Australian Story
The Fresh Start (20x12)
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This week's program has the happiest of endings - one nobody would have predicted a decade ago.
When Australian Story first met young Detective Sergeant Simon Illingworth, he’d taken a brave stand against crooked colleagues and was paying a terrible price.
He'd been bashed, isolated and threatened by police connected to Victoria’s notorious Gangland Wars.
His personal life was non-existent and he was he says 'Victoria's most ineligible bachelor'.
But for Simon Illingworth, speaking out was a 'game-changer'.