[1][2] Custody was filmed with a mixture of actors and real staff from the family law system.
There is no script and actors workshop their characters beforehand and role play their parts.
[3][4] None of the participants was aware of the result until the Judge gave his verdict.
[5][6] Richard Coleman of The Sydney Morning Herald called it "exceptionally good television".
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