Janus (TV series)

Janus
Created byTony McDonald
Alison Nisselle
StarringSimon Westaway
Chris Haywood
Jeremy Kewley
Country of originAustralia
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producerSue Masters
ProducerBill Hughes
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
Release1 September 1994 (1994-09-01) –
19 April 1995 (1995-04-19)
Related
Phoenix
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Janus (released internationally as Criminal Justice)[1] is an Australian legal drama television series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 1994 to 1995. It was created by Alison Nisselle and Tony McDonald.

It is a spin-off of the 1992 crime drama Phoenix, which also starred Simon Westaway as Sergeant Peter Faithful.[2] The 1994 series was loosely based on the true story of Melbourne's Pettingill crime family and the Walsh Street police shootings. It was followed by a second series, Janus II, in 1995.

While the series struggled in ratings, attributed to its realism and complex legal jargon,[3] it was critically lauded, winning several Logie Awards, including Most Outstanding Drama Series in 1995, and several AFI Award nominations.[4]

  1. ^ "Janus – TV Series | Jeremy Kewley".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". propaganda.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Australian Television: Janus: Articles".
  4. ^ "A different beat – cop shows that broke the mould". 10 July 2003.