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Operation Buffalo

2020 Drama 1 season

TMDB rating 6.1/10 Ended

A captivating drama set in Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War. At a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being tested, as loyalty, love, and betrayal are pitted against each other.

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  • In Cold War South Australia, an eclectic crew at a British nuclear testing site do their best to keep things together amid paranoia and shocking antics.

    All episodes available

    TMDB rating 5.5/10

Cast and details

  • Ewen LeslieMajor Leo Carmichael
  • Jessica De GouwEva Lloyd-George
  • James CromwellCranky
  • Tony MartinRichard Wilcox MP
  • Shaka CookSam
  • Alan DukesPhilip Lachlan MP
  • Sam ParsonsonHilly
  • Alexander BertrandMurphy
  • Brenden LovettDr. Williams
  • Benedict WallJones
  • Adrienne PickeringNurse Corinne Syddell
  • Frances DjulibingRuby
Created by
Peter Duncan, Tanya Phegan
Network
ABC TV
First aired
May 31, 2020
Latest episode
Jul 5, 2020

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