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Janet King: Playing Advantage - Season 3

Series: Janet King
4.4
(162)
Episodes
8
Rating
NR
Year
2017
Language
English

About

Award-winning actress Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish) returns as senior crown prosecutor Janet King in this "unnervingly intricate, dark, but steadily intriguing" (The Wall Street Journal) Australian legal drama. After a young cricket player's suicide, Janet is seconded to the National Crime Commission and tasked with investigating the links between gambling, professional sports, and organized crime. The shocking death of a key witness further complicates the already tangled web of intrigue, and Janet faces an ethical dilemma when an estranged family member becomes a person of interest to the commission. As the mystery unfolds, Janet and her team uncover a high-stakes world of match fixing, performance-enhancing drugs, money laundering, and murder. This "astutely realized mystery" (The Australian) also stars Damian Walshe-Howling (The Reef), Christopher Morris (Home and Away), and Don Hany (Serangoon Road).

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Episodes

1 to 3 of 8

1. Playing Advantage

56m

After a young cricket player's suicide, Janet is seconded to the National Crime Commission and tasked with uncovering the links between gambling, sport, and organized crime. After questioning a number of high-profile players, Janet realizes she has a lot to learn about the game.

2. Blindsided

57m

The commission contends with the sudden death of their key witness, but was his death an accident, murder, or suicide? Later, a scuffle amongst players over a video leads to manslaughter, and Janet faces a surprising witness.

3. Leveling the Playing Field

57m

Tony worries that Janet's ethical integrity may be compromised when Janet's father, Graham, becomes a person of interest to the commission. Richard defends football player Nate on manslaughter charges, but faces obstruction from Nate's team.

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  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

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