While Helen is still reeling after Dale's revelation, reports emerge of a nuclear accident in Chernobyl. In the face of great fear and uncertainty, the pair must confront who they really are to each other, and to themselves.

The Newsreader Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Three, Two, One...
• s01e02 - Once In A Lifetime
• s01e03 - The White Marquis Matinee Jacket
• s01e04 - A Step Closer to the Madness
• s01e05 - No More Lies
• s01e06 - Meltdown

The Newsreader Show Summary

The Newsreader is set in the maelstrom of a commercial television newsroom in 1986. Dale Jennings is a diligent young reporter who is desperate to become a newsreader and Helen Norville is a notoriously 'difficult' star newsreader determined to build credibility. Over three months, the pair cover an extraordinary chain of news events from the shock of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, to the hype of Halley's Comet and the complexities of the AIDS crisis. A deep bond is formed that will upend their lives and transform the very fabric of the nightly news bulletin.