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Top of the Lake

China Girl

Episode 3: Surrogate

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Galvanised by her theory that China Girl is a surrogate, Robin ignores the threat of Al Parker's case against her and relishes her new relationship with Mary.

Contributors

Robin Griffin:
Elisabeth Moss
Miranda Hilmarson:
Gwendoline Christie
Alexander "Puss":
David Dencik
Al Parker:
David Wenham
Adrian Butler:
Clayton Jacobson
Carson:
Adam Zwar
Toni Bolloto:
Damon Herriman
Brian Vincent:
Christopher Stollery
Doctor Campbell:
Kevin Macisaac
Isadore:
Marg Downey
Caramel:
Merlynn Tong
Felicity:
Helen Thomson
Officer Ted:
Jason Perini
Paul Chen:
Bali Padda
Officer Badger:
Ben Wood
Officer Sizzla:
James O'Connell
Police Commissioner:
John Chapman
Shop Assistant:
Carole Sharkey-Waters
Shop Assistant:
Mary Rachel Brown
Al Parker’s Child:
Trey Jacob
Al Parker’s Child:
Flynn Heine
Security Officer:
James Shipton
Security Officer:
Rob Flanagan
Executive Producer:
Emile Sherman
Executive Producer:
Iain Canning
Executive Producer:
Jane Campion
Producer:
Libby Sharpe
Director:
Ariel Kleiman
Writer:
Gerard Lee

The Doctor Blake Mysteries

Series 3

Episode 8: Darkness Visible

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Channel Islands

Australian crime drama. Patrick Tyneman's son Edward, freshly out of jail, is arrested again for the murder of a freemason. Show more

Contributors

Doctor Lucien Blake:
Craig McLachlan
Jean Beazley:
Nadine Garner
Mattie O'Brien:
Cate Wolfe
Charlie Davis:
Charles Cousins
Alice Harvey:
Belinda McClory
Doug Ashby:
John Stanton
Patrick Tyneman:
John Wood
Matthew Lawson:
Joel Tobeck
Chief Supt William Munro:
Craig Hall
Jock Clement:
Rod Mullinar
Evelyn Toohey:
Marg Downey
Sgt Bill Hobart:
David Whiteley
Clare Llewellyn:
Jacqui Maloney
Edward Tyneman:
Lee Beckhurst

The Newsreader

Series 1

Three Two One

Duration: 55 minutes

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

Available for 9 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 9 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 9 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

A Step Closer to the Madness

Duration: 51 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Dale is asked to report on the announcement of a royal wedding, but plans go out of the window when a bomb detonates outside Melbourne Police HQ.

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:
Niki Aken

The Newsreader

Series 1

No More Lies

Duration: 52 minutes

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

Available for 9 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 9 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

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

Top of the Lake

China Girl

Episode 4: Birthday

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Drama. There is a breakthrough in the case when Robin and Miranda discover China Girl worked at the brothel where Mary's boyfriend lives. Show more

Contributors

Robin Griffin:
Elisabeth Moss
Miranda Hilmarson:
Gwendoline Christie
Alexander "Puss":
David Dencik
Brett’s Mum:
Lynne Mcgimpsey
Michaela:
Liv Hewson
Shelly:
Di Adams
Isadore:
Marg Downey
Caramel:
Merlynn Tong
Adrian Butler:
Clayton Jacobson
Officer Sizzla:
James O'Connell
Officer Badger:
Ben Wood
Deputy Principal:
Deborah Jones
Felicity:
Helen Thomson
Street Guy At Hospital:
Richard Green
Tattooist:
Elena Neill
Executive Producer:
Emile Sherman
Executive Producer:
Iain Canning
Executive Producer:
Jane Campion
Producer:
Libby Sharpe
Director:
Ariel Kleiman
Writer:
Gerard Lee

Top of the Lake

China Girl

Episode 6: The Battle of the Mothers

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Drama series. Robin and Pyke are desperate to find out if hostage Mary is alive, while Adrian struggles to make sense of the crime scene at Silk 41. Show more

Contributors

Robin Griffin:
Elisabeth Moss
Miranda Hilmarson:
Gwendoline Christie
Alexander "Puss":
David Dencik
Adrian Butler:
Clayton Jacobson
Carson:
Adam Zwar
Moynaugh:
Adrian Twigg
Ray - Pathologist:
Geoff Morrell
Isadore:
Marg Downey
Newsreader:
Tracey Spicer
Officer Sizzla:
James O'Connell
Officer Badger:
Ben Wood
Felicity:
Helen Thomson
Caramel:
Merlynn Tong
Michaela:
Liv Hewson
Deputy Principal:
Deborah Jones
Guitar Teacher:
Laura Englert
Cop Thommo:
Fayssal Bazzi
Taxi Driver:
Lindsay Churchill
Ambulance Driver:
Matt Green
Ambulance Driver:
Margaret Rowe
Richard:
Paul Goddard
T-shirt Man:
Govinda Roser
Aristotle:
Ash Lyons
Detective:
Rebekah Allen
Commander:
Josh Brook
Beachgoer:
Bill Fleming
Beachgoer:
Joshua Bull
Beachgoer:
Robert Hill
Executive Producer:
Emile Sherman
Executive Producer:
Iain Canning
Executive Producer:
Jane Campion
Producer:
Libby Sharpe
Director:
Ariel Kleiman
Writer:
Gerard Lee