Secret City

Secret City

Ended First aired 05/Jun/2016 AU English 2 season(s) 12 episode(s)
DramaWar & Politics
Beneath the placid facade of Canberra, amidst rising tension between China and America, senior political journalist Harriet Dunkley uncovers a secret city of interlocked conspiracies, putting innocent lives in danger including her own.
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Season 2 · Under the Eagle
6 episode(s) · Air date: 04/Mar/2019
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Season Overview

Having left journalism behind, Harriet Dunkley strives to unravel a complex government conspiracy from the inside.

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Having left journalism behind, Harriet Dunkley strives to unravel a complex government conspiracy from the inside.

S2E6
Two Cheers for Democracy
Air date: 08/Apr/2019 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 47 min
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The dogs of war are circling in the corridors of power, urging a reluctant PM to retaliate against Pakistan. Can Harriet stop the march to war in time?

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The dogs of war are circling in the corridors of power, urging a reluctant PM to retaliate against Pakistan. Can Harriet stop the march to war in time?

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S2E4
Broken Bird
Air date: 25/Mar/2019 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 53 min
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The US Secretary of Defence arrives in the capital for an unscheduled visit. Garrity seeks a private meeting with drone pilot Cal Treloar.

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The US Secretary of Defence arrives in the capital for an unscheduled visit. Garrity seeks a private meeting with drone pilot Cal Treloar.

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Pale Horse
Air date: 18/Mar/2019 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 53 min
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Prime Minister Garrity discovers the existence of a classified military program. Meanwhile, Harriet learns the truth of Mina's secret criminal activities.

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Prime Minister Garrity discovers the existence of a classified military program. Meanwhile, Harriet learns the truth of Mina's secret criminal activities.

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The War Zone
Air date: 11/Mar/2019 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 51 min
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Harriet takes up an offer to work for a maverick MP, while Karen Koutoufides uncovers a link between the home explosion and suspicious phone calls between Bailey and the chief of defence.

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Harriet takes up an offer to work for a maverick MP, while Karen Koutoufides uncovers a link between the home explosion and suspicious phone calls between Bailey and the chief of defence.

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S2E1
Run Little Rabbit
Air date: 04/Mar/2019 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 52 min
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Harriet Dunkley is out on parole and eager to leave the swamp of Canberra politics behind. But, before she can escape, she is ensnared in a cover-up with Catriona Bailey's fingerprints all over it.

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Harriet Dunkley is out on parole and eager to leave the swamp of Canberra politics behind. But, before she can escape, she is ensnared in a cover-up with Catriona Bailey's fingerprints all over it.

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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Jun/2016
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A student's protest leads to a government scandal that has personal and professional repercussions for one of Australia's toughest journalists.

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A student's protest leads to a government scandal that has personal and professional repercussions for one of Australia's toughest journalists.

S1E6
The Light on the Hill
Air date: 03/Jul/2016 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 52 min
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Harriet’s story on missing Chinese dissidents may have embarrassed Beijing into returning Sabine Hobbs to Canberra, but the connections to Australian intelligence and the murder remain hidden. The path she chooses will blow apart the plans of everyone – Bailey, Toohey and Paxton.

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Harriet’s story on missing Chinese dissidents may have embarrassed Beijing into returning Sabine Hobbs to Canberra, but the connections to Australian intelligence and the murder remain hidden. The path she chooses will blow apart the plans of everyone – Bailey, Toohey and Paxton.

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Ghosts in the Machine
Air date: 26/Jun/2016 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 47 min
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Determined to become hunter rather than prey, Harriet convinces ASIO agent Charles Dancer to pursue her attacker and the murderer while she investigates how a Chinese assassin can operate in Australia with apparent impunity.

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Determined to become hunter rather than prey, Harriet convinces ASIO agent Charles Dancer to pursue her attacker and the murderer while she investigates how a Chinese assassin can operate in Australia with apparent impunity.

