A SCREENTIME Production for ABC TV

A SCREENTIME production for ABC TV

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As at 4.7.13

The powerful new 8 x 1 hour miniseries produced by Screentime, a Banijay Group company, for ABC1.

Following twelve months maternity leave, Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King (Marta Dusseldorp) returns to the DPP to confront a high-profile murder and a conspiracy, which will have shocking ramifications throughout the judicial system - as well as threaten all she holds dear.

With Tony Gillies (Peter Kowitz) now the Director and a rising star prosecutor (Damian Walshe-Howling as Owen Mitchell) well entrenched in the DPP, Janet juggles legal cases and motherhood in equal measure. Following the Attorney General’s decree that there be a closer working relationship between the DPP and the Police, Chief Superintendent Jack Rizzoli (Vince Colosimo) is taking a very ‘hands on’ approach in the cases for prosecution, and especially Janet’s campaign to expose the truth behind a shocking murder that strikes at the very heart of the justice system. Also appearing in the compelling high stakes legal thriller are John Howard, Jessica Napier, Zoe Carides, Terry Serio, Deborah Kennedy and Tiriel Mora, as well as returning Crownies alumni Hamish Michael, Ella Scott Lynch, Christopher Morris, Andrea Demetriades, Jeanette Cronin, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Aimee Pedersen, and Indiana Evans.

Janet King was series produced by Karl Zwicky, produced by Lisa Scott and co-produced by Jane Allen, with Hilary Bonney as story consultant and associate producer.

Written by Greg Haddrick, Jane Allen, Kris Mrksa and Shaun Grant, Janet King was directed by Grant Brown, Peter Andrikidis and Ian Watson with Screentime’s Des Monaghan and Greg Haddrick as Executive Producers.

“Screentime is delighted that the strength of this production attracted such an outstanding calibre of cast, to realise characters both new and returning. They join some of this country's most talented writers, directors and producers to bring Janet King to vibrant life on screen” said Des Monaghan. “After Crownies, Jack Irish and Devil’s Dust, Marta Dusseldorp is loved by Australian audiences and deservedly so” ABC TV Head of Fiction, Carole Sklan, said. “Janet King returns to the DPP to confront a high-profile murder and a conspiracy which will threaten to unravel her life and everything she loves” she continued.

ABOUT SCREENTIME Screentime, a Banijay Group company, is a specialist television production company with an outstanding list of award winning and celebrated dramas including five series of Underbelly, the Underbelly Files, The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant, Society Murders, Jessica, My Husband My Killer, A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne, Breakers, MDA, Crownies for ABC TV and the critically acclaimed Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet. Most recent drama productions include Brothers In Arms for Network TEN and Tricky Business and Underbelly: Badness for the Nine Network. The company recently completed production of the latest in the Underbelly franchise – Underbelly: Squizzy.

A MEMBER OF THE BANIJAY GROUP, Screentime includes Screentime Pty Ltd and Screentime Communications in Australia, Screentime Limited in New Zealand and joint venture partners Flying Start Pictures in New Zealand and Screentime ShinAwiL Productions Limited in Ireland.

KEY CAST

THE DPP JANET KING Marta Dusseldorp TONY GILLIES Peter Kowitz OWEN MITCHELL Damian Walshe-Howling ERIN O’SHAUGHNESSY Ella Scott Lynch RICHARD STIRLING Hamish Michael LINA BADIR Andrea Demetriades TRACEY SAMUELS Jeanette Cronin

THE POLICE JACK RIZZOLI Vince Colosimo ANDY CAMPBELL Christopher Morris STEVEN BLAKELY John Howard TERRY RENNER Terry Serio

GUEST CAST AG GAIL JONES Sonia Todd DANNY NOVAK Marcus Graham ASH LARSSON Aimee Pedersen DREW BLAKELY Akos Armont MAYA BLAKELY Harriet Dyer JUDGE RENMARK Tiriel Mora TATUM NOVAK Indiana Evans DAVID SINCLAIR Lewis Fitz-Gerald CAROLINE MARTIN Jessica Napier KEITH NELSON Andrew McFarlane ALEX MORENO Darren Gilshenan JUSTICE WALKER Heather Mitchell DIANNE VASILICH Deborah Kennedy

KEY CREW

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Des Monaghan Greg Haddrick

SERIES PRODUCER Karl Zwicky

PRODUCER Lisa Scott

CO-PRODUCER Jane Allen

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Hilary Bonney

EPISODES

DIRECTORS Grant Brown 1, 2 and 3 Peter Andrikidis 4, 5 and 6 Ian Watson 7 and 8

WRITERS Greg Haddrick 1 and 7 Jane Allen 2, 4, 5 and 8 Kris Mrksa 3 and 6 Shaun Grant 4 and 7

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Joseph Pickering

PRODUCTION DESIGNER Scott Bird

A Political Thriller Following twelve months maternity leave, Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King (Marta Dusseldorp) returns to the DPP to confront a high-profile murder and a conspiracy, which will have shocking ramifications throughout the judicial system - as well as threaten all she holds dear. With Tony Gillies (Peter Kowitz) now the Director and a rising star prosecutor (Damian Walshe-Howling as Owen Mitchell) well entrenched in the DPP, Janet juggles legal cases and motherhood in equal measure. Following the Attorney General’s decree that there be a closer working relationship between the DPP and the Police, Chief Superintendent Jack Rizzoli (Vince Colosimo) is taking a very ‘hands on’ approach in the cases for prosecution, and especially Janet’s campaign to expose the truth behind a shocking murder that strikes at the very heart of the justice system. Janet returns to work after a year with her newborn twins. She’s thrown straight into court, prosecuting a photographer, Alex Moreno (Darren Gilshenan), who takes provocative photos of young children, grooming them on the internet. All are surprised when Judge Renmark (Tiriel Mora) finds him not guilty.

