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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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Looks like the Crownies lives on with this spin off along with half the cast as well

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This did feel like the Crownies because of the same cast and with Janet returning from maternity leave but being thrown into two interesting cases was a great start but the high ranking police officer helping his wife die was bound to be tough because of who he is but skipping bail after Janet pulled out all stops to convict him should make the next episode interesting

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Well i agree this felt like more grown up version of Crownies seeing how each character are in different places is good they got rid personal storyline focus on Janet only which is great.  I also like the fact that you didn't have to watch crownies to follow this series however if you did you caught little bit of storyline they gave us to where character have developed into.

Those were tough cases but Janet did a good job but it did look like he committed suicide by leaving a note on his computer.

I agree looking forward to second episode

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Blakely's suspected death was a little predictable as he was on the run for helping his wife die and Janet feeling guilt was understandable as she pulled out all the stops to convict him but the doubt of him being killed rather than suicide was interesting but what a cliffhanger

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Erin was very lucky she wasn't hit with a bullet but being covered in the victims blood was tragic but her being the key witness in the case against the two bikies who shot Zebina was understandable as she was looking at them when they shot but the tattoo was a long shot

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It was a good cliffhanger but the police really should better job protecting the witness consider they knew this could been a possibility

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Well proving the tatoo was definitely a long shot but finding the body showed it could been suicide

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I still have a felling it's murder just by somebody else

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Well getting that information from cop who hates her was lucky now janet has something to look for . Well that was certainly taking it a bit too far follow man who was picking up his child

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Well that what a call a close call with car bomb but media suggesting Erin and Janet were having an affair was rather amusing

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Richard trying to warn Tatum was nice but her using it against him was surprising as they used to be friends and giving her father an alibi was unbelievable considering it could ruin her career, attacking a suspected child offender picking his daughter up from school won't do her career any good

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Lina's child abuse case being linked to Janet's case was a lucky break but with the car bomb she must be getting close for somebody wanting her dead and Lina is on the top of the suspect list for spreading rummer about Erin and Janet