The Newsreader (1/6)Three, Two, One
Melbourne, 1986: A rookie reporter and a newsreader in join forces to find their place in a changing world in this fast-paced, behind-the-scenes drama about a television news programme, with characters full of contradictions.
Melbourne, January 1986, backstage at the News at Six: young reporter Dale Jennings dreams of taking centre stage, while Helen Norville, host of the evening news, suffers from the chauvinistic attitudes of her co-host Geoff Walters, an old-fashioned journalist. When the producer asks Dale to team up with Helen to keep her ambitions in check, the young man accepts in the hope of getting a promotion. Their relationship turns into an uneasy alliance when the tragic news of the week breaks…
Director
Emma Freeman
Scenario
Michael Lucas
Production
Werner Film Productions
Image
Earle Dresner
Editing
Angie Higgins
Music
Cornel Wilczek
With
Anna Torv
Sam Reid
William McInnes
Robert Taylor
Marg Downey
Stephen Peacocke
Michelle Lim Davidson
Chum Ehelepola
Maude Davey
Chai Hansen
Costumes
Marion Boyce
Sets / Set building
Melinda Doring
Programme manager/Programme assistant
Virginie Padilla
Country
Australia
Year
2021
