Operation Buffalo
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.
Overview
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.
Sally Riley
Creator / EP
Peter Duncan
Producer
Episodes
1. Episode 1
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.
2. Episode 2
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.
3. Episode 3
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.
Cast & Crew
Ewen Leslie
Major Leo Carmichael
Jessica De Gouw
Eva Lloyd-George
James Cromwell
Cranky
Tony Martin
Richard Wilcox MP
Shaka Cook
Sam
Alan Dukes
Philip Lachlan MP
