THE NEWSREADER – DOUBLE BILL

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Series 1, episode 4

EPISODE FOUR -‘A Step Closer to the Madness’written by Niki Aken

Billing: Helen is deeply apprehensive about meeting Dale’s mother, while Dale gets lumbered with Royal Wedding puff pieces. But their everyday concerns are thrown aside… when a bomb goes off on Russell Street.

Description: A bomb has gone off on Russell Street in the heart of Melbourne… right where Dale’s been shooting. The explosion ripples through the newsroom: typist Noelene finally gets her shot at producing; Helen’s feelings for Dale come into focus; the fragile Geoff pushes his body to dangerous extremes; and Dale, standing in the wreckage of a world turned upside down, makes a choice that will transform his life for good…

Series 1, episode 5

EPISODE FIVE -‘No More Lies’written by Kim Ho and Michael Lucas

Billing: Dale’s career and his relationship with Helen couldn’t be any better… until his prized interview withan HIV-positive mother goes horribly wrong. In the eye of a media storm, buried secrets come to light.

Description: Dale’s career and his relationship with Helen are garnering ever more attention and excitement. But when his prized interview with an HIV-positive mother goes horribly awry, the newsroom is suddenly at the centre ofan intense media storm. Secrets emerge from Dale’s past that he has long tried to conceal… secrets that threaten to tear his entire life apart.