Total Control Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Season 1, Episode 1When Alex Irving - a charismatic and contradictory Indigenous woman - stands up to a gunman on a domestic violence rampage, the footage of her heroism goes viral. The embattled Prime Minister Rachel Anderson wants Alex to take up a seat in the Senate, figuring that her popularity will help the party in the polls.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1When Alex Irving - a charismatic and contradictory Indigenous woman - stands up to a gunman on a domestic violence rampage, the footage of her heroism goes viral. The embattled Prime Minister Rachel Anderson wants Alex to take up a seat in the Senate, figuring that her popularity will help the party in the polls.
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Episode 2 - Season 1, Episode 2Alex proves her worth to the government when a dispute escalates between China and the US, and the government is faced with an urgent demand to site a new US Army base on native title land.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2Alex proves her worth to the government when a dispute escalates between China and the US, and the government is faced with an urgent demand to site a new US Army base on native title land.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3There's fury in the party room that legislation critical to national security is being held up by Alex's determination to get a fair deal for the community. Meanwhile the Prime Minister faces down opposition from the right wing of the party who see this as pandering to special interests.
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Episode 3 - Season 1, Episode 3There's fury in the party room that legislation critical to national security is being held up by Alex's determination to get a fair deal for the community. Meanwhile the Prime Minister faces down opposition from the right wing of the party who see this as pandering to special interests.
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Episode 4 - Season 1, Episode 4At home for Jan's funeral, Alex is struck low by grief and the knowledge that the Prime Minister has betrayed her and the community.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4At home for Jan's funeral, Alex is struck low by grief and the knowledge that the Prime Minister has betrayed her and the community.
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Episode 5 - Season 1, Episode 5Alex and the Prime Minister embark on a game of political cat and mouse. Neither trusts the other now.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5Alex and the Prime Minister embark on a game of political cat and mouse. Neither trusts the other now.
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Episode 6 - Season 1, Episode 6Faced with the PM's double dealing, Alex engineers a plan to defeat the PM on the floor of the Parliament, and bring down the entire Government.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6Faced with the PM's double dealing, Alex engineers a plan to defeat the PM on the floor of the Parliament, and bring down the entire Government.
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Episode 7 - Season 2, Episode 1After dethroning Prime Minister Rachel Anderson, Alex Irving faces the reality of her alliance with opposition leader Laurie Martin - she'll be standing for the party in a seat far from her home town of Winton, and she'll be taking orders from Martin and his enigmatic offsider, Indigenous politician Paul Murphy.
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Episode 9 - Season 2, Episode 2Alex returns to Winton knowing she has a lot of bridges to rebuild if she's going to have any hope of representing her home town. She starts by enlisting a reluctant Charlie to be her campaign manager. Charlie brings his own team: numbers wonk Leo Jacobs and outspoken comms specialist Joely McKinnon. Together they go about forging a new kind of politics - community-led, independently financed and ferociously local.
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Episode 11 - Season 2, Episode 3Alex's campaign is gaining momentum. But success on the trail brings out the big political guns against her, with charismatic local politician Jack Ramsay hitting the hustings and the local media falling in line behind him. Alex has always been a lightning rod for abuse, but the threats against her, both online and in real life, are growing.
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Episode 13 - Season 2, Episode 4It's judgement day for Alex and her team as the nation heads to the polls. When Eddie fails to show up for a photo call at the polling booth, Alex is furious with him. It seems like an act of teenage rebellion but a threatening message left at her house points to something far more sinister.
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Episode 15 - Season 2, Episode 5Alex, the newly elected member for Freeman, controls the balance of power in the Australian parliament, along with a group of five other Independents - including Rachel. If they can work together, they'll get to decide who becomes the next Prime Minister of Australia. So, Alex and Rachel return to Canberra as political equals and unlikely allies.
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Episode 17 - Season 2, Episode 6With Laurie and Damien circling and the media following their every move, the Independents are under increasing pressure to declare their support. Alex does her best to hold their alliance together but Damien appears to have the upper hand. One by one, the Independents fall away, leaving Rachel and Alex to play out their final moves.
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Episode 19 - Season 3, Episode 1It's been two years since Alex Irving anointed Paul Murphy as Australia's first Aboriginal Prime Minister. Since then, the government has weathered a global pandemic and the tide of public sentiment turning against them.
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Episode 20 - Season 3, Episode 2Alex receives a health diagnosis which threatens to derail her political ambitions. Rachel learns some shocking news about her campaign finance from journalist Marion Beaumont.
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Episode 21 - Season3, Episode 3At a Parliamentary event, Rachel gathers the numbers for her alliance, while a serious health scare throws Alex's entire future into jeopardy.
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Episode 22 - Season 3, Episode 4Alex makes an unsavoury deal with a political rival on a nation-changing piece of legislation. Charlie reaches breaking point.
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Episode 23 - Season 3, Episode 5Determined to reform youth justice, Alex pushes forward with her radical plan in the House of Representatives. Rachel seizes the opportunity for her own advantage.
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Episode 24 - Season 3, Episode 6Alex and Rachel battle to control their political destinies in the gripping final instalment of Total Control. Welcome to the future of Australian democracy.
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