| Based On: | Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman |
| Story: | Elliot Perlman |
| Director: | Glendyn Ivin Ana Kokkinos Matthew Saville |
| Starring: | Alex Dimitriades Leeanna Walsman Xavier Samuel Andrea Demetriades Hugo Weaving |
| Theme Music Composer: | Stephen Rae Jonathan Wilson |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Executive Producer: | Tony Ayres |
| Producer: | Amanda Higgs |
| Location: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Cinematography: | Bonnie Elliot |
| Editor: | Rodrigo Balart Anne Carter Ken Sollows |
| Runtime: | 55 minutes[1] |
| Company: | Matchbox Pictures |
| Network: | ABC |
Seven Types of Ambiguity is an Australian television drama series on the ABC first screened on 13 April 2017.[2] The six-part series is based on Seven Types of Ambiguity, a 2003 novel by Australian writer Elliot Perlman.
The series is produced by Tony Ayres and Amanda Higgs and written by Jacquelin Perske, Jonathan Gavin and Marieke Hardy. It is directed by Glendyn Ivin, Ana Kokkinos and Matthew Saville.[3] Despite being announced to premiere in 2016, it was later delayed to air in 2017.[4]
When a seven-year-old boy (Sam) is taken from school, his parents, Joe and Anna, are frantic. The boy is returned unharmed and the police arrest the mother's ex-boyfriend Simon and then investigate his suspected accomplice Angela, who has a connection to the boy's father. Simon's psychiatrist Dr. Alex Klima, his lawyer Gina, and Joe's best mate Mitch are pulled into the entangled relationships and moral dilemmas.[5]