Devil's Playground: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The year is 1988. It is 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi's classic film, The Devil's Playground. Tom Allen, now in his 40s and recently widowed, is a respected Sydney psychiatrist and father of two children. A practicing Catholic, Tom accepts an offer by the Bishop of Sydney to become a counselor of priests. During these sessions, he will uncover a scandal and become embroiled in the Church's attempts to cover it up. Tom's quest for justice will push him to his limits, and reveal a side of Church power and official corruption he could never have imagined.

Series details

• Title: Devil's Playground
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2014-09-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-10-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Showcase
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3162

Cast and credited roles

• Andrew McFarlane — Father Marco Andrassi
• John Noble — Bishop John McNally
• Toni Collette — Margaret Wallace MP
• Anna Lise Phillips — Alice Kelly
• Don Hany — Bishop Vincent Quaid
• Jack Thompson — Cardinal Constantine Neville
• Jarin Towney — Elliot Darcy
• Simon Burke — Tom Allen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-09-09; final listed air date 2014-10-08; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Devil's Playground on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.