Frontline season 1
| Frontline | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC TV |
| Original release | 9 May – 1 August 1994 |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of the 13 episodes of series one of Frontline, which first aired in 1994. In series 1, Frontline chronicles the behind-the-scenes workings of a struggling current affairs show competing with dominant players for audience share. The series is shot in mockumentary style.
All of the show's episodes were written, produced and directed by Rob Sitch (Mike Moore), Jane Kennedy (Brooke Vandenberg), Santo Cilauro (Geoffrey Salter)—who also did most of the camera work—and Tom Gleisner.
Cast
Main
- Rob Sitch as Mike Moore, Frontline's anchor
- Bruno Lawrence as Brian "Thommo" Thompson, executive producer of Frontline
- Tiriel Mora as Martin di Stasio, reporter
- Alison Whyte as Emma Ward, the show's producer
- Jane Kennedy as Brooke Vandenberg, reporter
- Anita Cerdic as Domenica Baroni, receptionist
- Santo Cilauro as Geoffrey Salter, weatherman
- Trudy Hellier as Kate Preston, segment producer
- Pip Mushin as Stu O'Halloran, cameraman
- Torquil Neilson as Jason Cotter, sound recorder
- Linda Ross as Shelley Cohen, executive assistant to Brian
Recurring
- Marcus Eyre as Hugh Tabbagh, editor (9 episodes)
- Boris Conley as Elliot Rhodes, Frontline's "Friday Night Funnyman" (8 episodes)
- Genevieve Mooy as Jan Whelan, network Head of Publicity (8 episodes)
- Tom Gleisner as Colin Konica, photocopy repairman (6 episodes). Gleisner, one of the show's writers, has cameo appearances in five episodes before having a single line in the second last episode.
- Gerard Kennedy as Ian Farmer, Station Manager (5 episodes)
- Eung Aun Khor as Khor, cleaner (4 episodes)
- Peter Stratford as Bob Cavell, Managing Director of the network (4 episodes)
- Neil Mitchell as himself, radio presenter (3 episodes)
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Soufflé Rises" | 9 May 1994 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Desert Angel" | 16 May 1994 |
| 3 | 3 | "City of Fear" | 23 May 1994 |
| 4 | 4 | "She's Got the Look" | 30 May 1994 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Siege" | 6 June 1994 |
| 6 | 6 | "Playing the Ego Card" | 13 June 1994 |
| 7 | 7 | "We Ain't Got Dames" | 20 June 1994 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Art of Gentle Persuasion" | 27 June 1994 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Invisible Man" | 4 July 1994 |
| 10 | 10 | "Add Sex and Stir" | 11 July 1994 |
| 11 | 11 | "Smaller Fish to Fry" | 18 July 1994 |
| 12 | 12 | "Judge and Jury" | 25 July 1994 |
| 13 | 13 | "This Night of Nights" | 1 August 1994 |