Frontline. Series 2. One big family. Working class man. Divide the community, multiply the ratings. Changing the face of current affairs.

Episode of Series “Frontline”.
In “One big family” ratings are down but the new network promo takes first priority. Mike attempts to broaden his image by becoming a “Working class man.” The Frontline team are investigating ethnic violence in “Divide the community, multiply the ratings”. A consultant is called in to help ratings in “Changing the face of current affairs.”

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Jane Kennedy

Rob Sitch

Santo Cilauro

Tom Gleisner

production company

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Frontline TV Prod

Duration

01:46:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1995

Appears in

Group of items

Frontline

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307086

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting of news

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television comedies - Australia

Comedy

Comedy → Satire

Television

Television → Television comedies → Television comedies - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1995

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