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The Newsreader

Series 1

Three Two One

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 5 months

Established co-anchor Helen Neville is sick of playing second fiddle to her colleague Geoff Walters and demands more as she and reporter Dale cover the Challenger Space Shuttle launch.

Contributors

Helen Norville:
Anna Torv
Geoff Walters:
Robert Taylor
Dale Jennings:
Sam Reid
Lindsay Cunningham:
William McInnes
Evelyn Walters:
Marg Downey
Rob Rickards:
Stephen Peacocke
Tim Ahern:
Chai Hansen
Murray:
John Leary
Director:
Emma Freeman

The Newsreader

Series 1

Once in a Lifetime

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 5 months

The newsroom prepares for the return of Halley's Comet. Geoff asks Noeline to help with a speech for his 60th birthday, and Helen is failing to cover up her fragile mental health.

Contributors

Helen Norville:
Anna Torv
Geoff Walters:
Robert Taylor
Dale Jennings:
Sam Reid
Lindsay Cunningham:
William McInnes
Evelyn Walters:
Marg Downey
Rob Rickards:
Stephen Peacocke
Tim Ahern:
Chai Hansen
Director:
Emma Freeman

The Newsreader

Series 1

The White Marquis Matinee Jacket

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for 5 months

The newsroom gets a tip-off about Lindy Chamberlain's case. Dale and Helen rush to Darwin with a crew to try and get the first interview.

Contributors

Helen Norville:
Anna Torv
Geoff Walters:
Robert Taylor
Dale Jennings:
Sam Reid
Lindsay Cunningham:
William McInnes
Evelyn Walters:
Marg Downey
Rob Rickards:
Stephen Peacocke
Tim Ahern:
Chai Hansen
Director:
Emma Freeman

The Newsreader

Series 1

No More Lies

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 5 months

Helen gets the green light for an interview with an HIV-positive mother and gives the assignment to Dale, but things go horribly wrong in the edit suite, leading to angry protests.

Contributors

Helen Norville:
Anna Torv
Geoff Walters:
Robert Taylor
Dale Jennings:
Sam Reid
Lindsay Cunningham:
William McInnes
Evelyn Walters:
Marg Downey
Rob Rickards:
Stephen Peacocke
Tim Ahern:
Chai Hansen
Director:
Emma Freeman
Writer:
Kim Ho

The Newsreader

Series 1

Meltdown

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 5 months

Dale visits Helen's house to attempt a reconciliation, but finds his belongings on the doorstep. After a frosty few days of avoiding each other, work forces them back together.

Contributors

Helen Norville:
Anna Torv
Geoff Walters:
Robert Taylor
Dale Jennings:
Sam Reid
Lindsay Cunningham:
William McInnes
Evelyn Walters:
Marg Downey
Rob Rickards:
Stephen Peacocke
Tim Ahern:
Chai Hansen
Director:
Emma Freeman

The Newsreader

Series 2

Decision '87

Duration: 51 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

July 1987: As the country prepares for a vital general election, Dale, Helen and their colleagues at the News at Six have the pressure of up to six hours of unbroken air time. Show more

Contributors

Helen Norville:
Anna Torv
Dale Jennings:
Sam Reid
Lindsay Cunningham:
William McInnes
Evelyn Walters:
Marg Downey
Dennis Tibb:
Chum Ehelepola
Rob Rickards:
Stephen Peacocke
Kay Walters:
Philippa Northeast
Director:
Emma Freeman

The Newsreader

Series 2

Greed and Fear

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

As the global financial crisis mounts, Helen is plunged into freefall when a gossip journalist threatens an exposé about her troubled past. Show more

Contributors

Helen Norville:
Anna Torv
Dale Jennings:
Sam Reid
Lindsay Cunningham:
William McInnes
Evelyn Walters:
Marg Downey
Dennis Tibb:
Chum Ehelepola
Rob Rickards:
Stephen Peacocke
Kay Walters:
Philippa Northeast
Director:
Emma Freeman

The Newsreader

Series 2

Fireworks

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

As the team prepare for the biggest event of the year, Australia Day 1988, personal and professional dilemmas abound. Helen prepares for a job in the US, and Dale faces a crisis. Show more

Contributors

Helen Norville:
Anna Torv
Dale Jennings:
Sam Reid
Lindsay Cunningham:
William McInnes
Evelyn Walters:
Marg Downey
Dennis Tibb:
Chum Ehelepola
Rob Rickards:
Stephen Peacocke
Kay Walters:
Philippa Northeast
Director:
Emma Freeman