Janet’s next case is prosecuting Steven Blakely (John Howard), a high-ranking police officer, for the assisted suicide of his terminally ill wife and mentor to Police Chief Superintendent Jack Rizzoli (Vince Colosimo). A woman, Dianne Vasilich (Deborah Kennedy), comes forward, accusing Blakely of deliberately failing to solve the murder of her daughter nearly twenty years ago. Against everyone’s expectations, Janet recommends a long custodial sentence for Blakely, arguing he deliberately killed his wife – an action that throws her into direct conflict with the police. On the night before his sentencing, Blakely disappears.

Andy Campbell (Christopher Morris) discovers that Dianne had been at Blakely’s house the night before he disappeared. What’s more, she has his blood in her pockets. She and her son are charged with his murder. Although at first unconvinced of their guilt, Janet proceeds with their prosecution. They are convicted, but this decision is thrown into doubt when Blakely’s body is discovered – somewhere Dianne and her son could not possibly have buried him.

Danny Novak (Marcus Graham), one of the first people the police suspect of being the third man, suggests Janet take another look at the Moreno matter as a way of solving Blakely’s murder.

As Janet pores over the Moreno file, her suspicions grow about the moral character of Judge Renmark. She discovers that a beach house owned by Steven Blakely was filled with secret cameras used to take photos and video of unsuspecting children – those photos later appearing on the internet. When Blakely’s son Drew admits he bought the cameras for his father, it looks increasingly like Steve is involved in the production of illegal pornography.

Dianne and her son appeal their conviction and are released from custody, bringing the DPP, and Janet, under public scrutiny - a delicate situation inflamed by a tabloid accusation that Janet is having an affair with Erin (Ella Scott Lynch), her friend and colleague, who has recently been promoted. A judicial inquiry into the DPP is announced, headed by Judge Renmark, but that danger seems insignificant when Janet and her partner Ash’s (Aimee Pedersen) car is blown up. Janet is isolated in a safe house, while Ash goes to another safe house with the twins. Following up on her belief that Blakely’s death is connected to all this, Janet pursues Maya (Harriet Dyer) (Blakely’s daughter) for details about her father, only for Maya to reveal that she was molested as a child by a close friend of her father’s.

Judge Renmark commences his investigation into Janet’s behaviour at the DPP, and makes it clear he is unlikely to find in her favour. Janet counters with the fact that she is investigating his judicial record. When Renmark is discovered murdered, Janet is convinced that the members of the ring feel threatened and are seeking revenge. She is sure there is a link between Blakely, the judge, and the photographer – but proving it is another matter.

Maya’s brother Drew (Akos Armont) appears in court against her, asserting that their father molested her, not a family friend. But in the process of giving evidence Drew reveals that he hated his father – giving him motive for killing him. The police investigate Drew, and discover DNA evidence linking him to the murder scene and the burial. He is charged with Blakely’s murder. When more evidence comes forward implicating Drew in the porn ring, it becomes clear that he is a major player in it, but that he has been aided and protected by someone else – but not his father.

Janet discovers the identity of the person pulling the strings, but not before she finds herself somewhere secluded with that person, at a time when no one else knows where she is… © 2013 Screentime Pty Ltd, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Screen NSW Page 7

SENIOR CROWN PROSECUTOR JANET KING One of the most feared and admired advocates at the bar, Janet King is one of the DPP’s most senior prosecutors.

Janet gained the respect of judges and barristers alike – steely and immovable, with an armour- piercing gaze and a tongue that can eviscerate a poor argument, she is a consummate professional. Cool but not cold, juries feel she is one of them, a wise, unbiased guide to the truth. Having recently returned from maternity leave, she is juggling cases and motherhood with equal measure, until a high profile murder trial threatens not only all she holds dear, but strikes at the heart of the very legal system she upholds.

MARTA DUSSELDORP is JANET KING A graduate of the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Marta has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Her film credits include Burning Man and the soon to be released The Railway Man both by award winning director Jonathan Teplitzky. Marta has appeared in the critically acclaimed film Praise, Innocence directed by Paul Cox and Bruce Beresford’s Paradise Road.

On the small screen, Marta is currently playing the lead ‘Sarah Adams’ in Channel 7’s A Place To Call Home. Having starred opposite Guy Pearce in the highly successful series Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Black Tide, Marta's other television credits include Devil’s Dust, six Blackjack telemovies as Detective Sam Lawson opposite Colin Friels, the ABC telemovie Hell Has Harbour Views, and the award winning mini-series After The Deluge starring Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths and David Wenham. Marta will be revisiting her role has Linda Hillier in the third installment of the Jack Irish series Jack Irish: Dead Point.

Marta has a wealth of experience on stage including being a member of the STC Actor's Company where she received a Helpmann Award for her role in Shakespeare's War Of The Roses. Other STC Actor's Company highlights include Never Did Me Any Harm (STC/Force Majeure), The Lost Echo, Like A Fishbone, Serpent’s Teeth, Mother Courage and Victory. Malthouse Theatre’s Journal Of The Plague Year/Ham Funeral, MTC’s Three Sisters and The Balcony, Company B’s national tour of The Underpants and international tour of Cloudstreet.

DIRECTOR OF THE DPP TONY GILLIES

Having been a Crown Prosecutor with the DPP for almost two decades, Tony was appointed Director when David Sinclair departed. Intelligent, yet jaded from years of dealing with the horrors and depravity of criminal prosecution, Tony now has to handle the politics of the top job, whilst ensuring justice is upheld.

