Janus (TV series)
| Janus | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Tony McDonald Alison Nisselle |
| Starring |
Simon Westaway Chris Haywood Jeremy Kewley |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sue Masters |
| Producer(s) | Bill Hughes |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC-TV |
| Original release | 1994 – 1995 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Phoenix |
Janus is an Australian drama television series screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1994 and 1995. Two series were produced, with a total of 26 episodes.
Janus (known in some countries as Criminal Justice) was a spin-off series from the earlier ABC-TV crime series Phoenix.
Loosely based on the true story of Melbourne's Pettingill family and the Walsh Street police shootings, Janus follows the bitterly fought prosecutions of a notorious criminal family, the Hennesseys, from the viewpoints of the family, the police and, in particular, the lawyers, prosecutors, barristers and judges involved in all aspects of the story.
When the series begins, four members of the infamous Hennessey clan are acquitted of the shooting of two young policemen in a bungled bank heist. The city of Melbourne is shocked as brothers Mal and Steve, along with brother-in-law Darren Mack and friend Ken Hardy, walk free.
The prosecutors, judges, magistrates and police—many modelled heavily on real-life legal figures—are determined to put the Hennessey members behind bars if they can. But corruption, legal loopholes, delays, and stretched resources combine to make the quest to jail the group far from straightforward.
The operation puts the entire Hennessey clan under observation—the matriarch, Shirl; her sons Mal and Steve; daughter Rhonda along with her new husband Darren; and Steve's girlfriend Kirsty (Belinda McClory).
Representing the Hennessey family is the unconventional and tough defence barrister, Michael Kidd, played by Chris Haywood. Prosecuting the family is Victoria's newly appointed Crown Prosecutor Vic Manoulis (Jeremy Kewley) and his assistant, young lawyer Rob Griffin (Felix Nobis).
And overseeing all of this is the driven and determined cop Peter Faithfull (played by Simon Westaway) who we first got to know in the earlier series of Phoenix.
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