TV series

Operation Buffalo

Name: Operation Buffalo
Released: 2020
Cast: Ewen Leslie, Jessica De Gouw, James Cromwell, Tony Martin, Shaka Cook

2020· 1 season· 55 min episodes★ 6.1Ended

On ABC TV — From Porchlight Films

Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

atomic bomb test dark comedy south australia australian outback 1950s

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upMay 31, 2020 · 55 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Bojana Novaković (Molly), Harry Greenwood (Baxter), Lucy Honigman (Yvonne), Kevin MacIsaac (Bernie), Philip Quast (Professor Quentin Ratchett), Dean Gould (Driver), Christina Sankari (Lydia), Merrick Watts (Captain Jack Allen)
E2 Episode 2Jun 7, 2020 · 55 min
Synopsis
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.
E3 Episode 3Jun 14, 2020 · 55 min
Synopsis
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.
E4 Episode 4Jun 21, 2020 · 55 min
Synopsis
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.
E5 Episode 5Jun 28, 2020 · 55 min
Synopsis
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.
E6 Episode 6Jul 5, 2020 · 55 min
Synopsis
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.