Series synopsis
Wakefield is an Australian mystery drama television series that premiered on ABC TV on April 18, 2021. It ended on June 6, 2021. It was created by Kristen Dunphy. It stars Rudi Dharmalingam, Geraldine Hakewill, Harry Greenwood and Bessie Holland.
Nikhil Katira is a psychiatric nurse working at Wakefield, a facility perched on the edge of Australia's spectacular Blue Mountains. There's one problem - while his patients are getting better, he's getting worse.
Premise
Nikhil Katira is a psychiatric nurse working at Wakefield, a facility perched on the edge of Australia's spectacular Blue Mountains. There's one problem - while his patients are getting better, he's getting worse.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rudi Dharmalingam as Nik Katira
- Geraldine Hakewill as Dr. Kareena Wells
- Harry Greenwood as Trevor
- Bessie Holland as Tessa Knight
- Mandy McElhinney as Linda Crowley
- Felicity Ward as Collette
Guest cast
- Aaron Sloss as Jake
- Gabrielle Edwards as Ambo
- William Edwards as Ambo
- Harper Rickard-Cain as Grace
- Christopher Horsey as Station Master
- Damian De Boos-Smith as Busker
- Mark Hill as Rod
- Phil Lloyd as Preacher
- Kaeng Wei-Chan as Gardener
- Jonathan Chan as Sun
- Alex Menglet as Petrov
- Kim Gyngell as Zelco
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | April 18, 2021 | June 6, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 James is a running his finance business from the ward, Ivy is running from the screaming baby she can't bond with and when a song gets stuck in Nik's head, it triggers deeply buried memories he doesn't understand. |
April 18, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Raff's Loyalty to Genevieve is seriously tested when her sexual desire runs rampant. Kareena's attraction to Nik is reawakened. And Nik inadvertently injures Tessa when he steps in to protect Linda |
April 25, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 As Nik searches for the ring that once belonged to his mother, memories of a catastrophic flood in India invade his consciousness, and we discover this is the ring he once used to propose to Kareena. |
May 2, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 18, 2021 |
| Last aired | June 6, 2021 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |