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Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

  • Air date:2016-06-05
  • User score:
    7.2
  • Number of episodes:6
A student's protest leads to a government scandal that has personal and professional repercussions for one of Australia's toughest journalists.

List of Episodes

A Donation to the Struggle
S1E1
7.0

Air date: 2016-06-05

Runtime: 50 min

Political journalist Harriet Dunkley sees the gutted body of a young man washed up on the lakeshore she suspects a conspiracy and determines that, whatever the personal or professional cost, she must pursue a story that could overturn everything Australians believe about our Government and our place in the world.

The Watchers
S1E2
7.0

Air date: 2016-06-05

Runtime: 52 min

One person Harriet has questioned in pursuit of her story is dead, another is missing. The conspiracy may be hidden deep, but it involves those who are powerful, ruthless and with a great deal at stake, but Harriet won’t stop no matter how deadly her quest becomes. In this game no-one is pure, but are their machinations politics as usual or do they cover something darker? Now, as Harriet continues her search for the truth, someone closer to her inner circle is found murdered.

Beware the Jabberwock
S1E3
7.3

Air date: 2016-06-12

Runtime: 50 min

A shocking murder leaves Harriet shattered but angry. Australian intelligence agencies are determined to shut down the story, however, Harriet has been deliberately left a clue that only she will understand and as she pursues the trail of secrets, finds the pieces of several different puzzles forming a larger picture. People she should be able to trust are revealed as determined enemies but she discovers an unlikely ally.

Falling Hard
S1E4
7.3

Air date: 2016-06-19

Runtime: 51 min

A sophisticated cyber attack cripples Australia's air traffic control for 13 terrifying minutes. All the evidence points to China seeking vengeance for their dead sailor.

Ghosts in the Machine
S1E5
7.3

Air date: 2016-06-26

Runtime: 47 min

Determined to become hunter rather than prey, Harriet convinces ASIO agent Charles Dancer to pursue her attacker and the murderer while she investigates how a Chinese assassin can operate in Australia with apparent impunity.

The Light on the Hill
S1E6
7.3

Air date: 2016-07-03

Runtime: 52 min

Harriet’s story on missing Chinese dissidents may have embarrassed Beijing into returning Sabine Hobbs to Canberra, but the connections to Australian intelligence and the murder remain hidden. The path she chooses will blow apart the plans of everyone – Bailey, Toohey and Paxton.

Top Cast

Anna Torv

Anna Torv

Harriet Dunkley

Dan Wyllie

Dan Wyllie

Mal Paxton

Sacha Horler

Sacha Horler

Ludie Sypek

Jacki Weaver

Jacki Weaver

Catriona Bailey

Alan Dale

Alan Dale

Martin Toohey

Alex Dimitriades

Alex Dimitriades

Charles Dancer

Damon Herriman

Damon Herriman

Kim Gordon

Eugenia Yuan

Eugenia Yuan

Weng Meigui

David Roberts

David Roberts

General McAuliffe

Jeanette Cronin

Jeanette Cronin

Mrs. Hobbs

Alice Chaston

Alice Chaston

Sabine Hobbs

Huw Higginson

Huw Higginson

Reardon

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