Dangerous is an Australian television drama series that first screened on 16 January 2007 on FOX8 and was shown in Ireland on RTÉ One. In mid-2008, it began running on The WB's online network in the US. It features a "Romeo and Juliet" story of forbidden love, set against the culturally diverse backgrounds of Sydney's western suburbs street crime and the affluence of Sydney’s eastern suburbs. It explores youth culture, including taboo subjects like party drug use and the underground world of drag racing and ramraiding. Dangerous is produced by John Edwards and Imogen Banks. Writers include Fiona Seres and Brendan Cowell, acclaimed for their work on Love My Way. It is directed by David Caesar and Shawn Seet. The series' theme song is "Set The Record Straight", performed by New Zealand hip hop group Fast Crew, although the lyrics "Auckland City, let's go" has been changed to "Sydney City, let's go" for use on the show.
- John Edwards
Country: AU
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Runtime: 60
Season 1:
Dean and the Gang gain a contact in the Security Business that gives them the Time and Date that an ATM will be full. Him and the Gang stop stealing cars from petrol stations to get this major score, one problem, the ATM is next to the Police Station. Donna is advised to go down to the 'Burbs and gain some perspective for a paper that she's writing, only to be ignored by the head of police & by the locals.
Donna heads to Ali's Cafe in hope of finding someone that will answer her questions. While there, she gets invited to a Drag Race later that night by one of the locals. Meanwhile Dean's step-dad steals the remaining of the money from the ATM Ram Raid and buys a TV with it. Dean and his brother go and visit their mother, who tells them to go away. And Donna is invited into a car with the Gang, Only to wind up helping with the job they have planned later that night.
Things seem to be going badly for Dean, He's getting hassled by the police and is forced to work for a local thug 'Craig' who's car he stole in the first episode. Craig strikes out at EC and Donna becomes involved in a High Risk Ram Raid.
Crime Boss Craig Lukevic gives Dean a simple job that he and his gang have to do. But a simple job turns into a complicated one when they find a dead body in the back. Mark shows Donna footage of the ram raid she was involved in in Episode 3, which unnerves her. And the cops close in on Dean and the Gang.
Grief over EC's death turns into anger as the police send in the Riot Squad to try and control the tribute to EC set up at the location of her death. Riz buys a gun and takes his revenge by shooting up the Police Department. Donna and Dean get closer.
Riz gets dogged into the cops after shooting them up, and sells the rest of the gang out as his get-out-of-jail free card. Mark threatens Donna. Donna's and Dean's relationship heats up and Dean starts to work for Craig Lukevic again, this time, he's been asked to "take care" of somebody and much more anger and violence over EC's death.
When Dean finds out that the person he has been contracted to kill is Mark Field, he makes plans to run away with Donna. When there plans get thwarted, Dean realises that he must go through with the killing and Donna races to intervene.
Dean is seriously injured but knows that if he goes to a hospital he'll be arrested and charged with Mark Field's murder. When he is finally apprehended, Donna tries to use her political connections to engineer a deal.