PETER KOWITZ is TONY GILLIES 2013 marks 40 years as a performer in Australian theatre, film and television and radio for Peter Kowitz. He has over 80 theatre credits including work with the Queensland Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Co, Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre of SA, Bell Shakespeare, Black Swan, Ensemble, Griffin, Nimrod, Belvoir, Railway Street, Pork Chop, East Coast and Darlinghurst Theatre. His most recent theatre work includes Ray in the STC production of Blackbird directed by Cate Blanchett touring internationally to New Zealand and Germany; Tot Mom directed by Stephen Soderberg for STC and toured nationally as Kent in the Marion Potts production of King Lear with John Bell. Peter played Wally in the STC & MTC play Australia Day in 2012.

Peter has appeared in almost every major Australian television series of the last 30 years and has been four times nominated for an AFI Award, winning Best Actor for the mini-series Body Surfer and Best Actor again for the tele-film The Long Way Home. He has also received a Variety Club Heart Award for television performance. More recently he has appeared as the regular character Max in the BBC/FOX comedy Supernova series 1&2 for which he was nominated for an AFI, and been a guest performer in City Homicide, Packed to the Rafters and IROCK. Peter reprises his role of Tony Gillies originated in Screentime’s Crownies.

CROWN PROSECUTOR OWEN MITCHELL

A star recruit in the DPP, Owen has quickly settled into his work as a Crown Prosecutor.

A former detective, he worked hard to become a barrister and as a result has a great understanding of the law and a synergy with those who enforce it. Half cop, half prosecutor and a bit of a maverick, Owen is continuing on his planned trajectory - applying for Silk and with his eye on the most high profile cases. Damian Walshe-Howling is Owen Mitchell One of Australia’s most accomplished actors, Damian Walshe-Howling has an impressive list of film and television credits. Damian gained critical notoriety with his performance in Underbelly, one of Australia’s highest ever rating television programmes and the first of the highly successful Screentime produced series. His personification of Melbourne’s most loved murderer, Andrew Benji Veniamin, captured the hearts and minds of Australian audiences. The many accolades led to Damian winning an AFI Award in 2008 for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama. Damian garnered a previous AFI Award nomination for his performance in the highly acclaimed The Secret Life Of Us. His extensive list of television credits include the Steven Spielberg produced epic series Terra Nova, the Nine Network telemovie Panic At Rock Island, East West 101 S2, Rescue Special Ops, Satisfaction, Wilfred, All Saints, Blue Heelers, Halifax F.P. and Stingers. Most recently he appeared in the Peter Andrikidis directed series Brothers In Arms. Damian will soon be seen in The Time of Our Lives, a family drama series which reunites the same creative team behind The Secret Life of Us.

Damian’s film credits include pivotal roles in Macbeth, He Died With A Felafel In His Hand and A Wreck A Tangle as well as Ned Kelly and the award winning short film Saturn’s Return. Damian recently appeared as the lead in the Andrew Traucki thriller The Reef and won the Best Actor Award at last year’s A Night of Horror International Film Festival. Damian’s past theatre credits include lead roles in the recent B Sharp production of A View Of Concrete as well as, Danny And The Deep Blue Sea, Mojo, Crave, Fool For Love and Brendan Cowell’s successful Melbourne production of Men. As a presenter, Damian is the host of Nine Network’s series Customs and for the programme Flickerfest On Extra. Damian’s latest short film Suspended which he wrote, produced and directed this year has just screened at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland after premiering at the opening of the St Kilda Film Festival. 2013 will see Damian in the Ivan Sen directed thriller Mystery Road, starring alongside Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson and Ryan Kwanten, the highly anticipated television series Time Of Our Lives for the ABC, as well as the feature film Around The Block which also stars Christina Ricci.

ERIN O’SHAUGHNESSY

Smart, idealistic and dedicated, Erin has recently returned to the DPP after spending six months working in criminal defence.

With Janet as both a friend and mentor, Erin is determined to make her mark at the DPP.

ELLA SCOTT LYNCH is ERIN O’SHAUGHNESSY Since graduating from NIDA Ella has appeared in the Australian films Monkey Puzzle, Emulsion and the US production of Charlotte’s Web.

She has many credits in popular long running television shows such as Crownies, All Saints, City Homicide and Home and Away.

Ella also appeared in the television movie The Falls alongside Vince Colosimo and Georgie Parker for Channel Ten, as well as The Silence, produced by Jan Chapman and directed by Cate Shortland.

In 2012 she played Senior Constable Camille Alavoine in Underbelly Badness and most recently appeared in the soon to be screened Mr and Mrs Murder for Channel Ten.

Ella will shortly be seen in the ABC/HBO Asia production of Serangoon Road to premiere later this year.

LINA BADIR

Self-assured and ambitious, Lina is restless in her pursuit of justice. Recently married to Detective Andy Campbell, their quest to start a family is hindered by the pressures of work and the content of her investigations as she is put in charge of prosecuting a series of internet pornography cases. Her work in the Sex Crimes Unit causes her to question what it is to be a good parent.

ANDREA DEMETRIADES is LINA BADIR Since graduating from NIDA in 2006, Andrea has worked in theatre across the country, most recently playing the lead role of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion for the Sydney Theatre Company. She has regularly performed for the Bell Shakespeare Company with roles including Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and Viola in Twelfth Night directed by Lee Lewis for which she received a nomination for Best Actress in the 2010 Green Room Awards.

Her other theatre credits include the title role in Helly’s Magic Cup for the State Theatre Company of South Australia, Anna in Winter for the Griffin Theatre Company and Marina in Pericles directed by John Bell for which she was nominated for the 2009 Green Room Award for Best Actress.

Reprising her role as Lina originated in Screentime’s Crownies, Andrea’s other television credits including the pilot Think Tank for the Seven Network and a guest role in All Saints and Mr & Mrs Murder. She has also appeared in the feature films Nerve and Around the Block, starring Christina Ricci and voiced ABC Radio National’s Pride and Prejudice.

