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Devil's Dust is a two-part Australian television docu-drama mini-series on the ABC which first screened in 2012. Based on journalist Matt Peacock's 2009 book Killer Company, Devil's Dust was researched and developed by producer Stephen Corvini for over two years prior to the series' production. Through the factual case of Bernie Banton, it recounts the tragedy of many Australian workers and their families afflicted with asbestosis and mesothelioma in the twentieth-century asbestos mining and processing industries. Though the extreme health risks of exposure to asbestos dust had been documented for many years, manufacturer James Hardie persisted in large-scale use of the material, aided by inadequate regulation by state health agencies.
Original Release
11/11/2012 on ABC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Hayes | Bernie Banton |
Don Hany | Adam Bourke |
Ewen Leslie | Matt Peacock |
Alexandra Schepisi | Karen Banton |
Josef Ber | Ted Banton |
Khan Chittenden | Bruce Banton |
Kim Knuckey | Albert Banton |
Katherine Hicks | Janis Banton |
Joel Barker | Dean Banton |
Daniel Henshall | Jock |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 11 November 2012 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 12 November 2012 |
8 | Episode #1.8 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Hayes | Bernie Banton |
Don Hany | Adam Bourke |
Ewen Leslie | Matt Peacock |
Alexandra Schepisi | Karen Banton |
Josef Ber | Ted Banton |
Khan Chittenden | Bruce Banton |
Kim Knuckey | Albert Banton |
Katherine Hicks | Janis Banton |
Joel Barker | Dean Banton |
Daniel Henshall | Jock |
Denise Kirby | Edith Banton |
Greg Stone | Peter MacDonald |
Pip Miller | John Reid |
Paul Ireland | Dr. Terry McCullagh |
Laurence Coy | Ted Heath |
Brian Meegan | Ray Palfreyman |
Marta Dusseldorp | Meredith Hellicar |
Bill Young | Sir Llew Edwards |
David Roberts | Ian Hutchinson |
Henry Nixon | Bob Debus |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jason Stephens | Executive Producer |
Christopher Gist | Executive Producer |
Carole Sklan | Executive Producer |
Stephen Corvini | Producer |
Antonia Barnard | Producer |