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This compelling new drama deals a variety of cases, some tragic, some amusing, yet all shed a light on the very different world that is the Far North. In the outback the law is never black and white.
Behind the scenes footage from The Circuit - an outstanding new legal drama, shot against the backdrop of West Australia's remote Kimberley region.
The Circuit - an outstanding new legal drama, shot against the backdrop of West Australia's remote Kimberley region.
City lawyer Drew Ellis has made a huge sacrifices to get further up the legal ladder, one of which is leaving his wife behind in Canberra as he tackles the legal system in the remote Kimberly.
The Circuit - an outstanding new legal drama, shot against the backdrop of West Australia's remote Kimberley region.
The Circuit - an outstanding new legal drama, shot against the backdrop of West Australia's remote Kimberley region.
Drew Ellis is a city slicker lawyer who is doing his 'bit in the outback' to work his way up the legal ladder and get a cushy job back in Canberra. But Drew is about to find out in the outback the law is never black and white.
Peter is the magistrate who prides himself on his ability to do the best by all people who stand before him, with his own inherited racism lurking just below the surface. In the outback the law is never black and white.
Sam is the bush-wise ALS court officer who has the weight of the entire community on his shoulders as he tries to make the system fair to his people. But in the outback, the law is never black and white.
Bella is the clerk of the Kimberly Circuit Court, a fiery single mum with strong morals and ethics who sees the potential in Drew and knows once he gets the remote Kimberly in his system, it's going to be hard for him to leave it behind.
Bella's cousin, Clarry Long is a conflicted gay man who is at home on the land and on a horse, fixing a fence or roping a cow.
Having followed Clarry, his Aboriginal boyfriend up to the Kimberley region, Archie occasionally works for the local rag between gigs stringing for the national press.
EPISODE RECAPS
Ep 1: City lawyer Drew Ellis finds himself a long way from home as he begins his new job with the Aboriginal Legal Service in the remote Kimberley region of north Western Australia. He joins a 'family' of court officers as they travel the 2000 kilometre circuit to dispense 'justice' in a harsh and vast environment a long way from home.
Ep 2: A flurry of racist leaflets and a lack of faith in him by the people he is trying to help put Drew in bad temper. Sam and Drew seem determined to remain on different sides of the fence. Necessity places them in a position where they find out more about each other as a courtroom decision has tragic consequences.
Ep 3: The race to save a young girl from abuse is on, but the law, and the predator's ties with the community and court, make the task seemingly impossible. Bella takes the law into her own hands and Archie and Clarry find themselves on different sides of the fence, leading to violence.
Ep 4: It's festival time in Broome, and what begins as a relaxing weekend quickly spirals out of control. Drew receives an ultimatum, Peter gets more than he bargained for, and there's tragedy for two of our people when one lands in hospital and the other in prison.
Ep 5: In the aftermath of the festival, Archie and Clarry face court and potential prison-time. Sam makes a tragic discovery about his son as Drew makes a regretful decision about seeing his family.
Ep 6: Drew's replacement has arrived with the wet season. Clarry struggles with prison, as a predator returns to the Mission bringing trouble with him. Sam's son forces him to make a surprise decision, and Drew is left to make a life changing choice.