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Wake in Fright Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
2 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Part 1
79 mins
John Grant is returning to Sydney after a year teaching at one-classroom school in the Outback. Shortly after hitting the road he collides with a kangaroo and finds himself marooned in a small mining town, awaiting repairs on his car. With little to do but drink beer, John is seduced into a raucous, illegal gambling game. After a short exhilarating winning streak he loses everything. This triggers a dangerous series of events that render John a broken and desperate man. A two-part miniseries adaptation of Kenneth Cook's novel.
Episode 2
Part 2
81 mins
John Grant is returning to Sydney after a year teaching at one-classroom school in the Outback. Shortly after hitting the road he collides with a kangaroo and finds himself marooned in a small mining town, awaiting repairs on his car. With little to do but drink beer, John is seduced into a raucous, illegal gambling game. After a short exhilarating winning streak he loses everything. This triggers a dangerous series of events that render John a broken and desperate man. A two-part miniseries adaptation of Kenneth Cook's novel.