RICHARD STIRLING

A tongue-tied and stammering advocate, in other ways Richard is an exemplary lawyer. Smart and funny, but terrified of public speaking, going to Court is not Richard’s forte.

His pain-staking attention to detail and willingness to further his legal knowledge will find him edging into the darker corners of the legal world. Facing an arena of growing corruption, Richard’s tenacity will assist in uncovering the truth.

HAMISH MICHAEL is RICHARD STIRLING Born in Melbourne, Australia, but raised in Tasmania, Hamish has worked as an actor for over a decade. Most recently he has featured in the AACTA Award-winning television series Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War as Dougie Walters, and as young lawyer Richard Stirling in the ABC legal drama Crownies. His other television credits include Spirited, City Homicide, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, The Heartbreak Tour, Blue Heelers, Stingers and The Secret Life of Us.

His film credits include the features The Great Gatsby, Lucky Miles, Em 4 Jay and Tom White, and the shorts Heaven, Ingrid Sits Holding a Knife, Homesick, Sweetness & Light, Heartworm and The Only Person in the World.

Hamish’s extensive list of theatre credits include Death of a Salesman and As You Like for Belvoir, The Trial, Optimism, Woyzeck, Moving Target and Eldorado for the Malthouse Theatre, Ray’s Tempest and Two Brothers for Melbourne Theatre Company Meat Party for Playbox Theatre Company and Sweet Staccato Rising for Theatre in Decay, to name a few. In 2012 Hamish was nominated for the peer-voted Graham Kennedy Award for Most Outstanding New Talent at the TV Week Logie Awards for his work in Crownies. He received a 2008 Green Room Award as part of Best Ensemble for Moving Target. In 2007 he received a Green Room Awards Nomination for Best Male Performer for his roles in both Eldorado and Ray’s Tempest and in 2006 he received a Helpmann Award Nomination for Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for Two Brothers, his main-stage debut.

TRACEY SAMUELS

Tracey is the DPP. The solicitor in charge of case allocation, and with an eye for everything that goes on in the office, both monitor and manager, Tracey is a woman not to be crossed.

JEANETTE CRONIN is TRACEY SAMUELS A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1986, Jeanette has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. In 1996, she was awarded the inaugural Mike Walsh Fellowship.

Jeanette’s feature film credits include Primemover, The Boys, Terra Nova, Blackrock and the romantic comedies Danny Deckchair and Thank God He Met Lizzie. Reprising her role as Tracey Samuels from Screentime’s Crownies, she has also appeared in television series including Rake, Water Rats, All Saints, and Blue Water High.

With a wealth of experience on stage, most recently Jeanette performed in the 2012 revival of Gordon Graham's Australian classic, The Boys at Griffin Theatre. Other recent productions include Anna Robi and The House of Dogs at The Old Fitzroy and Quack for Griffin Theatre. Other highlights include Bug for Griffin Independent, The Taming of The Shrew (Bell Shakespeare), Parramatta Girls (Company B) A Dolls House (STC), Three Sisters (Theatre 20/20 at the Old Fitzroy) Miss Julie and The Stronger (State Theatre Company of South Australia), and Holding the Man in 2006 for The Griffin Theatre Co, with subsequent revivals in 2007 and 2008.

In 1995, Jeanette received a Green Room Award nomination for her role as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible (STC) and again in 2004 for Most Outstanding Actor for Nightletters (STCA). In 2008 Jeanette received a Sydney Theatre Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Holding The Man.

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT JACK RIZZOLI

Decisive and very persuasive, Jack joined the NSW Police in 1985 and quickly climbed the ranks.

Working in the intelligence side of policing, his success in reducing crime rates and increasing convictions has seen him become Acting Head of State Crime Command.

VINCE COLOSIMO is CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT JACK RIZZOLI One of Australia’s most recognised actors, Vince Colosimo has led an extensive and successful career across theatre, television and film. With an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2002 for his performance in the highly successful feature film Lantana and a featured role in the internationally acclaimed Chopper, he naturally attracted attention from the US, earning guest starring roles in the top rating US series Without A Trace and the final series of The Practice.

In 2013, Vince will be seen in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, and the Starz Network’s Spartacus: War of the Damned.

Vince first came to the public’s attention in the feature films Street Hero and Moving Out which earned him an AFI Award nomination for Best Actor and a Sydney Film Critics Circle Award for Best New Talent. He won the Empire Award for Best Australian Actor for his role in Walking on Water in 2003 and has also appeared in the features The Hard Word, The Nugget, Take Away, Opal Dream and the 2006 Project Greenlight feature, Solo. Vince has also worked extensively in television including on Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, All The Way, A Country Practice and the extremely popular The Secret Life of Us.

His guest roles include City Homicide, Mr and Mrs Murder, Cops LAC, Blue Heelers, MDA, The Falls, Good Guys - Bad Guys, Halifax fp, Stingers, Kath & Kim, Chris Lilley’s debut ABC series We Can Be Heroes, Bryan Brown’s Two Twisted, Carla Cametti PD, and in the second series of ABC’s The Librarian’s.

His unforgettable performance as Alphonse Gangitano in Underbelly earned him nominations for an AFI Award and a Logie award and he went on to star in Nine’s telemovies Scorched, Wicked Love alongside Rebecca Gibney and Panic at Rock Island.

Vince has also enjoyed a vibrant and successful theatre career, starring in productions of The Wogboys which toured nationally in sold-out venues and was later adapted to a feature film in which he co-starred. He has also performed in productions of The Club, Othello and Piaf for Melbourne Theatre Company and Rose Tattoo and Twelfth Night for the State Theatre Company of South Australia. In 2009, Vince was seen in Ridley Scott’s Body Of Lies alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and in 2010 he appeared opposite Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, and Claudia Karvan in the Spierig Brothers’ Daybreakers and reunited with Nick Giannopoulos in the sequel to The Wogboy – The Kings of Mykonos.

