Westside: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Serving as a prequel to Outrageous Fortune, this series tells the story of legendary safe cracker and career criminal, Ted West and his fire cracker 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.

Series details

• Title: Westside
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
• Premiere date: 2015-05-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-11-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Three
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 3087

Cast and credited roles

• Antonia Prebble — Rita West
• David de Lautour — Ted West
• Dan Musgrove — Lefty Munroe
• Todd Emerson — Bilkey Van Heeder
• Pana Hema-Taylor — Bert Thompson
• Xavier Horan — Phineas O'Driscoll
• Esther Stephens — Ngaire Munroe
• Sophie Hambleton — Carol O'Driscoll
• Patrick Tafa — Falani
• Caleb Wells — Barry "Sparky" Gibbs
• Jordan Mooney — Eric Grady
• Reef Ireland — Wolfgang West

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-05-31; final listed air date 2015-07-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-06-12; final listed air date 2016-08-14; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-07-10; final listed air date 2017-08-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2018-07-09; final listed air date 2018-09-10; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-06-17; final listed air date 2019-08-12; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 2020-09-28; final listed air date 2020-11-16; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Westside on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.