East West 101 was a drama series airing on the SBS network. The series was produced and created by Steven Knapman and , the team behind other drama series such as Wildside and White Collar Blue. It ran from 2007–2011, having three series. East West 101 was set around the Major Crime Squad in metropolitan Sydney. It was based upon the experiences of actual detectives in a crime unit in Sydney's western suburbs. It was filmed on location, in Sydney suburbs such as Auburn, Bankstown, Redfern, Chinatown and Maroubra.