The Newsreader

Just watched first episode of "The Newsreader" and it didn't disappoint.

As a former award winning Radio Newsreader and growing up on Radio & TV in this era it really connected with me.

Great cast, script, direction, cinematography, editing etc.

Plus the bonus of major world news events from 1986.

The newsroom is a ruthless arena and only the strongest gladiators will survive.

It's showing the changing of the guard from the old style of news reading to today's double header desks with sports and updates, of heavily repeated footage and the drama.

Anna Torv is superb as the female anchor trying to forge her way in a mans world.

Hardly recognised my mate William McInnes, as the Editor in Chief, who is always amazing.

Great to see Stephen Peacocke back on the telly.

Robert Taylor is the quintessential 70's/80's TV Newsreader and always playing Walters.

And Sam Reid is the find of the year after working in London for the past decade as the up and coming producer and fresh face of TV News.

First class drama.

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The Newsreader is a brilliantly acted and written drama series. I absolutely love TV shows that are based around historic events and this is the best example since Mad Men. I'm really hoping for a second season.

A very well developed group of characters. Starts out simple but becomes richer with every episode. Very blunt but done with a good heart. Superb acting and plot make up for low budget settings. A good watch indeed....

Wonderful series, interlinked with real life events of the time.

Helen's voice when she reads the news is so professional and assertive. Where as off camera she is an emotional wreck.

I know nothing about newsrooms and I have never seen HBO's 'The Newsroom ' series, so when I watched the first two episodes, it was just about entertainment, and in that it didn't disappoint.

The 80's hair, wardrobes and sets were great. It's a quality cast and script, & as someone who started work in the late 80's, I can attest that in the financial institution that I worked for, there were Managers like the character that William McInnes plays.

I did think that the cast was more ethnically diverse then what I remembered from that time, but that's a minor critique. Overall, the series doesn't take itself too seriously, and it's interesting to see the take on the 80's news of the day, so enjoy!

As an update, I just finished watching the final series and I loved it. I don't think I'm giving anything away by saying that it was great to see the women realise their worth and their power.