The Damnation of Harvey McHugh: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This sharp black comedy, with strong elements of political satire, follows the misadventures of a naive young clerk, Harvey McHugh, as he tries to secure a permanent position in the Australian Public Service. As his quest progresses, Harvey gains many startling insights into how the Australian government and bureaucracy operates behind the scenes, especially through his dealings with the powerful and manipulative politician, Michael Muldoon - invariably referred to simply as "The Minister" -- who heads the department where Harvey is employed and who thinks nothing of resorting to corruption, murder, terrorism, and using Harvey as a guinea pig in illegal medical experiments to cure his long-term fatal illness. What is more, Harvey is so innocent and trusting that he doesn't realise any of this is going on.

Series details

• Title: The Damnation of Harvey McHugh
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1994-06-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-08-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28569
• TVDB ID: 306243

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-06-23; final listed air date 1994-08-18; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Damnation of Harvey McHugh 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.