Frontline
Frontline is an Australian comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programmes and reporting. It ran for three series of 13 half-hour episodes and was broadcast on ABC TV in 1994, 1995 and 1997.
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Cast
Seasons
Three offbeat news anchors and their hard-nosed producers are here to bring you the latest news — if they don't kill each other first.
1.The Soufflé Rises
09-05-199426mFrontline presenter Mike Moore wants to shed his image as the nice guy of current affairs, and tries to raise his status by interviewing people perceived to be soft targets, such a...
2.The Desert Angel
16-05-199427mThis is an episode of series one of Frontline, which first aired in 1994.When a beautiful young aid worker is found alive after a month missing in the desert, Brian (Bruno Lawrence...
3.City of Fear
23-05-199427mFrontline are accused of being sensationalist after they link two unrelated murders to a mythical serial killer. Meanwhile, Mike is confused over his fan mail
4.She's Got the Look
30-05-199428mWhen Brian hires an attractive sports star because he likes her, the team (especially Emma)'s moral values come into play.
5.The Siege
06-06-199426mA gunman holding his children hostage is the source of Frontline's latest story. When Mike succeeds in negotiating with the gunman, he becomes a hero. Until, a few weeks later, th...
6.Playing the Ego Card
13-06-199428mMike is looking to gain credibilty, so he travels to Bougainville to do a study on civil war. Back home, the group enjoy his absence and Brooke becomes host.
7.We Ain't Got Dames
20-06-199427mThis is an episode of series one of Frontline, which first aired in 1994.With the show losing female viewers, Brian and Emma attempt to tailor the show to a stereotypical women's m...
8.The Art of Gentle Persuasion
27-06-199427mMike is planning a story but the others convince him to do a so-called expose on table-top dancing. When a crocodile victim's husband won't give a story, Marty goes to extreme leng...
9.The Invisible Man
04-07-199425mA hidden camera story for Brooke backfires while Mike tries to fix up his low profile and the cameramen get an eyeful of Brooke.
10.Add Sex and Stir
11-07-199427mThis is an episode of series one of Frontline, which first aired in 1994.When a woman is dropped from an (unnamed) Australian sport team, she thinks it is because she's not a lesbi...
11.Smaller Fish to Fry
18-07-199426mMike does an exclusive case that could ""get"" some of the country's top businessmen, and puts his job on the line at the same time.
12.Judge and Jury
25-07-199426mBrooke does a series on a priest accused of rape and Mike goes up against cross-network promotion. During a story, Marty unwittingly wipes out an entire genus of butterfly.
13.This Night of Nights
01-08-199425mThis is an episode of series one of Frontline, which first aired in 1994.When a charity loses thousands of dollars, they ask the media to keep it quiet for the sake of their reputa...
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