Underbelly: Vanishing Act
| Underbelly: Vanishing Act | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Kate Atkinson |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 3 April – 4 April 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
Underbelly: Vanishing Act is a television miniseries based on the story of Melissa Caddick's disappearance. It first aired on the Nine Network in April 2022. It was the seventh season of the true crime anthology series Underbelly. It was written by Matt Ford and Michael Miller.
Premise
[edit]Underbelly: Vanishing Act is based on the story of high-roller Melissa Caddick who was alleged to have embezzled $40 million before vanishing in November 2020 the day after the Australian Securities & Investments Commission executed a search warrant on her Dover Heights, Sydney home.[1][2][3]
Production
[edit]The series was first announced by the Nine Network in September 2021. It was produced by Screentime.[4]
It was written by Matt Ford and Michael Miller.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Kate Atkinson as Melissa Caddick[6]
- Colin Friels as George K
- Jerome Velinsky as Anthony Koletti
- Tai Hara as Vincent Lee
- Maya Stange as Angie Beyersdorf
- Dylan Hare as Nash Malouf
- Ursula Mills as Phoebe Quinn
- Frankie J Holden as Ted Grimley
- Anne Tenney as Barbara Grimley
- Sophie Bloom as Wendy
Viewership
[edit]| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | Part One | 3 April 2022 | 719,000 | 4 | 144,000 | 3 | 863,000 | [7] |
| 2 | Part Two | 4 April 2022 | 745,000 | 7 | 142,000 | 4 | 887,000 | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ Nine announces two thrilling new dramas for 2022, including new Underbelly inspired by Melissa Caddick's disappearance Nine Network 15 September 2021
- ^ Everything you need to know about Underbelly: Vanishing Act Nine Entertainment 20 March 2022
- ^ New Underbelly series tries to fill the gaps in Melissa Caddick story, but raises more questions Sydney Morning Herald 4 April 2022
- ^ Upfronts 2022: Nine TV Tonight 15 September 2021
- ^ "Underbelly: Vanishing Act (TV Mini Series 2022)". IMDb. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Underbelly: Vanishing Act to Premiere on Channel 9 Mediaweek 22 March 2022
- ^ Knox, David (4 April 2022). "Sunday 3 April 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Knox, David (5 April 2022). "Monday 4 April 2022". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2022.