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The Newsreader (4/6)A Step Closer to the Madness

51 min

Available until 27/02/2026

Melbourne, 1986: A rookie reporter and a newsreader wanting recognition join forces to find their place in a changing world. Episode four: March 1986. As Helen anxiously prepares to meet Dale's mother, Geoff experiences the warning signs of a heart attack.

With

  • Anna Torv

  • Sam Reid

  • William McInnes

  • Robert Taylor

  • Marg Downey

  • Stephen Peacocke

  • Michelle Lim Davidson

  • Chum Ehelepola

  • Maude Davey

  • Chai Hansen

Director

Emma Freeman

Scenario

  • Michael Lucas

  • Niki Aken

Author

Michael Lucas

Production

Werner Film Productions

Producer

WERNER FILM PRODUCTIONS

Image

Earle Dresner

Editing

Julie-Anne De Ruvo

Music

Cornel Wilczek

Costumes

Marion Boyce

Sets / Set building

Melinda Doring

Programme manager/Programme assistant

Virginie Padilla

Country

Australia

Year

2021

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