Janet King Premieres on ABC1 on February 27, 2014
JANET KING (Marta Dusseldorp) returns from a year's maternity leave determined
to prove she still has her edge, but finds a very different Department of Public
Prosecutions. Under growing political pressure, director Tony Gillies (Peter Kowitz)
has formed an uneasy alliance with his police counterpart, Chief Superintendent Jack
Rizzoli (Vince Colosimo), and Janet's pre-eminence as Senior Crown Prosecutor is
threatened by rising star Owen Ramsey (Damian Walshe-Howling), a former police
prosecutor, willing to cut corners to win high-profile cases.
When Janet falters in her first case against sexual predator, Alex Mareno, (Darren
Gilshenan), she pulls out all stops to convict high ranking police officer, Steven
Blakely (John Howard), for the assisted suicide of his terminally ill wife.
As the case against Blakely escalates, a terrible murder is discovered. Janet, her DPP
solicitors and the police are propelled into a series of investigations and court actions
that, week by week, reveal a complex web of corruption and conspiracy until the first
two seemingly unconnected cases collide in a shocking reveal that shakes the police,
judiciary and the government to their core.
Under intense scrutiny from Jack Rizzoli and his political masters, and with the
traditional institutions of justice compromised, prosecuting the case becomes a
dangerous battle of strategy and betrayal where no one can be trusted and no tactic
is off limits.
Finding the truth will threaten Janet's career, her young family, and ultimately her life.
Also starring Ella Scott Lynch, Hamish Michael, Andrea Demetriades, Christopher
Morris, Jeanette Cronin, Indiana Evans, Lewis Fitzgerald and Aimee Pedersen. Guest
stars: Terry Serio, Deborah Kennedy, Harriet Dyer, and Akos Armont.
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