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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Danger 5
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Danger 5 began in 2012 as a six-part broad comedy series that filters World War II through the exploitative spy thrillers of the 1960s.

Centred on six operatives from various Allied powers, the program follows their attempts to stop an increasingly absurd series of Nazi plots (including, for example, the theft by dirigible of the world's national monuments in order to build an enormous statue of Hitler, or the use of dinosaurs in combat) and, as their commanding officer constantly reminds them, 'As always, kill Hitler.'

The comedy is extremely broad and both exploits and mocks the exploitative nature of 1960s' film and television, as apparent, for example, in the title of episode five: 'Fresh Meat for Hitler's Sex Kitchen'.

The program also makes interesting use of the multilingual nature of such an international team: rather than eliding this by having all characters speaking English, the program uses a multitude of languages combined with English sub-titles.

In 2013, a second series was produced, this time set in the 1980s.

Notes

  • Award-winning and individually published episodes are separately indexed on AustLit.

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Works about this Work

Shaun's Just Mad About Danger 5 Andrew Fenton , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 January 2015; (p. 32)
Comedy God Micallef Lends Danger 5 a Mace Instead of a Hand Andrew Fenton , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 December 2014; (p. 32)

— Review of Danger 5 David Ashby , Dario Russo , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
Comedy God Micallef Lends Danger 5 a Mace Instead of a Hand Andrew Fenton , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 December 2014; (p. 32)

— Review of Danger 5 David Ashby , Dario Russo , 2012 series - publisher film/TV
Shaun's Just Mad About Danger 5 Andrew Fenton , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 January 2015; (p. 32)
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