In late 2011, Vince was seen in two independent feature films; Swerve directed by Craig Lahiff and Face to Face, directed by Michael Rymer. Both films screened at the 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival. Vince’s role in Face to Face earned him a nomination for Best Actor at Tulsa International Film Festival and the Jury Award for Best Actor at the Newport Beach Film Festival.

DETECTIVE SENIOR SERGEANT ANDY CAMPBELL

Commanding and pragmatic, Andy Campbell always wanted to work in Homicide, which he believes to be the ultimate in criminal investigation. Extremely loyal to those who have mentored him, he has never been afraid of hard work, and his diligence and effort results in a high success rate of arrests and convictions.

Having recently married prosecutor Lina Badir, they are trying to start a family.

CHRISTOPHER MORRIS is ANDY CAMPBELL With an outstanding list of credits, Christopher is in demand for his versatility, and ability to portray a variety of characters including, Detective Andy Campbell in Crownies, James Hardie General Counsel, Peter Shafron in the ABC’s emotional production of Devil’s Dust, Asher Keddie’s explosives-loving ex-husband Brendan in Channel 10’s Offspring, an uptight accountant in Cops LAC and his extraordinary portrayal of an overly stressed business man whose life unravels after an accident in Rescue Special Ops. Andy has most recently filmed a guest role in the second season of the acclaimed Redfern Now and will next be seen in a major Guest Role in Jonathan M Shiff’s Reef Doctors.

His other television credits include Panic at Rock Island, Stephen King’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes and Salem’s Lot, Sea Patrol, McLeod’s Daughters, The Surgeon, The Alice, Fireflies, Fat Cow Motel, Beastmaster, Bargain Coast, The Starter Wife and Monarch.

Playing the lead character in the independent feature film Bitter Art, Christopher’s other film credits include The Marine, Evil Never Dies, The Great Raid, Crocodile Hunter – Collision Course, Scooby Doo, Swimming Upstream, Seconds to Spare and Counter Strike. Past theatre credits include the critically-acclaimed B Sharp production of The Sweetest Thing opposite Diana Glenn and Vanessa Downing, Skylight, Romeo and Juliet, Hotel Sorrento (Queensland Theatre Company), As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing (Harvest Rain Theatre Company), Clark in Sarajevo, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet (La Boite Theatre Company).

KARL ZWICKY SERIES PRODUCER Karl Zwicky is a producer and director. He produced the award winning telemovie A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne for Screentime and the TEN Network. An AFTRS graduate, Karl’s diverse directing credits traverse adult television drama, children’s television, live action and animated feature films. He directed and co-wrote the feature film PAWS for Latent Image/Polygram as well as episodes of Heartbreak High, Flying Doctors, City Homicide and K9.

He directed and produced the multi-award winning series McLeod’s Daughter’s from 2001 – 2007 and directed US productions Farscape, The Lost World and Beastmaster. Most recently, Karl series produced Crownies for Screentime and ABC TV, directed episodes of the upcoming Underbelly: Squizzy for Screentime and the NINE Network and directed Sinbad and the Minataur for US distributor and producer SyFy. Karl is currently consulting producer/director on episodes of Sam Fox Extreme Adventures for Network TEN and ZDF.

LISA SCOTT PRODUCER With an extensive career Lisa Scott’s production credits include Water Rats, Always Greener, The Cut, A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne, Cops LAC and Crownies.

A graduate of AFTRS in Television Production, Lisa initially worked at ABC TV on some of the ABC's highest rating television shows including Media Watch, Police Rescue, Joh’s Jury and the critically acclaimed Bordertown.

Since then Lisa has worked with all the major networks as a Line Producer, before being appointed Project Manager with the Film Finance Corporation. In 2006, Lisa became the Head of Literary at the RGM Artist Group where she represented some of Australia’s most awarded Writers, Directors and Cinematographers. In 2008 Lisa returned to her long-standing love of production.

JANE ALLEN CO-PRODUCER/WRITER A former lawyer, Jane has been working in television since the mid-nineties. She has written and script edited for Blue Heelers, Stingers, The Secret Life of Us, MDA, McLeod’s Daughters, Neighbours and Home and Away, and was writer/co-producer of Crownies for Screentime and ABC TV. Her most recent credits include script producer and writer of Tricky Business, and a writer for both The Dr Blake Mysteries and the FOXTEL hit Wentworth.

In 2009 Jane was the recipient of a Film Victoria International Fellowship, and spent three months in Los Angeles as an observer in the writers’ department of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

HILARY BONNEY STORY CONSULTANT & ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Story consultant and Associate Producer of Crownies, Hilary Bonney is a crime writer and a lawyer who worked as a prosecuting solicitor for the Director of Public Prosecutions in Victoria. Hilary has practiced as a barrister since 1996 and has a Masters of Law specialising in Forensic Medicine and Psychiatry. She is the author of the best selling true crime book, "The Society Murders", which was adapted into a television movie by Screentime in 2006. Hilary’s most recent book is “The Double Life of Herman Rockefeller”, published by Penguin Books.

GRANT BROWN DIRECTOR Grant has been working in the Australian television drama industry for over 20 years covering many genres. Dramas include Underbelly, Dirt Game, Bed Of Roses, Rush, Crownies, House Husbands, Janet King and the television movie Infiltration.

His work in children’s television for Jonathan M Shiff includes Pirate Islands, Elephant Princess, Lost Treasure Of Fiji, Mako – Island of Secrets and Wicked Science, which went on to win the 2004 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Children’s Television Drama. This series also won the 2005 Silver World Medal at the New York Festivals’ International Television Awards.

