Name: Total Control
Released: 2019-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Deborah Mailman, Rachel Griffiths, Anthony Hayes

Available on ABC iview

Total Control is a story of high stakes ambition, betrayal and treachery, playing out in the nation’s capital. When Alex Irving, a charismatic and contradictory Indigenous woman, is thrust into the national limelight after a horrific event, Australia’s embattled Prime Minister Rachel Anderson, sees a publicity goldmine for her party.

Drama · 2019 · 50 min

Starring Deborah Mailman , Rachel Griffiths , Anthony Hayes

Director Rachel Perkins , Wayne Blair

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Fearless Indigenous senator Alex Irving finds herself at the centre of media attention after a shocking event, then must deal with betrayal inside the government.

44 min · 13 Oct 2019
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Alex proves she is an asset, brokering a deal between native titleholders and the government; JC resorts to hitchhiking to try and meet Alex.

44 min · 20 Oct 2019
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Alex's determination to get a fair deal for the community holds up legislation critical to national security, and ignites fury in the party room.

44 min · 27 Oct 2019
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

At home for Jan's funeral, a grieving Alex is struck by the knowledge that the Prime Minister has betrayed her and the community. After learning the extent of the deception, she resolves to return to Canberra and fight back.

44 min · 4 Nov 2019
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Back in Canberra, Alex and the prime minister play a game of political cat-and-mouse. The only person that can help Alex is JC, who gets spooked before they can meet.

42 min · 10 Nov 2019
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Alex declares war on her party in her pursuit of justice for JC. She constructs a plan in the face of the PM's double dealings that could have catastrophic consequences for the government.

44 min · 17 Nov 2019