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Line 2: [[File:The-Straits-Firass-Dirani_Smaller_6619.jpg\|frame\|[[Sean Connery Is About to Shoot You\|Gary Montebello is about to shoot you]].]] ''[[The Straits]]'' is a ground -breaking Australian crime drama in terms of its rare setting and (specific) concept - the deadly smuggling trade between northern Australia and [[~~Useful Notes/Papua New Guinea\|~~Papua New Guinea]]. It explores how the business of the modern, Western crime syndicates effects those around them - from the city-slickers in Cairns, to the traditional Torres Strait Islands, to the tribes people in the developing nation of PNG.▼ ▲''The Straits'' is a ground breaking Australian crime drama in terms of its rare setting and (specific) concept - the deadly smuggling trade between northern Australia and [[Useful Notes/Papua New Guinea\|Papua New Guinea]]. It explores how the business of the modern, Western crime syndicates effects those around them - from the city-slickers in Cairns, to the traditional Torres Strait Islands, to the tribes people in the developing nation of PNG. The series covers the Montebello crime family's struggle for power - both against other crime entrepreneurs, and amongst themselves. It begins with the head of the family, Harry Montebello, allowing his three sons to compete to succeed him as head of his business. It is character driven and extremely well written, and features an exceedingly rare setting worth a look for its [[Scenery Porn\|beauty]] as well as its novelty. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~== Tropes include: ==~~ * [[All Bikers Are Hells Angels]] - The main Australian criminal franchise that supplies drugs to the Montebellos. * [[Anyone Can Die]] {{spoiler\|- even Harry.}} Line 26 ⟶ 25: * [[Precision F-Strike]] - Mostly delivered by Harry. * [[Scenery Porn]] - The Torres Strait, as depicted on the show, is beautiful (if dangerous), which can be seen clearly [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=881cTdf-ll8 in the opener.] * [[Surrounded Byby Idiots]] - Harry appears to see his sons this way. * [[The Triads and ~~The~~the Tongs]] - the main business partner of the protagonists in only known as 'The Chinaman', and has links with a shady syndicate of drug dealing and prostitution including other Chinese-ethnicity partners (such as his Taiwanese cousin), although his underlings in Papua New Guinea are all natives. * [[Villain Protagonist]] - Harry is a cold-blooded killer with vague similarities to a Bond Villain. He's basically the main character. {{spoiler\|Until he dies.}} Line 34 ⟶ 33: [[Category:The Straits]] [[Category:TV Series]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Straits, The}}