Scales of Justice (TV miniseries)

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Scales of Justice is a three-part Australian drama miniseries, made in 1983 by director Michael Jenkins. Scales of Justice was one of the most controversial Australian mini-series ever produced, examining corruption in all levels of law enforcement.

Scales of Justice contains three self-contained, character-linked dramas focusing on the world of Australian law enforcement, vice, drugs, politics and wide spread corruption, from street level to the corridors of power, the programme achieved a near-documentary level of realism.

Scales of Justice first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1983 and was released on DVD in 2005, with a 227 minutes running time.

Contents 1 Episodes 2 Cast 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Episodes

• Act One The Job
• Act Two The Game
• Act Three The Numbers

[edit] Cast

• John Hargreaves as Constable Borland
• Bill Hunter as Sergeant O'Rourke
• Simon Burke as Constable Webber
• Isabelle Anderson as Constable Callahan
• Dennis Miller as Sergeant Draffin
• Tim Robertson as Sergeant Miles
• Tony Barry as Nipper Jackson
• Don Reid as Asstistant Commissioner Thompson
• Brian McDermott as Police Minister Carpenter
• Nick Tate as Attorney General
• Max Cullen as Roach

[edit] See also

• List of Australian television series

[edit] External links

• Scales of Justice (TV miniseries) at the Internet Movie Database