly stars", X-Press Magazine
4. ^ Anderson, Ben (7 July 2019), "KGB sitcom brings Aboriginal characters and Perth stories to TV", The West Australian
5. ^ Clarke, Jenna (20 July 2019), "Spotlight on KGB", The West Australian
6. ^ Akbar, Travis (27 December 2019), "KGB Review – Short Lived, but Terrific", The Curb
7. ^ Keast, Jackie (2 November 2020), "'Babyteeth', 'Mystery Road', 'Stateless' score early AACTA nods", If

## External links

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* KGB at IMDb

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