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1 Cast  





2 Filming Location  





3 See also  





4 References  





5 External links  














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Swift and Shift Couriers
GenreComedy
Off-color humor
Adventure
Written byPaul Fenech
Directed byPaul Fenech
StarringPaul Fenech
Ian Turpie
Melissa Tkautz
Amanda Keller
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes19(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerPaul Fenech
ProducersTanya Fraser
Serena Hunt
Production locationSydney
Running time30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
NetworkSBS One, SBS Viceland
Release27 October 2008 (2008-10-27) –
17 October 2011 (2011-10-17)
Related
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  • Swift and Shift Couriers is an Australian comedy television series that first screened on SBS TV in October 2008.[1] The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who was also responsible for the comedy series Pizza. It is set around the staff of the fictional 'Swift and Shift' Courier Company, in the central business district of Sydney.[2] Episodes have been partly filmed in Egypt, India, Thailand and the United States.[3]

    The second season of Swift and Shift Couriers began screening on 15 August 2011, on SBS One.[4]

    The first and second season of Swift and Shift Couriers came out on DVD, The complete series box set came out after by Madman Entertainment.

    Cast[edit]

    Management:

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    Filming Location[edit]

    Swift and Shift's Hashfield Depot was located and filmed at 37-53 Constitution Road, Meadowbank NSW 2114. Hashfield is a fictional suburb, and also the implied location of another Paul Fenech series, Pizza. Some episodes were also in other parts of Australia and in Thailand, India, the United States and the Middle East. The building that Swift and Shift's depot was filmed in has since been demolished.

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Knox, David (18 September 2008). "Summer on SBS". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  • ^ "Swift and Shift Couriers". Screen Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  • ^ Mercado, Andrew (12 October 2008). "Get set for a new slice of Pizza". The Sunday Telegraph.
  • ^ http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2256973226526&oid=38670494277&comments [user-generated source]
  • ^ Marcus, Caroline (10 February 2008). "Melissa to recapture some street cred". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
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