Westside
Westside

Westside (2015)

5.86 seasonsComedy, Drama, Crime

The story of legendary safe cracker and career criminal Ted West and his firecracker of a wife, Rita. Combining real events and the rich folklore of the West family and associates, this is rollicking history, and a tempestuous romance, set at a time of great social upheaval.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 16 episodes
Series 210 episodes
Episode 1

1. Episode 1

43 min

Rita West is reunited with love of her life Ted, but has lost a son. The gloves are off in the war with the Horsemen and there’s a storm in a teacup... actually a whole tea-set.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

43 min

Rita helps out a friend from prison and Wolf get an upwardly mobile job. The Springbok tour creates employment opportunities for Ted and there's a swingers' party.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

43 min

Ted goes after a wad of South African cash. A crime close to home has the Wests joining forces with the police and neighbourhood watch.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

43 min

Rita's ambitious career path for Wolf hits some bumps. Ngaire has a dangerous liaison and Bert and Falani take on the Springboks alongside the protestors.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

43 min

It's hectic times for Rita and Ted; a royal wedding, a funeral, forbidden love, a family feud...plus a Nazi.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

43 min

Times are changing for Ted. Rita wants to expand her business and keep the peace between father and son. Wolf mixes business with pleasure.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

43 min

Ted and the boys go hunting South Africans while Rita has a mess to sort out with her growing business and an explosive affair.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

43 min

The wives financially support their men, which doesn't go down well and the Springbok tour divides the gang and the country.

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

43 min

Rita's in charge of her first big job and the stakes have never been higher but can she rely on those closest to her?

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

43 min

Ted get one final crack at the South African money. Meanwhile, Wolf's at war with his parents; and the rest of the country are at war with themselves.

Season 38 episodes
Season 410 episodes
Episode 1

1. Episode 1

43 min

Pregnant and alone, Cheryl struggles with Wolf behind bars. Phineas pursues extra-marital affairs and McCarthy swoops in to help the Wests out of a sticky situation.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

43 min

Despite Ted's misgivings, the gang plan a job during the silly season. Ngaire returns with a surprise and Cheryl's Christmas cheer comes to a devastating end.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

43 min

Wolf and Cheryl grieve at Tutaekuri Bay, while Rita suffocates in a full house and seeks help from an unlikely source. Ted gambles with his future.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

43 min

Rita rebels against Cheryl's plan to go straight, Wolf struggles to leave his life of crime behind, and Ted faces a mountain of debt when his winning streak ends.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

43 min

Passion boils over as Ngaire and Lefty cross paths, Eric follows his heart to the Dire Straits concert, and Ted's bad attitude could spell the end for his marriage.

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

43 min

Rita finds comfort in the arms of someone else, Cheryl goes in search of her dream wedding dress, and Riana returns to stir up trouble for the Wests.

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

43 min

The boys compete for the job of Wolf's best man, Phineas fesses up to Carol, and Sparky plans to send the USS Texas up in flames in the name of love.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

43 min

A grisly murder pits the gang against each other, Cheryl and Wolf are at each other's throats over wedding venues, and Rita gives Ted an ultimatum

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

43 min

Ngaire encounters a familiar face at Cheryl's hen's party while Wolf is lead astray by an old flame at his stag do. Phineas and Bert fight for Carol.

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

43 min

The Wests come together for Cheryl and Wolf's wedding but the groom has cold feet, and the cops threaten to derail the nuptials.

Season 510 episodes
Episode 1

1. Episode 1

43 min

While NZ is going crazy for the America's Cup, the Wests are busy stealing for a living and welcoming baby Pascalle.

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

43 min

Rita is dealing with trouble and strife both at home and abroad, as the repercussions from the two bungled robberies spead. Meanwhile, Ted isn’t safe in prison

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

43 min

As Ted lies in hospital, Rita calls the troops to see off those responsible – and many innocent letter-boxes may perish as a result.

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

43 min

Ted's gang head down country for their first job without their leader. Plus, Cheryl brings home a hippy, leading to a very uncomfortable visitation from the past for Rita.

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

43 min

The Wests celebrate Van and Jethro’s fourth birthday party. What could possibly to wrong? Apart from the appearance of a gang of angry clowns…

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

43 min

Ted wants payback for his suffering but doesn't believe in a truce or playing the long game. What plan will he come up with?

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

43 min

A plague has descended upon the West house and Rita must sort the mess out – including making a deal with the devil.

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

43 min

The West’s past secrets risk being exposed. Rita and Wolf go head-to-head in a game of mutually assured destruction.

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

43 min

The war that has been simmering under the surface, between Rita and Wolf, bursts into fruition as Wolf takes matters into his own hands.

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

43 min

October 1987. As the stock-market crashes around the West family and their associates an old dynasty crumbles and decays, while the next generation finds a home in which to forge the next one.

Season 68 episodes
Her Grave, While I'm Dancing on It

1. Her Grave, While I'm Dancing on It

43 min

It’s 1990 and the Auckland Commonwealth Games are in full swing, with a surprise contestant in the road cycling; Wolf has a problem he cannot solve, but ‘help’ is the hardest word; meanwhile, for Rita and Ted, the return of an old friend spells bad news.

Making the Most of Every Moment

2. Making the Most of Every Moment

43 min

Cheryl deals with the devil while Wolf tries his hand at parenting; meanwhile Rita gives death the good old-fashioned West family middle-finger salute.

Behold – the Miracle Water!

3. Behold – the Miracle Water!

43 min

Carol and Rita explore a range of alternative therapies; Ted and the lads go to a strip club and meet an old friend; meanwhile, for Wolf and the boys, things go from bad to a place beyond worse.

Well That’s Not Creepy

4. Well That’s Not Creepy

43 min

As Wolf deals with failure, Cheryl takes some time out in a place that is almost exactly like Fiji but not; meanwhile Falani finds an old friend living under a bridge, like a troll

Otherwise Evil Wins

5. Otherwise Evil Wins

43 min

Carol and Ngaire go on a bar crawl for revenge while Wolf seeks out the traitor in their midst. Meanwhile, to help Ted, Rita enters into a pact with a most unlikely devil.

Just a Random Act of Violence

6. Just a Random Act of Violence

43 min

Sometimes, when a job goes very very wrong, it is the innocents who must pay the price or take the fall. Rita makes a list, of the bucket variety; which means that Ted, the old dog, masters a new trick.

How’d You Like the Quiche, Frankie?

7. How’d You Like the Quiche, Frankie?

43 min

Rita has one last item she needs to cross off her bucket list; unable to face the future, Carol goes back in time; meanwhile Wolf has to play catch-up.

Tell You What Girl, You’ve Got Your Work Cut Out for You

8. Tell You What Girl, You’ve Got Your Work Cut Out for You

43 min

One last job, a funeral and then a wake; the end is nigh.

Cast

David de Lautour

David de Lautour

Ted West

Antonia Prebble

Antonia Prebble

Rita West

Dan Musgrove

Dan Musgrove

Lefty Munroe

Esther Stephens

Esther Stephens

Ngaire Munroe

Todd Emerson

Todd Emerson

Bilkey van Heeder

Pana Hema-Taylor

Pana Hema-Taylor

Bert Thompson

Xavier Horan

Xavier Horan

Phineas O'Driscoll

Sophie Hambleton

Sophie Hambleton

Carol O'Driscoll

Jessica Grace Smith

Jessica Grace Smith

Cheryl West

Patrick Tafa

Patrick Tafa

Falani

Jordan Mooney

Jordan Mooney

Eric Grady

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