Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series. Phoenix screened as two thirteen-part series on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and 1993.
The first series of Phoenix in 1992 recounted the investigation of the bombing of the Victorian state police headquarters, loosely based on a real case in the mid-1980s, the Russell Street Bombing. It was aided by extensive research into police techniques and was lauded as one of the most realistic depictions of police investigation techniques, including both surveillance and forensics, as well as having an involving storyline.
The series was notable for its dark visual tone and for its no-holds-barred attitude to violence and language.
It spawned a second thirteen-part series, Phoenix II, in 1993 as well as a spin-off series, Janus, in 1994 devoted to the machinations of court cases.
The series was created and produced by Tony McDonald and Alison Nisselle and screened by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The ABC have released Series 1 and 2 on DVD as a 4 DVD box set.
Sean Scully
as Ian Cochrane
Simon Westaway
as Peter Faithful
Peter Cummins
as Supt. Wallace
Susie Edmonds
as Carol Cochrane
Keith Agius
as Docket
David Bradshaw
as Andrew 'Fluff' Saunders
Stuart McCreery
as Adrian Moon
Jennifer Jarman-Walker
as Cath Darby
Peter McCauley
as Lew Murdoch
David Roberts
as Russell Howie
Vikki Blanche
as Chris Faithful
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