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The series is inspired by true events of British nuclear bomb tests in the 1950s at remote Maralinga, in outback South Australia, specifically the four tests codenamed Operation Buffalo. It follows Major Leo Carmichael as he deals with various pressures and problems during nuclear weapons testing.
With Ewen Leslie, Jessica De Gouw, James Cromwell, Tony Martin. In Maralinga, South Australia, at the height of the Cold War, at a remote army base carrying out British nuclear testing, paranoia runs rife and nuclear bombs are not the only things being put to the test.
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- 2020-05-31
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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Between 1956 and 1963, the United Kingdom conducted seven nuclear tests at the Maralinga site in South Australia, part of the Woomera Prohibited Area about 800 kilometres (500 mi) north west of Adelaide. Two major test series were conducted: Operation Buffalo in 1956 and Operation Antler the following year.
Inspired by true events, Operation Buffalo explores a controversial time in Australia’s modern history. #OperationBuffalo At Maralinga in 1956, atom bombs were not the only things being tested...
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May 12, 2020 · At Maralinga in 1956, atom bombs were not the only things being tested. At the height of the Cold War, the human capacity for loyalty and betrayal were const...
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- ABC iview
Operation Buffalo is a TV mini series about a military engineer supervising atomic tests in the Australian desert in 1956. The episode list shows the titles, dates, ratings and summaries of the six episodes of the series.
Operation Buffalo is a true story of a British nuclear testing in South Australia in the Cold War era. Watch the episodes online or find similar programs on ABC iview.
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