Bernie Banton and his workmates on the James Hardie factory floor in the 1970s are covered head-to-toe in dust - asbestos dust. Any particle inhaled could be fatal. Meanwhile, journalist Matt Peacock is left puzzled that a PR firm wants to use his recent story on asbestos.

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Drama

Devil's Dust is a thriller of David and Goliath proportions, ripping the cloak of secrecy from a huge corporate scandal that exposes how asbestos multinational company James Hardie oversaw a strategy that by ignoring the dangers of asbestos for decades was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people.

Devil's Dust

Series 1

Asbestos caused thousands of deaths - the truth must be exposed, at any cost.

Bernie channels anger into good by visiting dying patients suffering asbestos-related diseases, but his newfound purpose can't stave off his own deteriorating health. His last roll of the dice is the Dust Diseases tribunal, who agree to accept his case as his death lingers close by.