Episode of Series “Frontline”.
Three episodes from the highly acclaimed Australian comedy show which exposes life behind the cameras of a popular current affairs program. A beautiful aid worker believed missing in the desert is found and the Frontline staff attempt to get an exclusive in “Desert angel.” Meanwhile, another network tries to poach legendary anchorman Mike Moore. A gunman takes several hostages in a remote farmhouse, and Frontline’s questionable methods to gain a scoop boosts their ratings in “The Siege.” Frontline tries to woo back female viewers by ditching their Friday night funnyman in “We ain’t got dames.”
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ACMI Identifier
306495
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting of news
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television comedies
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television comedies - Australia
Television → Television comedies
Television → Television comedies → Television comedies - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)