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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
Season 1
N/A/100 votesMalice Aforethought (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1994
Four men, all career criminals, are charged over the fatal shooting of a policeman and the serious wounding of another, during an armed hold up. When they walk free because of a legal technicality, the city reels in shock.
Director: Michael Carson
Writer: Alison Nisselle
- N/A/100 votes
Malice Aforethought (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/1/1994
Four men, all career criminals, are charged over the fatal shooting of a policeman and the serious wounding of another, during an armed hold up. When they walk free because of a legal technicality, the city reels in shock.
Director: Michael Carson
Writer: Alison Nisselle
- N/A/100 votes
Not On The Merits
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/1994
Mal and Steve Hennessey, along with their defacto brother-in-law Darren Mack, are once again up on drug charges. With the prosecution armed with video and audio evidence and the testimony of reformed heroin addict Dale Cassidy, everything appears to be in place to convict them — until defence barrister Michael Kidd goes to work, destroying Cassidy's credibility.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Cliff Green
- N/A/100 votes
A Rare Crushing Reversal
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/1994
Having attacked Kirsty outside of court months earlier [ep 3], Rhonda Hennessey is now on trial herself facing a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice for threatening Kirsty to keep her from testifying against Mal and Steve. Despite a last minute attempt by the defence to keep Kirsty from testifying due to her delicate condition (she is now six months pregnant with Steve's child), Kirsty takes to the witness stand for the prosecution but in recounting the incident, she is evasive and downplays Rhonda's threats.
Director: Julian McSwiney
Writer: Tony McDonald
- N/A/100 votes
Judgement Amongst Short Men
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/1994
A youth is charged with a long list of offences, including attempted murder, after a high-speed chase ends with him nearly running down a police officer. The young man refuses to give his name to investigators and is remanded into custody until such time as he reveals his name.
Director: Mandy Smith
Writer: Deborah Parsons
- N/A/100 votes
Reckless Indifference
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/1994
Steve Hennessey appeals for bail on a minor drug charge, and his lawyer Michael Kidd plays the system well. Kidd delays the hearing to a date when all the top prosecutors will be tied up and gets the case before a favourable magistrate.
Director: Michael Carson
Writer: Deb Cox
- N/A/100 votes
Without Consent
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/6/1994
The pressure is finally beginning to tell on Steve Hennessey. He has a fight with his girlfriend Kirsty the night before his bail hearing and goes out to drown his sorrows. He ends up crashing at a mate’s house and misses his bail hearing. This is not a clever move as the robbery squad have linked him with a recent bank job. The police haul him back to jail and charge him with armed robbery.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Joanna Murray-Smith
- N/A/100 votes
Fail To Appear
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/13/1994
Steve Hennessey is still on the run. However, Kenny, a small-time crook and criminal colleague of Steve’s, is facing an attempted murder charge after a bank job went wrong and he wants to make a deal with the cops. Kenny used to use the Hennesseys’ safe house whenever the heat "got a bit tropical" and he is sure that is where Steve is hiding now and offers Peter Faithful the address as part of a plea bargain.
Director: Julian McSwiney
Writer: Sue Hore
- N/A/100 votes
A Mischevious Offence
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/20/1994
Vic Manoulis tries to remain impartial when justice-seeker Michael Kidd takes on the defence of two detectives charged with assaulting a bouncer, an event that leaves the cops with a lot of mixed emotions. Kidd is a crafty operator, but a man who makes a living defending cop-killers seems somewhat inapt for this case.
Director: Mandy Smith
Writer: Tony McDonald
- N/A/100 votes
A Familiar Utterance
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/27/1994
The drug trial of Steve Hennessey and Darren Mack begins in the County Court with Michael Kidd and Vic Manoulis taking their places at the bar table. The prosecution’s case isn†t helped by their star witness, Dale Cassidy, a former drug addict who knows that turning on the Hennessey’s may cost him his life, being so scared of retribution from the Hennessey clan that he attempts suicide on the first morning of the trial. He does, however, finally make it to court and puts in a surprisingly good performance, despite being scowled at by Mal and made to sound unreliable by Michael Kidd.
Director: Michael Carson
Writer: Deborah Parsons
- N/A/100 votes
Without Prejudice
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/3/1994
It seems that fate is conspiring to keep Steve Hennessey out of jail—even though the evidence against him is overwhelming. As Steve and Darren Mack’s heroin-dealing trial enters its fourth week, a lengthy prison sentence looks likely, given their appalling past records, and Steve’s recent jail escape hasn’t exactly endeared him to the authorities.
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Cliff Green
- N/A/100 votes
Improper Influences
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/10/1994
Peter Faithful’s evidence against Steve Hennessey and Darren Mack proves to be extremely incriminating. However, it is up to Michael Kidd to discredit the experienced detective. He accuses Peter of conducting a vendetta against the Hennessey family, improper police practices, carrying out illegal searches on the Hennessey home, and planting drugs.
Director: Julian McSwiney
Writer: Graham Hartley
- N/A/100 votes
Burden Of Proof
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/17/1994
Peter Faithful’s evidence against Steve Hennessey and Darren Mack proves to be extremely incriminating. However, it is up to Michael Kidd to discredit the experienced detective. He accuses Peter of conducting a vendetta against the Hennessey family, improper police practices, carrying out illegal searches on the Hennessey home, and planting drugs.
Director: Mandy Smith
Writer: Cliff Green