| Set in the 1970s and 1980s in Sydney, the miniseries concerns the relationship between controversial former Detective Roger "the Dodger" Rogerson and notorious criminal Arthur "Neddy" Smith. Rogerson and his colleagues were accused of giving Smith a "green light" to commit crimes without Police interference, with the relationship fraying when Rogerson orders hitman Christopher "Mr. Rent-a-Kill" Flannery to murder Police Officer Michael Drury. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Joy Smithers | Debra Smith | 2 |
| Bryan Marshall | Task Force Officer | 2 |
| John McNeill | Ron Daly | 2 |
| Peter Phelps | Graham 'Abo' Henry | 2 |
| John Jarratt | Jack Richardson | 2 |
| Vincent Ball | Dr. Cumberland | 2 |
| Alex Dimitriades | Warren Lanfranchi | 2 |
| Gary Sweet | Christopher Dale Flannery | 2 |
| Bill Hunter | Angus McDonald | 2 |
| Ian Bliss | Bobby Chapman | 2 |
| Kenneth Radley | Doug Kelly | 2 |
| Robert Morgan | Brian Hansen | 2 |
| Gary Day | Bill Crofton | 2 |
| Marshall Napier | Tony Eustace | 2 |
| Richard Carter | Lyail Chandler | 2 |
| Richard Roxburgh | Roger Rogerson | 2 |
| Aaron Jeffery | Bobby Williams | 2 |
| Marcus Graham | Alan Williams | 2 |
| Tony Martin | Arthur 'Neddy' Smith | 2 |
| Bogdan Koca | Lewis Roussos | 2 |
| Phillip Hinton | Ian Barker QC | 2 |
| John Walton | Jim Loomes | 2 |
| Bruce Barry | Commissioner Abbott | 2 |
| John Hargreaves | Chester Porter QC | 2 |
| Paul Sonkkila | Noel Morey | 2 |
| Geoff Morrell | Les Knox | 2 |
| Graham Rouse | Frank Avery | 2 |
| Steve Jacobs | Mal Rivers | 2 |
| Dennis Miller | Bruce Kerrison | 2 |
| Loene Carmen | Sallie-Anne Huckstepp | 2 |
| David Franklin | Glen Flack | 2 |
| Kristoffer Greaves | Ken Bowditch | 2 |
| John Sheerin | Dave Perrin | 2 |
| Skye Wansey | Kath Flannery | 2 |
| Jeffrey Rhoe | Detective on boat 1 | 2 |
| Leslie Dayman | Commissioner Avery | 2 |
| Warwick Tennant Moss | Jim Brazel | 2 |
| Stephen Leeder | Ron Stephenson | 2 |