Wrong Kind of Black: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wrong Kind of Black, set in the 60s and 70s is based on experiences from the extraordinary life of Boori Monty Pryor, author and storyteller, who grew up in Townsville before moving to Melbourne to pursue modelling and DJing. From the cops and crocs of Queensland, to the disco dance floors of Melbourne, this is a hilarious, inspiring and heart breaking story of an Aboriginal man who stood against the tide of Australian racism, refusing to be labeled 'the wrong kind of black'.

Series details

• Title: Wrong Kind of Black
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2018-08-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-08-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ABC iview
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38130
• IMDb ID: tt8660874
• TVDB ID: 351139

Cast and credited roles

• Clarence Ryan — Boori Monty Pryor
• Aaron L. McGrath — Paul Pryor
• Lisa Flanagan — Mum

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-08-05; final listed air date 2018-08-05; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wrong Kind of Black 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.