"Departmental" | |
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Australian Theatre Festival episode | |
Directed by | Keith Wilkes |
Written by | Mervyn Rutherford |
Original air date | 1980 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
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The disappearance of money from a safe in a police station leads to an internal inquiry.
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