Release Date

13 Feb, 1992

Runtime

00:50: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

26/2

Synopsis

Phoenix is an Australian police drama television series. Phoenix screened as two thirteen-part series on Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and 1993. The first series of Phoenix in 1992 recounted the investigation of the bombing of the Victorian state police headquarters, loosely based on a real case in the mid-1980s, the Russell Street Bombing. It was aided by extensive research into police techniques and was lauded as one of the most realistic depictions of police investigation techniques, including both surveillance and forensics, as well as having an involving storyline. The series was notable for its dark visual tone and for its no-holds-barred attitude to violence and language. It spawned a second thirteen-part series, Phoenix II, in 1993 as well as a spin-off series, Janus, in 1994 devoted to the machinations of court cases. The series was created and produced by Tony McDonald and Alison Nisselle and screened by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The ABC have released Series 1 and 2 on DVD as a 4 DVD box set.

Original Title

Phoenix

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Season 1

13 Feb, 1992

Season 2

04 Mar, 1993

Created By

Actors

Sean Scully

Simon Westaway

Peter Cummins

Susie Edmonds

Keith Agius

David Bradshaw

Stuart McCreery

Jennifer Jarman-Walker

Peter McCauley

David Roberts

Vikki Blanche