He has been nominated 3 times for Best Direction In Television at the Australian Film Institute Awards for his episodes of Stingers, Underbelly and Rush. Stingers and Rush went on to win Best Drama Series. In 2009 he was twice nominated for an Australian Directors Guild Award – for his work on Dirt Game and Underbelly: A Tale Of Two Cities.

PETER ANDRIKIDIS DIRECTOR Since graduating from AFTRS as one of its youngest graduate students, Peter has gone on to be a dominating presence in the Australian television industry.

Peter has received directing awards for productions as diverse as Wildside, Grass Roots, the television movies My Husband, My Killer, Jessica, Heroes’ Mountain and the mini-series The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant and East West 101. More recently Peter has directed the mini-series Killing Time, the ABC drama The Straits, the television movie Blood Brothers, the Screentime mini-series Brothers in Arms and has recently returned from Singapore where he was shooting the HBO/ABC series Serangoon Road.

His reputation for visual flair and extracting excellent performances from his actors has seen him receive the Centenary Medal for Outstanding Services to Australian Society and Film Production in 2003, and in 2006 he was voted one of the Top Ten Directors in Encore Magazine’s Celebration of the Industry’s Finest alongside Baz Luhrmann, Gillian Armstrong, Phillip Noyce and Rolf de Heer.

IAN WATSON DIRECTOR Ian Watson has been directing for over 25 years. His extensive television credits include Heartbreak High, The Secret Life of Us, Seachange, Wildside, the cult Sci-Fi hit Farscape, White Collar Blue, Blackjack, All Saints, Tripping Over, East of Everything, the multi award winning Love My Way, the six part miniseries Carla Cametti PD for SBS, Packed To The Rafters, the Channel 9 television movie Wicked Love: The Maria Korp Story, Rescue Special Ops and most recently Underbelly: Badness, Killing Time and Dance Academy. Ian’s work has been nominated for three AFI awards (The Wayne Manifesto – Best Episode in a Children’s Series, Seachange – Best Episode in a Drama Series and White Colour Blue – Best Episode in a Drama Series (two episodes). He was the inaugural winner of the Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Award for Best Direction in a Television Miniseries for his work on the Australian/UK production Tripping Over. Ian was again nominated for Best Achievement in Directing at the ADG Awards for Carla Cametti PD.

EPISODE 1 A SONG OF EXPERIENCE Written by Greg Haddrick Directed by Grant Brown

Janet King’s (Marta Dusseldorp) controversial pursuit of a police commissioner for the manslaughter of his wife takes an unexpected turn when the accused disappears on the eve of his sentencing.

Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) returns to work after a year with her newborn children, and is worried that she might have become a little rusty. She’s thrown straight into court, prosecuting a photographer who takes provocative photos of young children. All are surprised when the judge finds the accused not guilty – his defence had seemed barely plausible.

The next thing to land on her plate is the prosecution of Steven Blakely (John Howard), an Assistant Police Commissioner, who has admitted giving his terminally ill wife morphine to alleviate her suffering. Pressure is brought to bear on both Tony (Peter Kowitz) (now the Director of the DPP) and Janet from the Attorney General, Gail Jones (Sonia Todd), and from the officer now in Blakely’s shoes - Jack Rizzoli (Vince Colosimo) - to approach the prosecution with an understanding that it was a merciful killing.

After much soul searching Janet, instead, vigorously pursues Blakely in court, arguing the killing was at most deliberate and at least reckless. She demands a jail term of eight to ten years. Both the authorities and the press attack Janet for her tough stand. Then, on the night before his sentencing, Blakely disappears…

EPISODE 2 EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE Written by Jane Allen Directed by Grant Brown

Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) is consumed with guilt over Blakely’s (John Howard) apparent suicide, until Andy (Christopher Morris) puts together a persuasive case that he was murdered by a woman harbouring anger at Blakely from many years ago.

Believing her pursuit of a long jail term for Blakely (John Howard) has caused him to commit suicide, Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) is overwhelmed with guilt. But Andy (Christopher Morris) starts to piece together an alternative scenario – twenty years ago Blakely investigated the murder of a young woman, Oriana Vasilich, but was unable to solve the crime. Dianne (Deborah Kennedy) has been obsessed by her daughter’s death ever since, and believes Blakely knew who the murderer was, but was paid to turn a blind eye. Andy discovers that Dianne was at Blakely’s house the night before he disappeared, and that with her son’s help she had motive and opportunity. How Blakely died remains a mystery, as no body has been recovered, and Dianne is pleading her innocence. With Janet caught up in Blakely’s disappearance, Owen (Damian Walshe-Howling) inherits a Bikie murder case from her, along with a very reluctant witness. Erin (Ella Scott Lynch) manages to make a connection with the witness, and between her compassion and Owen’s lateral approach they convince her to give evidence - a decision, which has tragic consequences.

EPISODE 3 NATURAL JUSTICE Written by Kris Mrksa Directed by Grant Brown

Overcoming her initial reservations about the strength of the case against Dianne Vasilich, Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) goes all out for a conviction, while Erin (Ella Scott Lynch) struggles with the emotional aftermath of the drive-by.

In the wake of the drive-by shooting of Zebina Petrakis (Maia Thomas), Erin (Ella Scott Lynch) finds herself emerging as a key witness in the case against the two bikies who committed the murder. Still deeply affected by the shooting, she’s not sure she will be able to give evidence, Owen (Damian Walshe-Howling) is keen to land the high profile brief, as the prospect of a conviction is good, with Erin's eyewitness evidence and a confession from one of the shooters.

Whilst initially concerned about the weakness of the prosecution case against Dianne Vasilich (Deborah Kennedy), Janet’s opinion alters radically when forensics discover Blakely’s blood hidden in Dianne’s clothes. It now appears undeniable that she killed Blakely. But Dianne proves to be a credible witness in her own defence, and Janet has a fight on her hands.