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Falling Hard
Air date: 19/Jun/2016 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 51 min
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A sophisticated cyber attack cripples Australia's air traffic control for 13 terrifying minutes. All the evidence points to China seeking vengeance for their dead sailor.

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A sophisticated cyber attack cripples Australia's air traffic control for 13 terrifying minutes. All the evidence points to China seeking vengeance for their dead sailor.

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Beware the Jabberwock
Air date: 12/Jun/2016 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 50 min
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A shocking murder leaves Harriet shattered but angry. Australian intelligence agencies are determined to shut down the story, however, Harriet has been deliberately left a clue that only she will understand and as she pursues the trail of secrets, finds the pieces of several different puzzles forming a larger picture. People she should be able to trust are revealed as determined enemies but she discovers an unlikely ally.

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A shocking murder leaves Harriet shattered but angry. Australian intelligence agencies are determined to shut down the story, however, Harriet has been deliberately left a clue that only she will understand and as she pursues the trail of secrets, finds the pieces of several different puzzles forming a larger picture. People she should be able to trust are revealed as determined enemies but she discovers an unlikely ally.

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The Watchers
Air date: 05/Jun/2016 · Time: 21:30 · Runtime: 52 min
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One person Harriet has questioned in pursuit of her story is dead, another is missing. The conspiracy may be hidden deep, but it involves those who are powerful, ruthless and with a great deal at stake, but Harriet won’t stop no matter how deadly her quest becomes. In this game no-one is pure, but are their machinations politics as usual or do they cover something darker? Now, as Harriet continues her search for the truth, someone closer to her inner circle is found murdered.

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One person Harriet has questioned in pursuit of her story is dead, another is missing. The conspiracy may be hidden deep, but it involves those who are powerful, ruthless and with a great deal at stake, but Harriet won’t stop no matter how deadly her quest becomes. In this game no-one is pure, but are their machinations politics as usual or do they cover something darker? Now, as Harriet continues her search for the truth, someone closer to her inner circle is found murdered.

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A Donation to the Struggle
Air date: 05/Jun/2016 · Time: 20:30 · Runtime: 50 min
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Political journalist Harriet Dunkley sees the gutted body of a young man washed up on the lakeshore she suspects a conspiracy and determines that, whatever the personal or professional cost, she must pursue a story that could overturn everything Australians believe about our Government and our place in the world.

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Political journalist Harriet Dunkley sees the gutted body of a young man washed up on the lakeshore she suspects a conspiracy and determines that, whatever the personal or professional cost, she must pursue a story that could overturn everything Australians believe about our Government and our place in the world.

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Anna Torv
Anna Torv
Harriet Dunkley
Dan Wyllie
Dan Wyllie
Mal Paxton
Justin Smith
Justin Smith
William Vaughn
Marcus Graham
Marcus Graham
Andrew Griffiths
Sacha Horler
Sacha Horler
Ludie Sypek
Aleks Mikic
Aleks Mikic
Thomas Maher
Jacki Weaver
Jacki Weaver
Catriona Bailey
Alan Dale
Alan Dale
Martin Toohey
Laura Gordon
Laura Gordon
Caroline Treloar
Alex Dimitriades
Alex Dimitriades
Charles Dancer
Louisa Mignone
Louisa Mignone
Mina Almasi
Damon Herriman
Damon Herriman
Kim Gordon
Danielle Cormack
Danielle Cormack
Karen Koutoufides
Andrew McFarlane
Andrew McFarlane
Lockwood
Eugenia Yuan
Eugenia Yuan
Weng Meigui
Benedict Hardie
Benedict Hardie
Declan Boyd
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Matt Zeremes
Sean Brimmer
Robert Rabiah
Robert Rabiah
Sami Almasi

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Felicity Abbott
Felicity Abbott
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Ricky Schamburg
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Matthew Temple
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Amanda Enders
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Mariot Kerr
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Robyn Elliott
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Garry Phillips
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Mark Wareham
Mark Wareham
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David Bridie
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Peter Malatesta
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Aidan Gillett
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Glenn Chow
Glenn Chow
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