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 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.
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as Mal Hennessey
as Rob Griffin
as Jenny Hansen
as Daniel Grossman
as Judge Wynn
as Scoop
as Dianne Manoulis
as Tony
as Phil Davidson
as Toby Cummings
as Justice Zamel
as Gavin Lindsay
as Chappell
as Man on Stairs
as Victim
as Juror
as Detective
as Reporter 1
as Reporter 2
as Reporter 3
as Jury Foreman
as Wynn's Wife
as Rhonda Hennessey
as Jack (Tipstaff)
as Jan Murray
as Rose Lipski
as Shirl Hennessey
