A captivating drama set in Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War. At a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being tested, as loyalty, love, and betrayal are pitted against each other.
6 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
2020
Rating
6.3/10
19 votes • HD
People
Major Leo Carmichael
Eva Lloyd-George
Cranky
Richard Wilcox MP
Sam
Philip Lachlan MP
Hilly
Murphy
Dr. Williams
Jones
Nurse Corinne Syddell
Ruby
Episodes
Episode 1 • May 31, 2020
In 1956, highly decorated military engineer Major Leo Carmichael is tasked with supervising construction of the British atomic test towers at Maralinga, in the South Australian desert.
Episode 2 • Jun 07, 2020
The arrival of a new woman at the camp has Leo immediately suspicious, as Cranky questions his purpose following an encounter with an Aboriginal family.
Episode 3 • Jun 14, 2020
In Adelaide, Leo sidesteps ASIO and receives an offer from Attorney General Wilcox that he cannot refuse. Back at Maralinga, Eva questions Quentin about his weather reports.
Episode 4 • Jun 21, 2020
When Leo arrives back at Maralinga with Wilcox and members of the press, he must keep them away from the unexpected visitors hiding in the camp's kitchen.
Episode 5 • Jun 28, 2020
When Carmen's friends, Molly, Lydia and Yvonne, are attacked by an ASIO operative, they show up at Maralinga hospital and confront Leo about the incident and question how it is that ASIO knew where to find them.
Episode 6 • Jul 05, 2020
Leo and Corinne decide who to trust, while Eva struggles with her abductor and Cranky tells Dalgleish that he wants to stay in the desert.
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