TV series

Operation Buffalo

2020 · 1 season

A slow-burning, wryly funny look at paranoia and moral rot in a sunbaked military outpost, where every smile hides a knife.

Tagline: Betrayal is the only truth that sticks.
Overview: A captivating drama set 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 tested, as loyalty, love, and betrayal are pitted against each other.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, power, conspiracy, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
power
conspiracy
isolation
morality
Places: military
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild