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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

A Step Closer to the Madness

Duration: 51 minutes

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

Available for 5 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 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

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

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

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

Crime thriller. Following the events of Mystery Road (2013), detective Jay Swan returns to work on a new case - the disappearance of a young woman in a remote outback town. Show more

Contributors

Detective Jay Swan:
Aaron Pedersen
Josh Waters:
Alex Russell
The Mayor:
Jacki Weaver
Old Timer:
Max Cullen
Director:
Ivan Sen

Top of the Lake

China Girl

Episode 2: The Loved One

Duration: 1 hour

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

Drama. As Robin pulls together theories around the pregnancy and murder of the dead girl, the meeting with Mary is put in jeopardy by her mother Julia. Show more