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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

People Like You and Me

Duration: 53 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for years

The country is rocked by an unprecedented mass shooting in Clifton Hill in Melbourne. The team rush to get footage onto air - but their judgement is called into question.

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
Writer:
Kim Ho

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

The Hungry Truth

Duration: 50 minutes

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

Available for years

The hype is building for 1988 bicentenary. As Geoff covers the First Fleet re-enactment for the rival network, it is interrupted by an Indigenous Australian activist. 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

A Model Daughter

Duration: 55 minutes

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

Available for years

News is approached by Geoff's daughter Kay with the offer of an exclusive, but Helen is shocked at the depth of Kay's desperation. 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
Writer:
Niki Aken

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