The Rookie
2018 · Crime · Drama
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TV series / 2019
Les Norton
Episode directors
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Set in 1985, the series will follow the exploits of a country bloke from outback Queensland. On the run from a troubled past, he blows into Sydney where he lands a job as a bouncer at an illegal casino. A classic fish out of water who is desperate to get home, he soon finds himself seduced by the city’s illicit charms and dragged into a web of underground criminality.
The story
Set in 1985, the series will follow the exploits of a country bloke from outback Queensland. On the run from a troubled past, he blows into Sydney where he lands a job as a bouncer at an illegal casino. A classic fish out of water who is desperate to get home, he soon finds himself seduced by the city’s illicit charms and dragged into a web of underground criminality.
Cast
Alexander BertrandLes Norton
Syd ZygierConst. Emily Gold
David WenhamPrice Galese
Rebel WilsonDoreen/Dolores Bognor
Angus SampsonThe Narrator
Justin RosniakEddie Salita
Steve Le MarquandSgt Ray 'Thumper' Burrell
Pallavi ShardaGeorgie Burman
Rhys MuldoonThe Minister
Hunter Page-LochardBilly Dunne
Kate BoxLauren 'Lozza' Johnson
George H. XanthisGary 'Gazza' Kanarakis
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