Punishment (TV series)

• Mel Gibson as Rick Munro (2 episodes) • Ken Wayne as Jack Hudson • Brian Wenzel as Wally Webb • Ross Thompson as Mike Rogers • Barry Crocker as Governor Alan Smith • Ralph Cotterill as Russell Davis • Michael Preston as Larry Morrison • Michele Fawdon as Susan Morrison • Brian Harrison as Sam Wells • Michael Smith as Paul Wells • George Spartels as David Roberts • Julie McGregor as Julie Smith • Kris McQuade as Kate Randall • Cornelia Frances as Cathy Wells • Arthur Sherman as Andy Epstein • Anne Haddy as Alice Wells • Penne Hackforth-Jones as Heather Rogers • Lisa Peers as Roslyn Rowney == Episode list ==

In 2020, Fiona Byrne of the Herald Sun included Punishment in her feature about "long forgotten Australian TV dramas that made viewers switch off." Byrne expressed surprise that the show was Gibson's next role after his appearance in Mad Max. She stated "Perhaps sensing that better options were available to him overseas, Gibson took off after the pilot episode, but the Punishment cast was still strong". She noted that Network Ten "lost faith in its grim, dark drama" so they launched it in a poor timeslot, leading it to be pulled after only three episodes. == Home media ==

== Available at (National Film and Sound Archives) ==