Deborah Mailman in Total Control: A Cover-Up

Title:

Deborah Mailman in Total Control: A Cover-Up

NFSA ID

1607036

Year

2019

Courtesy

Blackfella Films

Warnings

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons

Summary

Warning: This clip contains spoilers.

This clip is from the gripping final episode of season 1 of Total Control (2019).

During a dressing-down from the Australian Prime Minister(Rachel Griffiths), Alex Irving (Deborah Mailman) makes some damning allegations about a senior member of Parliament (David Roberts) after an informant is suddently killed in what Alex believes are suspicious circumstances.

In the political drama Total Control, Deborah Mailman plays an Aboriginal woman who has become a local hero in her community but gets recruited to Parliament in a cynical and tokenistic political power play.