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Airdate: The Tailings

Tasmanian-produced mystery gets a linear premiere next week.

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Tasmanian-produced mystery The Tailings will screen on SBS VICELAND.

The 6 x 10-minute series featuring Tegan Stimson and Mabel Li dropped on SBS on Demand in April but this is its linear premiere.

It will screen as a one hour drama special.

The Tailings follows the events that take place after the death of teenage Jas’s father. The tight-knit community are quick to deem the death as an accident, spiralling Jas to undertake her own investigation. This coincides with the arrival of her new schoolteacher Ruby, who comes carrying the burden of her own past trauma. The two slowly develop a mutual trust and as secrets are exposed, the truth becomes impossible to ignore.

The poignant performances by emerging stars Tegan Stimson (Jas) and Mabel Li (Ruby) are an intimate portrayal of the human experience with grief, guilt and loss from the diverse perspective of those living on the margins both socially and geographically.

The ensemble cast is led by Kris McQuade (Rosehaven, Wentworth), playing Jas’s grandmother who is grappling with supporting her granddaughter while processing her own loss. She is joined by Victoria Haralabidou (Deep Water), Nic English (Reckoning) and an array of local Tasmanian talent including Shaun Martindale, Sara Cooper, John Xintavelonis, Harry Prior, Harry Radbone, Michael Earnshaw, Tai Nguyen, and Jane Hamilton Foster.

The series champions female perspectives, centred around the experiences of its female protagonists and helmed by an all-female lead creative team under the talented direction of Stevie Cruz-Martin (Pulse), produced by Liz Doran (Please Like Me, Molly) and written by first time scriptwriter and Tasmanian schoolteacher Caitlin Richardson. Co-produced by Richard Kelly (2Jons) and Stephen Thomas (Roar Film).

The Tailings is a Good Lark production in association with 2Jons and Roar Film for SBS. Principal production investment from Screen Australia, in association with Screen Tasmania. Financed with support from Topic US.

Monday, 7 June at 9.15pm on SBS VICELAND

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  1. Sounds very cheery with all the traumatized characters-unlike ‘Unusual Suspects’ almost no promotion at all for this, so either little faith in it or poor scheduling from SBS.

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