Operation Buffalo shines a spotlight on a controversial time in Australia's modern history, the 1950s British nuclear testing in outback South Australia.There is no more lethal cocktail than a combination of blind faith and paranoia. And it seems in 1956, everyone was drinking it. It's the height of the Cold War. The Menzies Government has welcomed British atomic bomb testing at remote, ‘uninhabited' Maralinga, in outback South Australia.Charged with keeping the base functioning smoothly is Major Leo Carmichael, an Australian Army Engineer and WWII hero. But testing the most dangerous weapon in the world is no easy task for Leo with a Commanding Officer who is not fit for purpose; a new meteorologist, Dr Eva Lloyd-George who starts asking questions; and the Government and press watching his every move. And as it turns out, the land of Maralinga may not be so uninhabited after all, when Leo's faced with the arrival of a family of Indigenous Australians, curious about the giant clouds that explode occasionally…This is a story of our infinite capacity for betrayal, and no one is immune, not even the betrayers themselves.

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Ratings: TVMaze: 6.3/10
Released: May 31, 2020
Runtime: 55 min
Genres: Drama
AKA: Fallout
Countries: Australia
Companies: ABC Porchlight Films
Cast: James Cromwell Tony Martin Ewen Leslie Jessica De Gouw
Crew: Peter Duncan Sally Riley Liz Watts Andrew Gregory Antony Partos Anousha Zarkesh Martin McGrath Mark Perry Vincent Sheehan Colin Gibson Anita Sheehan 3 more

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Piglet 1 points 1 year ago.

I didn’t know nuclear bombs were tested in Australia in the 1950’s. Of course the US did testing too in Nevada and Hollywood made a bunch of movies near by. And many actors died from cancer after being exposed to radiation while on location.

JDT2 1 points 4 years ago. 4/5 stars.

This is not just a drama. It is also a dark comedy. Don’t take it too seriously.

Alien 2 points 4 years ago. (Contains Spoilers)

Yes, there was humor in the script but many, many people were sickened and died by the catastrophic atrocities all those bumbling lying idiots caused in real life. It was all hit and miss. Trial and error. Inhumane. On and on.