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Plot

Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series. Phoenix screened as two thirteen-part series on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and 1993. The first series of Phoenix in 1992 recounted the investigation of the bombing of the Victorian state police headquarters, loosely based on a real case in the mid-1980s, the Russell Street Bombing. It was aided by extensive research into police techniques and was lauded as one of the most realistic depictions of police investigation techniques, including both surveillance and forensics, as well as having an involving storyline. The series was notable for its dark visual tone and for its no-holds-barred attitude to violence and language. It spawned a second thirteen-part series, Phoenix II, in 1993 as well as a spin-off series, Janus, in 1994 devoted to the machinations of court cases. The series was created and produced by Tony McDonald and Alison Nisselle and screened by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ABC have released Series 1 and 2 on DVD as a 4 DVD box set.

Cast

Sean Scully as Ian Cochrane
Sean Scully

as Ian Cochrane

Simon Westaway as Peter Faithful
Simon Westaway

as Peter Faithful

Peter Cummins as Supt. Wallace
Peter Cummins

as Supt. Wallace

Susie Edmonds as Carol Cochrane
Susie Edmonds

as Carol Cochrane

Keith Agius as Docket
Keith Agius

as Docket

David Bradshaw as Andrew 'Fluff' Saunders
David Bradshaw

as Andrew 'Fluff' Saunders

Stuart McCreery as Adrian Moon
Stuart McCreery

as Adrian Moon

Jennifer Jarman-Walker as Cath Darby
Jennifer Jarman-Walker

as Cath Darby

Peter McCauley as Lew Murdoch
Peter McCauley

as Lew Murdoch

David Roberts as Russell Howie
David Roberts

as Russell Howie

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • February 13, 1992

Last Aired Date

  • June 3, 1993

Production Companies

  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 2

Number of Episodes

  • 26

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