''Deep Water'' is an Australian crime drama series screened on SBS from 5 October 2016. This four-part miniseries is a

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' production, directed by Shawn Seet with Director of Photography Bruce Young. The drama is based on the historical, unsolved hate murders of possibly 30 to 80

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in Sydney's eastern suburbs and beaches in the 1980s and '90s. SBS broadcast a documentary of these events, ''Deep Water: The Real Story'' (2016), in conjunction with the miniseries."Deep Water: The Real Story - a crime documentary that pulls no punches"
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Plot

Detectives Tori Lustigman ( Yael Stone) and Nick Manning (

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) are assigned a brutal murder case in Bondi. They begin to uncover mounting evidence to suggest the killing is connected to a spate of unexplained deaths, "suicides", and disappearances of gay men throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Haunted by the disappearance of her teenage brother, Tori is fascinated by the case and soon becomes fixated on it. When more ritualistic murders occur that have the same bizarre signature, Tori and Nick put their relationships, their careers and lives on the line to reveal the truth.

Cast

* Yael Stone as Tori Lustigman *

as Nick Manning *

William McInnes Darryl William McInnes (born 10 September 1963) is an Australian film and television actor and writer. He is best known for his roles as Senior Constable Nick Schultz in ''Blue Heelers'', as Max Connors in '' SeaChange'', and more recently as ...

as Chief Inspector Peel *

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as Brenda MacIntosh * Jeremy Lindsay Taylor as Oscar Taylor *

Craig McLachlan Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is an Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television, the music industry and music theatre for over 30 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap o ...

as Kyle Hampton * Dan Spielman as Rhys Callahan *

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as Chris Toohey *

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as Simon Mawbrey *

Fletcher Humphrys Fletcher Humphrys (born 1 April 1976) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Brett 'Brick' Buchanon in ''McLeod's Daughters'' and as Alex Kearns in '' All Saints''. Career Humphrys made his acting debut in 1993, appearing i ...

as Brett Odonoahue *

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as Thomas Katz *

John Brumpton John Brumpton (born 28 July 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in a large number of local productions. Early life Brumpton grew up in Sydney. He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1982 with a Bachelor of Survey ...

as Eddie Mac *

Caroline Brazier Caroline Brazier is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Chrissy Merchant in ''Packed to the Rafters'' and the starring roles of Veronica Johnson and her twin sister Betti in the children's television series ''Parallax''. Braz ...

as Tina Toohey * Geoff Morrell as Don Lustigman * Victoria Haralabidou as Anna Rexhaj * Paul Goddard as Jeremy * Simon Elrahi * George H. Xanthis as Rohan * Renee Lim * Nathan Lovejoy *

Julian Maroun Julian Maroun is an Australian actor, best known for his roles as Corporal Peter "Pepsi" Abboud in ''Fighting Season'' and Farid in Logie Award-winning miniseries ''Romper Stomper''. Early life Maroun's parents were born in Lebanon. Career ...

as Haris and Amar Rexhaj * Josh Lev * Kevin Godfrey * Craig Michell

References

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