Plot Patrol
Plot Patrol is the ultimate ride-along for film fans who love a good cop story. Whether it’s gritty realism, pulpy thrills, or gloriously bad procedural nonsense. Host Duncan McCauley takes the badge and the popcorn in hand, breaking down famous detective dramas and crime thrillers with the help of real-life officers, legal experts, and the occasional smart-mouthed cinephile.
Each episode, we put a movie or TV show under investigative scrutiny, asking the big questions: Would this arrest hold up in court? How much paperwork would this take? And how does this loose cannon still have a job?
From Zodiac to Hot Fuzz, True Detective to The Wicker Man, Plot Patrol blends sharp analysis, wry humor, and behind-the-scenes insight to separate fact from fiction in the world of on-screen crime.
Plot Patrol
Episode 3: Mad Max: Fury Road – Cops, Cars, and Chaotic Justice
On this episode of Plot Patrol, host Duncan McCauley is joined by Mick O’Connell, retired Senior Constable from the New South Wales Police, to chase down George Miller’s high-octane Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). With society reduced to dust and gasoline, what does policing even mean when there’s no law left to enforce? Duncan and Mick break down Max Rockatansky’s credentials as a cop-turned-wanderer, the chain of command in a warlord’s wasteland, and whether traffic offences still count when your car has spikes and a flamethrower guitarist strapped to the bonnet. Expect pedal-to-the-metal banter, cultural insight from Australia’s own policing landscape, and a verdict on whether Max remains a copper at heart—or just another road warrior with a badge-shaped shadow.