The Cook Up with Adam Liaw
Crisis In Cocaine Valley
Thursday 22 June
Cocaine, of all the party drugs, is one of the most expensive, and Peru is the world’s second-largest producer. But now the “Cocaine Valley” is near collapse, due to a crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Then, there is the ever-tougher policing around the world. As a result, dealers are losing everything, and resorting to desperate measures to maintain control of the illicit market. Crises In Cocaine Valley tracks the origins of their decline, the brutal lengths they are willing to go to, and the fallout they leave behind.
Elvira
Thursday 29 June Danish
Elvira’s world turns upside down when Candy, a sex worker at the brothel where she works as a receptionist, goes missing.
Elvira is drawn into the dangerous criminal underworld of Copenhagen to find her, and the few people she is close to become implicated – her sweet brother battling addiction, and their close childhood friend, Køster who leads a double life as both police officer and brothel boss.
Navigating the complex web of human trafficking, shell companies, and deceitful personalities, Elvira finds herself becoming an underdog to fight for justice for those that no one else will.
Elvira S1 will also air at a later date on SBS. The series will be available in Danish with English subtitles.