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drama series that was released on video streaming service Stan on 1 January 2018. It is created as a sequel to the 1992 film of the same title and is set 25 years after the events in the film. The six-part series follows a new generation of fictional

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activists and their

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counterparts, with the story focusing on a fictional far-right anti-Islamic group led by Blake Farron (

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) known as Patriot Blue.

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, Dan Wyllie and

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reprise their roles from the original film. The series is produced by John Edwards and Dan Edwards for Roadshow Rough Diamond. The original film's director, Geoffrey Wright, directs two episodes, alongside fellow directors Daina Reid and

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. The series was commissioned by Stan in January 2017, and was filmed in

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across 9 weeks in August.

Cast

* Toby Wallace as Kane, a young man who becomes involved with the Patriot Blue group *

as Gabrielle Jordan, Kane's mother * Dan Wyllie as Vic/Cackles *

as Magoo *

as Blake Farron, leader of right-wing group Patriot Blue *

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as Zoe, Farron's wife *

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as Jago Zoric, a right-wing talk-show host *

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as Marco, an

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officer who is having an affair with Gabe * Markella Kavenagh as Cindi, Kane's stepsister who escapes from juvenile detention *

Nicole Chamoun Nicole Chamoun (born 1 January 1984) is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Zahra in the 2018 SBS miniseries '' Safe Harbour'', and for playing a lead role as Amanda Pharrell in the 2022 ABC crime drama series '' Troppo''. Early ...

as Laila Taheer, a young law student *

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as Farid, Laila's boyfriend * Jamie Abdallah as Malik, Farid's brother, an MMA fighter *

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as Petra, a leader of the

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group Antifasc * Louis Corbett as Tomas, a member of Antifasc * Tysan Towney as Danny, a lead member of Antifasc * Kaden Hartcher as Stix, Kane's friend * Philip Hayden as McKew, Laila's university lecturer who is involved with Antifasc * Phoenix Raei as Amir

Release

All six episodes of the series became available on Stan on 1 January 2018. International broadcast rights for the series covering Asia, parts of Europe, Latin America and northern Africa were sold to SundanceTV Global.

Episodes

References

External links

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''Roadshow Rough Diamond''
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