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The Best Episodes of Underbelly

Every episode of Underbelly ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Underbelly!

The Best Episodes of Underbelly

Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series, each series is a stand alone story based on real-life events.

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  1. 8.3/10(104 votes)

    #1 - Suffer the Children

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    S1:E9

    Jason Moran returns from self-imposed exile, determined to destroy his rival Carl Williams; death stalks a children's football match; Taskforce Purana finally gets the resources it needs to defeat the criminals; Benji is under constant police surveillance, so Carl is forced to find a new accomplice; Carl and Roberta celebrate their daughter's christening with a lavish party.

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  2. 8.1/10(94 votes)

    #2 - Barbarians at the Gate

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    S1:E11

    Carl uses his high media profile to accuse Detective Steve Owen of corruption; Graham "Munster" Kinniburgh is gunned down and Mick Gatto tries to convince Carl Williams to end the gangland war; "Benji" Veniamin agrees to kill his former mentor Mick Gatto, but it's Gatto who lives to tell the tale; Carl and Roberta are rocked by the death of their closest friend.

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    Director:Tony Tilse
  3. 8.1/10(103 votes)

    #3 - Team Purana

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    S1:E13

    Detective Steve Owen finally gets enough evidence to arrest Carl Williams for murder. After nine years the gangland war is over.

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    Director:Tony Tilse
  4. 8.0/10(97 votes)

    #4 - Earning A Crust

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    S1:E8

    Amid growing public unrest, the police establish Task Force Purana to combat the gangland war. Loan shark Mario Condello faces his own financial crisis, which he solves with brutal efficiency. Bitter rivals Carl Williams and Jason Moran take out contracts on each other’s life. Taskforce Purana detectives are furious when police corruption derails their investigations.

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  5. 8.0/10(102 votes)

    #5 - The Worst Woman in Sydney

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    S4:E1

    The true story of glamorous crime queens Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh, and their deadly battle to control Sydney's underworld in the 1920s.

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    Director:Tony Tilse
  6. 7.9/10(104 votes)

    #6 - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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    S1:E5

    Carl Williams begins his deadly revenge on the crime-controlling Carlton Crew, and tries to increase his ever-expanding grip over the Melbourne crime world; whilst Jason Moran is in jail, his brother Mark takes control of the family business; Detective Steve Owen is determined to prove an underworld murder.

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  8. 7.9/10(102 votes)

    #7 - Luv U 4 Eva

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    S1:E6

    Lewis Moran hires Benji Veniaman to execute his son's, Mark Moran's killer. Subsequently, Veniamen is insulted by the Carton Crew and forms a dangerous alliance with their unpredictable rival Carl Williams; Steve and Jacqui's police instincts are tested when they try to disprove a murderer's alibi; when a criminal is shot dead multiple times, the Police realise there's a monster on the loose.

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  9. 7.9/10(95 votes)

    #8 - Scratched

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    S1:E10

    Carl Williams is now the undisputed king of the underworld, confident he can get away with murder; the police make the first major breakthrough in their investigations, but they may be too late to prevent another death; Benji's relationship with Carl and Roberta becomes increasingly personal.

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    Director:Grant Brown
  10. 7.9/10(47 votes)

    #9 - Cat Amongst the Pigeons

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    S4:E3

    Norman Bruhn's Razor Gang pushes the underworld to crisis point, threatening the crime empires of Kate, Tilly and Phil Jeffs. Amid public outrage, the police fight a losing battle to stop rival Razor Gangs terrorising the streets. The rival underworld bosses convene a summit to deal with Bruhn's gang, but are betrayed when Tilly takes matters into her own hands. After being rejected by Nellie and taunted by his rivals, Frank 'The Little Gunman' Green finally gets his chance to shine.

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  11. 7.9/10(40 votes)

    #10 - Armageddon

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    S4:E13

    After a decade of gang warfare, Kate and Tilly have their final showdown. Phil Jeffs returns from exile and vows to drive Kate Leigh out of business. Frank and Guido fight to the death over the love of Nellie Cameron, and Razorhurst celebrates the grand opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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  12. 7.8/10(92 votes)

    #11 - Best Laid Plans

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    S1:E12

    Lewis Caine vows to avenge his best mate Benji's death, but can't trust his new colleagues; lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson's plans for a romantic future are shattered when her lover is killed; Taskforce Purana finally gets the upper hand in their investigations.

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  13. 7.8/10(55 votes)

    #12 - Thy Will Be Done

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    S5:E1

    When a prisoner is abducted and murdered while on day-release, police embark on a massive man-hunt to find the killers. The 10-year investigation leads them to a ruthless underworld boss who is totally invisible to the police and the legitimate world.

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  14. 7.7/10(140 votes)

    #13 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice

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    S1:E2

    Convinced that Jason Moran was also involved in the nightclub assault, Steve Owens tricks Jason's driver Carl Williams into revealing that he did indeed ferry Jason to and from the scene. Carl Williams takes the first steps towards building his own empire. The police are determined to crack the "Carlton Crew" crime gang.

