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The Newsreader
The Newsreader

The Newsreader

—In 1986, the cutthroat world of commercial television news throws ambitious reporter Dale and newsreader Helen together.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • In 1986, ambitious reporter Dale and stormy newsreader Helen find themselves thrust together in the cutthroat world of commercial TV news; their first story: the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

  • Helen and Dale's new alliance has become the talk of the office as they cover the much-hyped return of Halley's Comet; the closer Dale draws to Helen, the more he finds himself thrust into the spotlight.

  • With news of Lindy Chamberlain's imminent release from prison, Helen, Dale and cameraman Tim fly to Darwin, but they face fierce competition as they fight to land an important interview.

  • Helen is deeply apprehensive about meeting Dale's mother, while Dale is lumbered with Royal Wedding puff pieces, but their everyday concerns are thrown aside when a bomb goes off on Russell Street.

  • Dale's career and his relationship with Helen couldn't be any better, until his prized interview with an HIV-positive mother goes horribly wrong; in the eye of a media storm, buried secrets come to light.

  • While Helen still reels from Dale's revelation, reports emerge of a nuclear accident in Chernobyl; in the face of great fear and uncertainty, the pair confronts who they really are to each other, and to themselves.
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In 1986, the cutthroat world of commercial television news throws ambitious reporter Dale and newsreader Helen together.

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Anna Torv, Sam Reid, William McInnes, Chai Hansen, Stephen Peacocke, Michelle Davidson, Marg Downey, Chum Ehelepola, Caroline Lee, Stephanie Panozzo, Robert Taylor, Daniel Henshall, Philippa Northeast, Maude Davey, Anne Charleston, Maria Angelico, Scott Johnson, John Leary, Rohan Mirchandaney, Mark Winter, Jackson Tozer

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