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Devil's Playground

20141 Season60m episodes7.4

Drama

TMDB7.4

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Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: AU

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May God be their witness.

The year is 1988. It is 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi’s classic film, The Devil’s Playground. Tom Allen, now in his 40s and recently widowed, is a respected Sydney psychiatrist and father of two children. A practicing Catholic, Tom accepts an offer by the Bishop of Sydney to become a counselor of priests. During these sessions, he will uncover a scandal and become embroiled in the Church’s attempts to cover it up. Tom’s quest for justice will push him to his limits, and reveal a side of Church power and official corruption he could never have imagined.

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Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 9, 2014
Network: showcase
Studio: Matchbox Pictures

Time to finish

6 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Simon Burke

Tom Allen

Don Hany

Bishop Quaid

Jarin Towney

Elliot Darcy

John Noble

Bishop John McNally

Morgan Davies

Bridie Allen

James Fraser

David Allen

Toni Collette

Margaret Wallace

Jack Thompson

Cardinal Neville

Andrew MacFarlane

Father Andrassi

Anna Lise Phillips

Alice Kelly

Leon Ford

Brother Warner

Uli Latukefu

Father Matteo

Ben Hall

Finton Kelly

Matt Levett

Brendan Mahony

Jessica Wren

Catherine Darcy

SERIES

Devil's Playground

20141 Season60m episodes7.4

Drama

TMDB7.4

Votes9

Your rating

Runtime: 60m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: AU

About

May God be their witness.

Where to watch

Region

With ads

The Roku Channel

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Sep 9, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 6.8
I Will Bring Fire Onto This Earth
The year is 1988, and psychiatrist Tom Allen is still recovering from the death of his wife and an ill-fated love affair with Alice. When a boy at the local Catholic school goes missing, questions are asked of many in the community. Two popular clergy members – Father Andrassi and Brother Warner – launch a desperate search to find the missing boy. But the church is also facing internal moral problems, and Tom is called in to counsel a number of the priests dealing with a range of personal issues. As Cardinal Neville prepares to retire, his time in the position is celebrated by state MP Margaret Wallace, but a battle has also begun for the top job in the Sydney archdiocese.
E2 · Airs Sep 9, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 7.0
The Tail of the Serpent
A body is discovered, and a cryptic note suggests the death is not an accident. Father Andrassi becomes a new client of Tom’s. A meeting between Quaid and Brendan causes Quaid to question the secrets being kept within his church.
E3 · Airs Sep 16, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 6.0
He Maketh My Way Perfect
Quaid decides to commence an investigation of his own into the allegations made by Margaret and Brendan. Brendan infiltrates Tom’s world when he meets his son, David. Elliot becomes the target of new unwanted attention.
E4 · Airs Sep 23, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 6.0
The Forgiveness of Sins
Tom takes his concerns about the ongoing case to Bishop McNallly but later finds that his house has been broken into. Meanwhile, another boy goes missing.
E5 · Airs Sep 30, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 5.0
The Whirlwind and the Storm
In the wake of the investigation, Tom discovers his own past is also under public scrutiny and his life is being threatened from unknown quarters. Bishop Quaid reveals the results of his own investigation to Margaret, and Alice learns the truth.
E6 · Airs Oct 8, 2014 · 1h 0m · ★ 6.0
Matthew 18:6
Tom confronts Bishop McNally and threatens to leak the results of his investigation beyond the confines of the institutional church. Margaret, Tom and Quaid attempt to end the Church's corruption and internal concealment of it, but they could risk their personal relationships and professional careers as they do so.

Details

Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 9, 2014
Network: showcase
Studio: Matchbox Pictures

Time to finish

6 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Simon Burke

Tom Allen

Don Hany

Bishop Quaid

Jarin Towney

Elliot Darcy

John Noble

Bishop John McNally

Morgan Davies

Bridie Allen

James Fraser

David Allen

Toni Collette

Margaret Wallace

Jack Thompson

Cardinal Neville

Andrew MacFarlane

Father Andrassi

Anna Lise Phillips

Alice Kelly

Leon Ford

Brother Warner

Uli Latukefu

Father Matteo

Ben Hall

Finton Kelly

Matt Levett

Brendan Mahony

Jessica Wren

Catherine Darcy

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