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The Screen Guide

An ambitious TV reporter and a 'difficult' female newsreader team up to conquer the world of commercial news.

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This title is part of a series
The Newsreader

Series listing
The Newsreader series 1 series
The Newsreader series 2 2023
The Newsreader series 3 2024
Director
Emma Freeman
Writers
Michael Lucas
Producer
Joanna Werner  Michael Lucas
Executive Producers
Joanna Werner  Stuart Menzies  Sally Riley  Brett Sleigh
Dir. of Photography
Earle Dresner
Composer
Cornel Wilczek
Cast
Sam Reid - Anna Torv - Robert Taylor - William McInnes - Michelle Lim Davidson - Stephen Peacocke - Chai Hansen - Chum Ehelepola - Marg Downey
Production Completion
2021
Genre
Drama
Production Company
Newsreader Productions Pty Ltd  Werner Film Productions Pty Ltd
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