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Showcasing the best crime fiction from contemporary Australia. Cato Kwong is running out of time to solve two murders and to prove he is still the detective he once was.

Disgraced, former golden boy of the police service, DSC Cato Kwong is brought in from the cold to investigate a washed up headless corpse in the remote mining town of Hopetoun, Western Australia. It's Cato's one final shot at getting his career back on track. Only his open-and-shut case is proving to be more complex than he'd hoped; drugs, murder, exploitation combined with false confessions, Chinese whispers and framed suspects. The truth seems far from straightforward. But Cato's investigation is about to take another dark turn, and crimes from the past are brought to light.

Crime Down Under showcases the best crime fiction from contemporary Australia. Prime Cut by Alan Carter was shortlisted for the 2010 Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award. It is the first in a series of Cato Kwong mysteries. Prime Cut has been adapted for radio by Adrian Bean
Part 2 of 2.

Directed by Helen Perry
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/Cymru Wales production

Melbourne-born Christine Stephen-Daly shot to small screen prominence as Lara Stone in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Casualty and Holby City. Fellow Australian Mark Little is famous for playing Joe Mangel in the long-running Australian soap Neighbours. Richard Dillane spent ten years living in Australia before moving back to the UK. He is well-known for his TV (Silent Witness, Wolf Hall) and film roles (Argo, Oranges and Sunshine). Andrew Leung is a rising star of stage (Olivier winning Chimerica) and screen (Phoneshop, Doctor Who).

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Thu 13 Sep 2018 14:15

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Credits

Role Contributor
Cato Kwong Andrew Leung
Tess Maguire Christine Stephen-Daly
Mick Hutchens Richard Dillane
Keith Stevenson Mark Little
Jai Stevenson Ethan Rouse
Grace Fisher Rio Holland
Billy Mathers Philip Fox
Pam the Waitress Kerry Gooderson
Justin Woodward Leo Wan
Author Alan Carter
Adaptor Adrian Bean
Director Helen Perry

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  • Tue 12 Sep 2017 14:15
  • Thu 13 Sep 2018 14:15

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