Fat Tony & Co

42min

Crime

Drama

The true story of Tony Mokbel; how he grew entangled with the country’s most notorious underworld figures, how he built his massive fortune, and how he became a fugitive on a yacht bound for Greece, desperate to escape mounting criminal law battles.

Episodes

Cast

The Tony Special

1. The Tony Special

42min

23rd Feb 2014

In the opening episode of this nine-part series dramatizing the manhunt of Australian drug kingpin Tony Mokbel, Detective Inspector Jim O'Brien observes Mokbel as the Carlton Crew contend with internal affairs. Meanwhile, Carl Williams vows revenge on the Morans after being injured in a skirmish with them.

The Mexican Job

2. The Mexican Job

42min

23rd Feb 2014

Tony and the Carlton Crew import a huge hash shipment; the Victoria Drug Squad shares intelligence with Australian Federal Police agent Jarrod Ragg in a bid to bring down Mokbel and the Carlton Crew.

When the Dogs Bark

3. When the Dogs Bark

42min

2nd Mar 2014

Tony is afraid for his own safety when a campaign of terror is unleashed by one of his main competitors. Tony begins to think of other career paths.

Killers, Thieves & Lawyers

4. Killers, Thieves & Lawyers

42min

9th Mar 2014

When a hitman alleges Tony is involved in murder, Tony decides to skip bail and become Australia's most wanted man. Tony takes a massive gamble when he recruits a pair of cleanskins to run his drug empire while he is on the run.

Where's Tony?

5. Where's Tony?

42min

16th Mar 2014

After skipping bail, Tony hatches a risky plan to flee Australia and start a new life in Greece. With Tony on the run, the fight is on for control of his drug empire. The police face a wall of silence in their search for Fat Tony.

A New Life

6. A New Life

42min

23rd Mar 2014

Tony fights sea-sickness as he sails from Perth to Athens to avoid capture by the police. Tony's pregnant girlfriend is followed by police as she travels through Europe to meet him. The police manhunt finally gets a break-through.

The Incorruptibles

7. The Incorruptibles

42min

30th Mar 2014

Tony attempts to create a new drug empire whilst hiding in Athens, unaware that Detective Sergeant Jim Coghlan and Australian Federal Police agent Jarrod Ragg have arrived in Greece to work with the local Athens police - known as The Incorruptibles - to arrest Tony and return him to face justice in Australia.

A Chip and a Chair

8. A Chip and a Chair

42min

6th Apr 2014

While Tony fights extradition in Athens, police swoop on his drug operations in Australia.

Drawing Dead

9. Drawing Dead

42min

6th Apr 2014

In this final episode, Tony has a major victory against the police, but suspects his former mate Carl Williams has betrayed him. Carl's double-dealings with the police backfire when he is brutally murdered by a fellow inmate. Judy Moran takes revenge on Des 'Tuppence' Moran with disastrous consequences. The police finally close in on Tony as he plays his last hand but it appears he is 'drawing dead'.

First air date

23rd Feb 2014

Last air date

6th Apr 2014

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks