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Michala Banas on finally playing a detective on TV in Halifax: Retribution – Nine
The role she’s “always wanted to play”.

Michala Banas first appeared on Australian TV screens 25 years ago with a role in the kids’ series Mirror, Mirror. Since then she has racked up an impressive resume full of dynamic characters in shows like McLeod’s Daughters, Always Greener and Upper Middle Bogan.
Despite that success, Banas had never portrayed a detective or police officer a character she has “always wanted to play” until late last year when she was cast in Halifax: Retribution.
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