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    Director:Tony Tilse
  15. 7.7/10(41 votes)

    #14 - The Darlinghurst Outrage

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    S4:E5

    Phil Jeffs faces the hangman's noose for a scandalous crime that has all of Razorhurst guessing.

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  16. 7.6/10(129 votes)

    #15 - I Still Pray

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    S1:E3

    Brothers Jason and Mark Moran decide that the Carlton Crew needs to be pulled into the 21st Century. The Moran brothers do a deadly deal to expand their empire while Carl Williams starts his illegal dealings - in direct competition with Jason Moran. As tensions increase, the police convince a young mother to testify in a murder trial - with tragic results. Carl Williams meets the love of his life, Roberta.

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  17. 7.6/10(111 votes)

    #16 - Cocksure

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    S1:E4

    Carl Williams is caught red-handed whilst double-crossing the fearsome Moran brothers; the underworld is in an uproar over the mystery source of cheap drugs; a kidnap goes terribly wrong, from farce to disaster, when nobody wants to pay the victim's ransom, which only adds to the tension.

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  18. 7.6/10(104 votes)

    #17 - Wise Monkeys

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    S1:E7

    With their men in jail or dead, the women who love gangsters try to get on with their lives. With Carl Williams in prison, a rival crime boss tries to undermine his empire. A young lawyer falls for her client, a convicted killer linked to the Carlton Crew. The police make a major breakthrough in identifying the mystery hitman they know only as “Benji".

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  19. 7.6/10(50 votes)

    #18 - Whips and Scorpions

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    S4:E2

    The true story of glamorous crime queens Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh, and their deadly battle to control Sydney's underworld in the 1920s.

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    Director:Tony Tilse
  20. 7.6/10(39 votes)

    #19 - The Sentimental Bloke

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    S4:E10

    Wally becomes an outcast when he gives evidence against Tilly's gunman. Big Jim is desperate to hide his cowardice from the rest of Razorhurst, while Kate shoots to kill when she is the victim of a home invasion.

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    Director:Mat King
  21. 7.6/10(36 votes)

    #20 - Big Moves

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    S4:E12

    Big Jim faces the noose over the attempted murder of his wife but at the 11th hour Tilly refuses to testify against her husband and the charges are dropped. The ultra-nationalist New Guard are proving such a danger to his government that Premier Jack Lang guarantees Bill Mackay the new title of NSW Police Commissioner if he can stamp them out. His wife having left him and taken the kids, Frank throws in his lot with Nellie and the pair try to escape Razorhurst for a new life in Queensland. Guido Calletti's ambitious plans to seize Kate's cocaine supply are forgotten when he and Frank clash over Nellie yet again.

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  22. 7.5/10(193 votes)

    #21 - The Black Prince

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    S1:E1

    The Melbourne gangland wars start the night the gangster Alphonse Gangitano, "The Black Prince of Lygon Street", and one of the legendary Carlton Crew gang, murders a low-life crim named Greg Workman at a St Kilda party for the sheer hell of it. The charming gangster Alphonse gets away with the murder by convincing two witnesses not to testify but the killing sets the tone for the mayhem that will follow, and sets Alphonse himself on a path to self-destruction.

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    Director:Tony Tilse
  23. 7.5/10(40 votes)

    #22 - The Damage Done

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    S4:E4

    Furious over Tilly's decision to kill Norman Bruhn, Kate sparks an all-out war by recruiting Tilly's prostitutes to sell cocaine. Snowy Cutmore returns to Melbourne for a fateful showdown with crime boss Squizzy Taylor. Fresh from his first kill, Frank 'The Little Gunman' Green wins the ultimate prize — Nellie Cameron. But can he keep her?

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  24. 7.4/10(41 votes)

    #23 - Blood Alley

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    S4:E6

    The rivalry between Kate Leigh and Phil Jeffs reaches boiling point, leading to a legendary street battle between their rival gangs. Jeffs is determined to put Kate and Tilly out of business by poisoning their cocaine supply and slashing their workers. The police create Australia's first drug squad to fight the deadly cocaine epidemic, and Kate starts an affair with a sexy young gangster, angering her faithful lieutenant Wally.

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  25. 7.4/10(40 votes)

    #24 - Tripe and Brains

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    S4:E7

    With Kate Leigh in prison, Tilly devises a radical new strategy for taking control of Razorhurst. Meanwhile, Wally faces an uphill battle to protect Kate's business and family interests while she is in prison. A dashing nightclub singer pledges his undying love to Nellie Cameron, with tragic results. And Black Aggie is publicly humiliated in a bar-room brawl with Nellie but finds love from an unlikely source.

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    Director:David Caesar
  26. 7.4/10(44 votes)

    #25 - Cut Snake and Crazy

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    S5:E2

    Taskforce Tuno cultivates a dangerous and unpredictable informant in their hunt for Terry Falconer's killers.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Suffer the Children" is the best rated episode of "Underbelly". It scored 8.3/10 based on 104 votes. Directed by Grant Brown and written by Felicity Packard, it aired on 4/9/2008. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Barbarians at the Gate".