How Scott Ryan's hitman became a hit show
TV by James Wigney 19th May 2021 6:02 AM When Scott Ryan won a Logie and an AACTA award in 2019 for his comedy-drama Mr Inbetween, it was a vindication and a validation of a very long journey. He'd already been living with the character of Ray Shoesmith - a suburban dad and hitman - for nearly 20 years, first conceiving, writing, directing and starring in the micro-budget 2005 film The Magician and then for another decade trying to get a TV adaptation made in the face of some fierce resistance. "One of the reasons we couldn't g...