Network 10 · Ended

Wake in Fright

Drama, Thriller · 2017

Last aired: S1 E2, Part 2 · 2017-10-15

John Grant is returning to Sydney after a year teaching at a one-classroom school in the Outback. Shortly after hitting the road, he collides with a kangaroo, and finds himself marooned in a small mining town, awaiting repairs on his car. With little to do but drink beer, John is seduced into a raucous, illegal game of two-up. After a short, exhilarating winning streak, he loses everything, which triggers a dangerous series of events that render John a broken and desperate man.

Cast

Sean Keenan John Grant

David Wenham Jock Crawford

Alex Dimitriades Evan "Doc" Tydonas

Caren Pistorius Janette Hynes

Gary Sweet Tim Hynes

Robyn Malcolm Ursula Hynes

Anna Samson Mick Jaffries

Lee Jones Joe Jaffries

Season 1

E1 Part 1 2017-10-08 · 120 min Stranded in the outback town of Bundanyabba, schoolteacher John Grant faces a series of dangerous actions, reckless decisions and wild mistakes that will change his life forever.

E2 Part 2 2017-10-15 · 120 min When a member of the pig-hunting party he has been forced to join turns up dead, John Grant must make a difficult choice - flee to Sydney, or discover the truth of the murder, Bundanyabba and himself.

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