Swift Street

Swift Street is an Australian drama television series broadcast by SBS in 2024. It was created by Tig Terera and stars Tanzyn Crawford and Cliff Curtis.^[1] Set in Melbourne's inner-city northern suburbs, it depicts 21 year old Elsie trying to help pay back a debt her father, Robert, has with a local crime boss.^[2]

Swift Street
Genre	Comedy Crime
Created by	Tig Terera
Written by	Tig Terera Sam Carroll Nicole Reddy Briar Grace Smith
Directed by	Tig Terera Nicholas Verso
Starring	Tanzyn Crawford Cliff Curtis
Composers	Maria Alfonsine Damian De Boos-Smith
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	Lois Randall
Producer	Ivy Mak
Cinematography	Sherwin Akbarzadeh
Running time	26 minutes
Original release
Network	SBS
Release	24 April 2024 (2024-04-24)

Cast

• Tanzyn Crawford as Elsie Masalla
• Cliff Curtis as Robert Masalla
• Bernie Van Tiel as Aisha
• Keiynan Lonsdale as Tom
• Eliza Matengu as The Mechanic
• Daniel Wuol as Ruby
• Alfred Chuol as Tatenda
• Bolude Watson as Moreblessing Masalla

Reception

Writing in the Guardian, Luke Buckmaster gave it 4 stars. He writes "In terms of its emotional essence, Swift Street is framed from the beginning as a story about a father and daughter – though it’s easy to forget that, given the show’s breakneck pacing and sheer sass. It moves, baby, and it’s an absolute blast."^[3] Wenlei Ma of the Nightly says "Swift Street wants to show that it’s not always an easy life with clear moral decisions, but it is an easy series to like."^[4]

Awards

• 14th AACTA Awards
  • Best Costume Design in Television - Ntombi Moyo (Episode 1: Thank You Elsie) - nominated^[5]