Frontline Season 1
Set in the ratings-obsessed world of commercial current affairs, Frontline looks behind the scenes; at the egos, the dubious practices and most of all the hypocrisy of a medium that purports to objectively present public affairs.
Episodes
Frontline S01E01 - The Soufflé Rises
( 26mins )When Mike gets concerned about appearing lightweight, he makes an ill-advised editorial about Macedonia. Martin interviews a difficult child prodigy, while Brooke interviews Ugly Dave Gray.
Frontline S01E02 - The Desert Angel
( 27mins )Problems emerge when Frontline show a moving memorial to a missing aid worker, and later find out that she has turned up alive. Brooke interviews a "close friend", tennis player Pat Cash.
Frontline S01E03 - City of Fear
( 26mins )The team do a story on a local serial killer. Mike has problems with his fan mail.
Frontline S01E04 - She's Got The Look
( 28mins )When Brian hires an attractive female sports star as a Frontline presenter, several members of the team are put out.
Frontline S01E05 - The Siege
( 26mins )Mike does a live interview with a gunman who is holding his children hostage during a siege.
Frontline S01E06 - Playing The Ego Card
( 28mins )Mike travels to Bougainville to make an in-depth report about their civil war, leaving Brooke to fill in as host for the week.
Frontline S01E07 - We Ain't Got Dames
( 27mins )When the latest ratings show a decline in the number of female viewers, Frontline makes some changes to halt the slump. Mike appears on World Series Debating.
Frontline S01E08 - The Art Of Gentle Persuasion
( 27mins )When Martin tries to interview the husband of the victim of a crocodile attack, he has to resort to some unusual methods to get it. Mike does an expose on table-top dancing.
Frontline S01E09 - The Invisible Man
( 25mins )Brooke uses hidden cameras to do a series of stories. When Mike gets concerned about his low profile, he appears on a telethon.
Frontline S01E10 - ...Add Sex And Stir
( 27mins )Martin becomes unhappy when he is forced to take a holiday. Brooke does a story on a female cricketer who has been sacked from the national team because she's not a lesbian.
Frontline S01E11 - Smaller Fish To Fry
( 26mins )As they prepare to re-negotiate their contracts for another year, the Frontline team do a series of stories on shonky repairmen, which encourages Mike to try going after one of the "big fish" of the industry.
Frontline S01E12 - Judge And Jury
( 26mins )Brooke does a series of stories about a priest who has been accused of rape. Mike takes a stand against the network using Frontline to cross-promote their other shows. Martin makes an entire butterfly species extinct.
Frontline S01E13 - This Night Of Nights
( 25mins )Mike has trouble finding someone to take with him on a date to the Logie Awards.