Swift and Shift Couriers | Home

Swift and Shift Couriers: episode guide

Series 1 | Series 2

Indians

Episode 2.01
Mon, August 15, 2011 (SBS)
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

The gang returns to Hashfield Depot with manager Keith Warne facing more cutbacks due to the global financial meltdown. On orders from Head Office, Keith has everyone in the depot re-interviewing for their jobs. What he doesn't know is that the interviewer that Amanda has sent is colluding with her to introduce outsourced labour from India.

With: not available (there are no cast credits whatsoever for series 2)

Big Box

Episode 2.02
Mon, August 22, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

Jim has fallen asleep at his desk, again, and no one can seem to wake him up. So to teach Jim and the newly appointed Indian drivers a lesson, the Hashfield boys decide to box him up and book the Indians to deliver him to head office. Meanwhile, Mario is having problems getting his mobile phone fixed from the Indian-run phone shop.

With: na

Valentine's Day

Episode 2.03
Mon, August 29, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

It is Valentine's Day and like every year it is extremely busy with people wanting their flowers and gifts delivered on time. Keith asks Anthony to buy his wife a Valentines gift — a new perfume called 'Pussycat'. Anthony misunderstands and comes back with a real cat. And Melissa, not wanting to be alone on Valentine's Day, agrees to go on a date with Mario.

With: na

Police

Episode 2.04
Mon, September 05, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

The Couriers are ordered to attend driver training and Mario and Habib get kicked off the course. Kev and George begin their forklift training and the twins decide to get their motorbike licenses. Meanwhile, Keith and Alex plot to prank Murray for taking a day off to watch the cricket. They enlist Mario and Habib who use the SWAT gear from Mario's last job to teach Murray a lesson, however, things don't go exactly as they have planned.

With: na

Medical

Episode 2.05
Mon, September 12, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

Swift & Shift have taken on a medical delivery contract with the government, which sees Mario and Abdul teaming up on some highly contagious deliveries. On the verge of being fired Mario applies for a job delivering pizzas with Fat Pizza's Bobo.

With: Johnny Boxer as Bobo, et al

Birthday

Episode 2.06
Mon, September 19, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

It's Keith's Birthday and the boys have organised a stripper for him while head office have a harassment counsellor coming in to interview some of the staff. George takes his medication with Keith's special stash of Scotch and strips down to his undies and dashes around the office just as Amanda arrives for some instant dismissals.

With: na

Unlicenced

Episode 2.07
Mon, September 26, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

Amanda threatens to fire any of Keith's couriers with less than two points on their licence. When the RTA list comes through, Amanda's name is on it and she has to scramble to get out of this one. David the dwarf gets locked in the toilets and knocks himself out only to be discovered by Anthony who manages to lock himself in the cubicle with him.

With: na

Snow

Episode 2.08
Mon, October 03, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

It's the social club's ski trip at Swift & Shift. Mario has been taking steroids that Alex sold him and is enraged the whole trip. David gets left on the side of the road while Jackie gets lost on the mountain, the others get drunk and Mario gets back with Melissa.

With: na

The Wedding: Part One

Episode 2.09
Mon, October 10, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

It's wedding mania with Mario and his pregnant fiancée, Melissa, away in Las Vegas tying the knot, and Oliver has quit the depot to marry Fernando the Florist. Back at the depot, panic sets in as Keith's twelve months deadline to improve the depot is almost up. Meanwhile, Amanda's Indian depot is saving so much money that they are extending the overseas workers' contracts.

With: na

The Wedding: Part Two

Episode 2.10
Mon, October 17, 2011
Written by Paul Fenech
Directed by Paul Fenech

Keith has made attendance at Oliver and Fernando's wedding compulsory for all depot staff. With all the staff away at the wedding, Keith sneaks into the board meeting in a last ditch attempt to save the Hashfield depot. There he finds out that the overseas depot is running an identity theft scam, using employee files. Mario and Melissa dress to the nines for their Las Vegas wedding, but take a less-glamourous mode of transport to the chapel... walking.

With: Maria Venuti, Barry Crocker, George Kapiniaris, et al