The case turns again when one of the bikies accused of murder in Owen’s trial, offers to give evidence that Dianne paid him to assault Blakely, some time ago. But he’ll only testify if he is given immunity against the murder prosecution. Owen initially refuses to cooperate, but Janet manages to secure the bikie as a witness, destroying Dianne's credibility. Erin bravely faces the bikies in court, and gives her evidence, but the bikies in the public gallery pull a stunt which makes her testimony worthless.

Dianne and her son are convicted of murder, but the when Blakely’s body is discovered, the conviction is thrown into serious doubt.

EPISODE 4 THE THIRD MAN Written by Shaun Grant and Jane Allen Directed by Peter Andrikidis

The search for the third man who assisted in the Blakely murder uncovers an unlikely ally for Janet (Marta Dusseldorp).

The discovery of Blakely’s body raises a new question – who buried him? Either the Vasiliches had some assistance, or he was killed and buried by someone else altogether. Have innocent people been convicted? The DPP comes under pressure from the press, and Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) is personally attacked by Dianne’s lawyer, arguing Janet was unduly persuasive in front of the jury. Believing the conviction is sound, Andy (Christopher Morris) concentrates his efforts on finding the third man – the one who buried Blakely. In the course of his investigation he finds photographic proof that four hours before his death, Blakely engaged in a heated argument with Danny Novak (Marcus Graham). As Andy leans on Danny, Richard (Hamish Michael) feels obliged to ignore his duty as an officer of the court, and warns Tatum (Indiana Evans) her father is under investigation. Whilst maintaining her view that Danny is innocent, Tatum gives him an alibi for the night of the murder, which Richard knows to be false. Tatum is reprimanded by both Danny and Richard for talking to the police, but for very different reasons.

Lina (Andrea Demetriades) finds herself drawn more deeply into her internet pornography case and ends up following the accused as her obsession grows. When she sees him follow a young girl from a train, and then escorting her to his car, Lina panics and attacks him. The police are called.

A man called Cranford emerges and confesses to burying the body in collusion with the Vasiliches. He has detailed information about the burial and the death, which has not been made public – he is charged. But in court, under pressure from Janet, it is revealed that he is lying. But someone gave him the correct information – who?

Sick of being under pressure from the police, Danny seeks Janet out and hints that she should return to the Gabe Moreno trial if she wants to find out what is really going on.

EPISODE 5 LURKING DOUBT Written by Jane Allen Directed by Peter Andrikidis

Dianne Vasilich (Deborah Kennedy) appeals against her conviction for murder, as it becomes increasingly likely that her victim, Steven Blakely (John Howard), was involved in the production of illegal porn.

Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) is going over and over the Moreno file, in an attempt to work out what Danny was hinting at. It pays dividends as Ash (Aimee Pedersen) helps identify the location of the beach in the Ruby Moreno photo. Lina (Andrea Demetriades), working on this information, tracks down the owner of the beach house – Steven Blakely (John Howard). Drew (Akos Armont) reveals he purchased the cameras in the house, under instruction from his father. It looks increasingly like Steven was involved in the production of pornography. Janet is also determined to examine Judge Renmark’s decisions over the years, thinking that might shed further light on the Blakely murder.

Tony (Peter Kowitz) reveals that the courts are fast-tracking Dianne’s appeal – not only that, the AG has already received a petition for pardon from Dianne’s defence team. Janet pushes Tony to allow her to run the appeal, but the AG has already made it crystal clear to Tony that she expects him to run it. He asks Richard (Hamish Michael) to help him prepare his case, even though Tony knows he is being set up to fail.

Erin’s (Ella Scott Lynch) promotion to the position of solicitor-advocate is cause for celebration, until the tabloid press get hold of it, and spin it into a story about Janet promoting her lover to a position she’s not qualified to hold. This puts strain not only on each of them personally, but on their friendship with each other … even more so when Judge Renmark (Tiriel Mora) is appointed head of an enquiry into the alleged impropriety and the conduct of the DPP. Rizzoli (Vince Colosimo) is forced to take some of his accumulated leave, and he asks Andy to stand in for him – effectively moving Andy off Task Force Tomar – whilst they are still trying to uncover the identity of the third man.

At home, Janet and Ash discover just how dangerous Janet’s work can be.

EPISODE 6 OVERTIME Written by Kris Mrksa Directed by Peter Andrikidis

In the wake of the attempted murder of her family, Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) starts to suspect that she has stumbled onto a wide-ranging conspiracy involving powerful and well-connected paedophiles, including Judge Renmark (Tiriel Mora), the man who holds her fate in his hands.

Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) wakes up in a safe house, reeling from the attempted murder of her and her family. Ash (Aimee Pedersen) and the twins are safely in hiding, but the AG wants Janet back at work, as a show of political strength. Desperate to be reunited with her family, Janet's only concern is catching the culprit, and her gut tells her that Moreno is the prime suspect, although the police, including Andy (Christopher Morris), don't agree. Re-evaluating the cases that led up to the car bombing, Janet suspects that Sally Blakely’s death might also be part of the conspiracy, and when she confronts Maya Blakely (Harriet Dyer) with her suspicions, Maya gives her an unexpected lead – a friend of her father’s sexually assaulted her when she was a child. Could Keith Nelson (Andrew McFarlane) be one of the conspirators?

With an assault charge still hanging over her head, Lina (Andrea Demetriades) offers Tony (Peter Kowitz) her resignation. But Tony says he needs smart, passionate people at the DPP, so instead of letting her go he puts her on the Nelson case. A vote of confidence, but could the pressure of work be impacting on Lina's health in subtle yet profound ways?

