Teach You a Lesson
2026 · Action & adventure · Drama
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TV series / 2019
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A local Indigenous politician is recruited to the senate by the Australian Prime Minister after a contentious video goes viral.
The story
A local Indigenous politician is recruited to the senate by the Australian Prime Minister after a contentious video goes viral.
The seasons
Season 1
Series 1
Season details
A local Indigenous politician is recruited to the senate by the Australian Prime Minister after a contentious video goes viral.
Season 2
Series 2
Season details
Alex Irving is back, but this time she's doing things her way. Can the ultimate outsider find a new way in and take control of a political establishment determined to shake everything she values?
Season 3
Series 3
Season details
Two years on since the explosive events of the second season, outsider turned kingmaker, Alex Irving, is now completely at home in the nation's capital. She's at the centre of power, holding the Government on a short leash, but it's taking a toll.
Cast
Deborah MailmanAlex Irving
Rachel GriffithsRachel Anderson
Rob CollinsCharlie Irving
Anthony HayesDamien Bauer
Wesley PattenEddie Irving
Huw HigginsonPeter Solomon
Wayne BlairPaul Murphy
Steph TisdellJoely McKinnon
Fran KellyBroadcaster · Journalist
William McInnesLaurie Martin
Benedict HardieShaun Keogh
Anita HeghHelena Rossi
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Patricia KarvelasJournalist · Broadcaster · Newsreader
Lisa FlanaganFaye Stanley
Daniela FarinacciPhilippa Bailey
Shantae Barnes-CowanJess Clarke
Harry RichardsonJonathan Cosgrove
Celia IrelandTracey Helliar
David RobertsKevin Cartwright
Adele PerovicJillian Morell
James SweenyChristopher Bingham
Rob CarltonGeorge Jeffries
Alex DimitriadesNick Pearce
Harry GreenwoodLeo Jacobs
Vico ThaiJustin Yang
Billie JonesKylie
Colin FrielsJack Ramsey
Rosie LourdeDee Rhodes
Trisha Morton-ThomasJan Irving
Val WeldonMarcie Maclean
Malaki WilliamsClancy
Lisa HensleySharon Costigan
Josef BerDominic
Nicole MilinkovicTegan
Aaron PedersenTom Campbell Jnr
Andrew PriceChief Whip
Richard SydenhamBauer Supporter
Humphrey JamesBauer Senator
David NicollPM's Driver
Nicholas CassimCabbie
Tom DawsonHenry Whittaker
Catherine McClementsMarion Beaumont
Maliyan BlairJay
Braxton SmithAsh
Fayssal BazziMatthew Kohli
Rose RileyDaphne Howard
Bee CruseJade
Damien MonkGuard
Tom PritchardPM's Advisor
Eleni SchumacherPM's Aide
Jamie OxenbouldJournalist
Brenna HardingOfficer Riley
Fletcher HumphrysJoshua Harvey
Stephen LeederIvan
Maya StangeKathleen Sloane
Paul WinchesterAndrew Liddell
Stephanie KingJournalist
Joseph ZadaDaniel
Louise MomberJournalist
Kirsty BuddingJournalist
Nicholas J SteainJournalist
Sacha HorlerKelly Campbell
Hamish MichaelKosta
Joslin EattsBrumby Dibby
Frederick HillBrumby Dibby Carer
Milan PulvermacherAide · Staffer
Tony BarryPhillip Anderson
Pinky JohnsonPatsy
Andrea BornsteinJournalist · Reporter
Dylan HareCory Gray
Ben ToyerCar Driver
Michelle DoakeJournalist
Graham GallSpeaker of the House of Representatives
Brandon BurkeSenator Mortensen
Amal AwadDriver
Cheree CassidyJournalist
Natasha VickeryJournalist
Peter CookPrincipal
Stephanie Di GiacomoLaurie's Staffer
Indira NaidooNewsreader
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