Janet King

Returning to prosecution after maternity leave, Janet King has to find her footing in a workplace where justice competes with ambition, institutional pressure and private loyalties. At home, she and her partner Ash are raising twins, making the demands of a major case more than a professional problem. Janet’s confidence in court does not make the difficult choices in her personal life any easier. Across the series, her relationships with women remain part of a larger portrait of a capable, guarded person learning what she can control and what she must risk. Legal mysteries develop alongside questions about trust, family and the possibility of intimacy under pressure. Sapphic storyline seasons: S1–3 (2014–17): lesbian prosecutor Janet's family life, partnership with Ash and later romance with Bianca. Distinct from Crownies; later developments kept out of the spoiler-conscious synopsis.