S01E01 I Will Bring Fire Onto This Earth
The year is 1988, and psychiatrist Tom Allen is still recovering from the death of his wife and an ill-fated love affair with Alice. When a boy at the local Catholic school goes missing, questions...
Devil's Playground
May God be their witness.
S01E05: The Whirlwind and the Storm
In the wake of the investigation, Tom discovers his own past is also under public scrutiny and his life is being threatened from unknown quarters. Bishop Quaid reveals the results of his own investigation to Margaret, and Alice learns the truth.
Overview
The year is 1988. It is 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi’s classic film, The Devil’s Playground. Tom Allen, now in his 40s and recently widowed, is a respected Sydney psychiatrist and father of two children. A practicing Catholic, Tom accepts an offer by the Bishop of Sydney to become a counselor of priests. During these sessions, he will uncover a scandal and become embroiled in the Church’s attempts to cover it up. Tom’s quest for justice will push him to his limits, and reveal a side of Church power and official corruption he could never have imagined.
Episodes
S01E02 The Tail of the Serpent
A body is discovered, and a cryptic note suggests the death is not an accident. Father Andrassi becomes a new client of Tom’s. A meeting between Quaid and Brendan causes Quaid to question the secrets...
S01E03 He Maketh My Way Perfect
Quaid decides to commence an investigation of his own into the allegations made by Margaret and Brendan. Brendan infiltrates Tom’s world when he meets his son, David. Elliot becomes the target of new unwanted attention.
S01E04 The Forgiveness of Sins
Tom takes his concerns about the ongoing case to Bishop McNallly but later finds that his house has been broken into. Meanwhile, another boy goes missing.
S01E05 The Whirlwind and the Storm
In the wake of the investigation, Tom discovers his own past is also under public scrutiny and his life is being threatened from unknown quarters. Bishop Quaid reveals the results of his own investigation to...
S01E06 Matthew 18:6
Tom confronts Bishop McNally and threatens to leak the results of his investigation beyond the confines of the institutional church. Margaret, Tom and Quaid attempt to end the Church's corruption and internal concealment of it,...
Cast
Simon Burke
Tom Allen
Don Hany
Bishop Quaid
Jarin Towney
Elliot Darcy
John Noble
Bishop John McNally
Morgan Davies
Bridie Allen
James Fraser
David Allen
Toni Collette
Margaret Wallace
Jack Thompson
Cardinal Neville
Andrew MacFarlane
Father Andrassi
Anna Lise Phillips
Alice Kelly
Leon Ford
Brother Warner
Uli Latukefu
Father Matteo
