Operation Buffalo

Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.

162020•55m•6.1/10

Drama

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6.1/10(21)

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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Production

Porchlight Films

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 31, 2020

Last Aired

July 5, 2020

Networks

ABC TV

Created By

Peter Duncan, Tanya Phegan

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2020-05-31

In 1956, highly decorated military engineer Major Leo Carmichael is tasked with supervising construction of the British atomic test towers at Maralinga, in the South Australian desert.

Episode 2

Air date: 2020-06-07

The arrival of a new woman at the camp has Leo immediately suspicious, as Cranky questions his purpose following an encounter with an Aboriginal family.

Episode 3

Air date: 2020-06-14

In Adelaide, Leo sidesteps ASIO and receives an offer from Attorney General Wilcox that he cannot refuse. Back at Maralinga, Eva questions Quentin about his weather reports.

Episode 4

Air date: 2020-06-21

When Leo arrives back at Maralinga with Wilcox and members of the press, he must keep them away from the unexpected visitors hiding in the camp's kitchen.

Episode 5

Air date: 2020-06-28

When Carmen's friends, Molly, Lydia and Yvonne, are attacked by an ASIO operative, they show up at Maralinga hospital and confront Leo about the incident and question how it is that ASIO knew where to find them.