colloquially, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP). Established by parliament under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 (the DPP Act), the service seeks to prosecute alleged offences against Commonwealth Law. This originally pertained to acts committed under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) and the Commonwealth Criminal Code. In more recent times, Commonwealth crown prosecutors have overseen and covered areas such as commercial and financial crimes, human exploitation and border protection, illegal trade, organised crime and counter terrorism along with revenue and benefits fraud. Previous Commonwealth Directors of the CDPP and established senior crown prosecutors include Ian Temby AO, QC, Christopher Craigie SC, Michael Rozenes QC and the current director – Sarah McNaughton SC. In the media Two prominent Australian television shows have been made that depict the role of crown prosecutors. These are Crownies and its subsequent spin-off series Janet King. Crownies Crownies depicts the life of five recently graduated solicitors as they navigate the fast-paced and morally challenging workplace that is the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, whilst working alongside crown prosecutors. There was twenty two episodes run which were broadcast on ABC1 from 14 July until 1 December 2011. Crownies was written by Greg Haddrick and produced by Karl Zwicky. The main cast included: Todd Lasance as Ben McMahon, Hamish Michael as Richard Sterling, Marta Dusseldorp as Janet King and Jerome Ehlers as Rhys Kowalski. The character of Janet King was later spun-off into its own show. In critical analysis, a Craig Mathieson article in the Sydney Morning Herald drew correlations to the US hit show, Greys Anatomy. This pertained to the “overlap of professional stress and personal relationships, the overt melodrama, the comic diversions.” Crownies was nominated for an Equity Award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in March 2012. Janet King Janet King was first aired on ABC1 on the 27th February 2014 as a spin-off from the 2011 legal drama Crownies. The show was 'spun-off' due to modest reviews in the original Crownies 22-part season and wanting to focus on certain positive aspects of the original show. The show was starred by Marta Dusseldorp who played Janet King in the original show, and featured many of her other supporting actors including; Hamish Michael (Richard Sterling), Ella Scott Lynch (Erin O’Shaughnessy), Andrea Demetriades (Lina Badir), Peter Kowitz (Tony Gillies), Christopher Morris (Andy Campbell) and Indiana Evans (Tatum