Set in the heart of country Australia, Rural Crime Unit follows seasoned local police officer Rita (Morgana O’Reilly) and city transplant Nick (Philip Lynch) as they navigate the mysteries, tight-knit relationships and hidden tensions of a small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business. Rita’s mother, Jolene (Rebecca Gibney), is a self-made trucking magnate and influential town matriarch whose generosity and connections make her a formidable operator – and whose fierce support of Rita can also make her daughter’s biggest obstacle. The six-part series tackles uniquely regional crimes, from missing livestock and crop circles to industrial theft. Beneath the episodic investigations, however, runs a larger mystery tied to a decade-old tragedy, forcing the town to confront buried secrets, old wounds, and the possibility of long-awaited closure.