Meanwhile, Judge Renmark (Tiriel Mora) is continuing his investigation into Janet and Erin's (Ella Scott Lynch) relationship. But then Richard's (Hamish Michael) analysis of Renmark's judgments yields results, suggesting that Renmark has been manipulating cases that come before him. But what's his agenda? And how has he discovered that Janet is investigating him?

EPISODE 7 A Song of Innocence Written by Shaun Grant Directed by Ian Watson

A sudden death, a false suspect and a shocking revelation from the witness box all conspire to block Janet’s (Marta Dusseldorp) desperate search for the truth.

Judge Renmark’s (Tiriel Mora) body is found in an alley at the back of a high rise car park, but the police cannot tell if his death was an accident, suicide, or something more sinister. Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) reveals to Andy that Judge Renmark had tried to intimidate her into shutting down their investigation into his judgements. But how did Renmark know? Richard (Hamish Michael) confesses that he told Owen (Damian Walshe-Howling) about the Renmark investigation. Suspecting that there is a link between Moreno, Renmark and Nelson (Andrew McFarlane), Janet speculates whether Renmark was killed by whoever was forcing him to bend judgements.

When the police uncover a USB full of illegal porn hidden in Judge Renmark’s house and it’s the same style of USB owned by Keith Nelson, Jack (Vince Colosimo) and Andy (Christopher Morris) start to take Janet’s conspiracy theory more seriously and Renmark’s death turns into a murder investigation.

Lina (Andrea Demetriades) phones Maya (Harriet Dyer) and convinces her to visit the DPP at 9.00am to discuss the possibility of testifying. When Owen tells Lina and Janet they’ll have to reschedule the Maya appointment, Janet becomes more suspicious of Owen – what’s more important than the Keith Nelson trial? But Owen refuses to give information to anyone.

When Owen returns from his mystery appointment, he finds Janet has convinced Maya to go ahead with the Nelson trial. But Janet’s suspicion of Owen is bolstered when Jack shares some dirt on Owen’s police days and further alarm bells go off when Owen argues aggressively against Janet’s involvement in cutting a deal with Nelson.

Tracey (Jeanette Cronin) launches her own private investigation into Owen’s whereabouts with the help of Richard. Richard and Tracey share their discovery with Tony: Owen is not a murderer but he is the press leak.

Maya gives a raw, harrowing account in court of her systematic abuse by Nelson over an extended period, beginning when she was seven years old. Drew (Akos Armont) is called as a witness for the defence, much to everyone’s shock, and reveals his belief that Maya was abused by her own father Steven, not by Nelson. Maya is gutted and betrayed. In explaining his own emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Drew unwittingly reveals how much he hated his father.

SPOILER ALERT EPISODE 8 A Man of Principle Written by Jane Allen Directed by Ian Watson

Blakely’s killer is finally revealed – but Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) discovers there is someone higher up pulling the strings – the same person she finds herself in an isolated place with…

Following Drew’s (Akos Armont) explosive evidence in court, Janet (Marta Dusseldorp) is convinced he is Blakely’s killer, and Andy (Christopher Morris) and Jack (Vince Colosimo) arrest Drew. Seeing that the game is up, Drew confesses that in an argument over the death of his mother there was a struggle, and Drew killed his father in self defence.

In deference to Steve’s wishes, Andy sent off all items from the cold case on Oriana Vasilich’s murder to be tested for mitochondrial DNA. The tests provide an answer. Tatum (Indiana Evans) is with her father when the police swoop and arrest Danny (Marcus Graham). Tatum is horrified at his treatment, and waits patiently for him at the police station. While Danny won’t admit his guilt, Tatum is forced to accept that it’s true – although she’ll never admit that to Danny. They’ll lie to each other to the end. Tatum finds Richard (Hamish Michael) waiting to comfort her.

Alex Moreno’s wife is brought in to the DPP and asked if she will testify as to her daughter’s age, so that Clarke can be successfully prosecuted for possession of illegal pornography. When she realises that Ruby’s photo and name will be used in evidence she is reluctant, and asks for more time to consider her position.

But later on, Alex himself turns up, offering to confess to taking pornographic photos of children, if they promise not to use Ruby’s photo in court. But Owen (Damian Walshe-Howling) plays tough with him – and demands that Moreno give them something worthwhile. Eventually Moreno gives Owen information about a certain post office box containing large amounts of pornographic material, on USBs and discs, all posted from Russia. The post office box is rented in the name of Drew Blakely. He is brought in and charged, and decides to co-operate. He explains the way the porn ring worked under the guidance of this father Steve, and that Renmark’s death was an accident – which came about when Renmark tried to kill Drew. Drew also informs Andy and Jack that Renmark was behind the bombing of Janet’s car.

With the case of Blakely, and the porn ring, finally solved, all begin to relax and even celebrate.Lina (Andrea Demetriades) appears in court charged with the assault of Clarke. Against the provocative advice of Owen she offers an unconditional apology to Clarke and makes no excuse as to her conduct.

She is sickened by what she has done, knowing the man to be a convicted rapist and a user of illegal porn, but feels she has no choice. To her surprise and dismay, she is convicted, and is now sure that she’ll lose her job.

Relieved it’s all over, Janet discovers that a fountain pen found at the site of Renmark’s death belongs not to Judge Renmark, but to Jack Rizzoli. This, combined with the fact that Rizzoli gave Drew his alibi for the Blakely murder, knew of Janet’s reporting on Owen for silk, and his giving them a false lead about Moreno’s defence in court, all leads her to suspect he’s involved with Drew and the ring. Andy confirms Rizzoli’s mobile was in the vicinity of the railway bridge at the time of Renmark’s death.

As instructed by Andy, Janet waits in the security of her safe house. But Rizzoli turns up unexpectedly, and insists on driving Janet home. Feeling like she has no choice, Janet gets into the car with him – then realises that he is driving her in the opposite direction to her home… no one knows she is with him, or where they are headed…