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Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

Description: After a year of teaching at a small outback school, John Grant makes his way to Sydney. A collision with a kangaroo maroons him in a small mining town, where drink and gambling lead him on a downward spiral.
Genre: Crime
Year Released: 2017
Number of episodes: 2
First episode air date: October 8, 2017
Production Locations: Broken Hill; Sydney
Network: Network 10
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