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The Newsreader

TV·2021–2025·ABC iview·Drama·54m·7.5·Created by Michael Lucas

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In the maelstrom of a commercial television newsroom in 1986, Dale Jennings is a diligent young reporter, desperate to become a newsreader. Helen Norville is a notoriously ‘difficult' star newsreader determined to build credibility. Paired together over three months, Dale and Helen will cover an extraordinary chain of news events — from the shock of the Challenger explosion, to the hype of Halley's Comet, to the complexities of the AIDS crisis. From messy beginnings, a deep bond is formed that will upend their lives and transform the very fabric of the nightly news bulletin. This is a story of a grand, unconventional relationship in a world on the cusp of change.

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Anna TorvAnna TorvHelen NorvilleSam ReidSam ReidDale JenningsWilliam McInnesWilliam McInnesLindsay CunninghamMichelle Lim DavidsonMichelle Lim DavidsonNoelene KimMarg DowneyMarg DowneyEvelyn WaltersChum EhelepolaChum EhelepolaDennis TibbStephen PeacockeStephen PeacockeRob RickardsPhilippa NortheastPhilippa NortheastKay Walters

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