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Wake in Fright

Produced by Lingo Pictures in association with Endemol Shine Australia

Executive Producers: Jason Stephens, Mark Fennessy and Carl Fennessy
Producers: Helen Bowden, Kristian Moliere
Writer: Stephen M. Irwin
Director: Kriv Stenders

Airing: October 2017 (Ten)

John Grant is returning to Sydney after a year teaching at one-classroom school in the Outback. Shortly after hitting the road he collides with a kangaroo and finds himself marooned in a small mining town, awaiting repairs on his car. With little to do but drink beer, John is seduced into a raucous, illegal gambling game. After a short exhilarating winning streak he loses everything. This triggers a dangerous series of events that render John a broken and desperate man. A two-part miniseries adaptation of Kenneth Cook's novel. (2x120min)