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Deborah Mailman in Total Control: Proof of Corruption

2019

Deborah Mailman in Total Control: Proof of Corruption

2019

  • NFSA IDCJQQTPE1
  • TypeTelevision
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormSeries
  • GenresIndigenous-produced, Indigenous themes or stories, Indigenous as subject, Drama
  • Year2019
  • WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons

Warning: This clip contains spoilers.

In this clip from series 1, episode 6 of Total Control (2019), Alex (Deborah Mailman) tries to force Jonathan (Harry Richardson) to resign for his own good.

However, Jonathan reveals information that he's discovered that confirms Alex's suspicions of a high-level cover-up and corruption surrounding the death in custody of an Aboriginal girl.

Total Control is a political drama series starring Rachel Griffiths as the Australian Prime Minister and Deborah Mailman as Alex Irving. An unlikely national hero, Alex is catapulted into government in a cynical power play.

Used, abandoned and underestimated, she embarks on a path that sends the political establishment into meltdown.

Deborah Mailman won the 2019 AACTA Award for Lead Actress in a TV Drama for season 1 of Total Control.

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

Warning: This clip contains spoilers.

In this clip from series 1, episode 6 of Total Control (2019), Alex (Deborah Mailman) tries to force Jonathan (Harry Richardson) to resign for his own good.

However, Jonathan reveals information that he's discovered that confirms Alex's suspicions of a high-level cover-up and corruption surrounding the death in custody of an Aboriginal girl.

Total Control is a political drama series starring Rachel Griffiths as the Australian Prime Minister and Deborah Mailman as Alex Irving. An unlikely national hero, Alex is catapulted into government in a cynical power play.

Used, abandoned and underestimated, she embarks on a path that sends the political establishment into meltdown.

Deborah Mailman won the 2019 AACTA Award for Lead Actress in a TV Drama for season 1 of Total Control.

Courtesy of
Blackfella Films
  • Director
    Rachel Perkins
    Executive Producer
    Rachel Griffiths
    Writers
    Stuart Page, Kim Wilson, Rachel Perkins, Pip Karmel, Angela Betzein
    Cast
    Deborah Mailman, Rachel Griffiths, Harry Richardson, Rob Collins, Aaron Pederson
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