Frontline — Season 2
The Frontline anchors navigate working with a new executive producer while struggling to boost the show's declining ratings.
About this season
The Frontline anchors navigate working with a new executive producer while struggling to boost the show's declining ratings.
Episodes (13)
1. One Big Family
Aired 24 July 1995 • 29 min
The network is in chaos with a million things happening at once and the promo idea of ""One Big Happy Family"". New executive producers fly around until Sam Murphey arrives.
2. Workin' Class Man
Aired 31 July 1995 • 25 min
When the working class all reply to Mike as an asshole, the network tries to change it's views. Marty is stuck on a story regarding an ostrich farm.
3. Heroes and Villains
Aired 7 August 1995 • 28 min
While Mike is the beginning of a pointless racism debate, Brooke tries to make an unheroic heart surgeon look like a hero.
4. Office Mole
Aired 14 August 1995 • 26 min
Mike, tiring of his job, is given the official-sounding, pointless job of ""International Story Co-ordinator"" which involves faxing stories to Britain. ""A Current Affair"" appear to be getting all the Frontline stories so Mike searches for the office mole. But when Jan begins getting irate phone calls from Britain claiming Mike isn't sending them anything, they discover HE is the mole. He has sent all their stories to ACA by mistake!
5. Basic Instincts
Aired 21 August 1995 • 27 min
A series of problems rocks the team when Stu is bashed, Mike's thoughts on Euthanasia get in the way and Brooke is jealous of Emma due to a new boyfriend.
6. Let the Children Play
Aired 28 August 1995 • 26 min
Mike's niece visits the office and begins to discover what really goes on. ACA screens a ""playground challenge"" where a celebrity has 24 hours to build a playground for homeless kids. Frontline borrows the idea but the playground and a story of fraudulent builders come together in a ghastly way.
7. Keeping Up Appearances
Aired 4 September 1995 • 27 min
Brooke interviews the victim of an acid attack while Mike appears on the cover of a gay magazine, sparking controversy in the office.
8. Divide the Community: Multiply The Ratings
Aired 11 September 1995 • 28 min
Frontline makes an issue of ethnic tension in the community
9. All Work and No Fame
Aired 18 September 1995 • 28 min
Mike is bored again and looking to get his hands dirty on a story.
10. Changing the Face of Current Affairs
Aired 25 September 1995 • 25 min
An american consultant is brought in to change Frontline's image.
11. A Man of His Convictions
Aired 2 October 1995 • 24 min
Mike gets arrested during a wilderness-protest
12. The Great Pretenders
Aired 9 October 1995 • 25 min
Marty bails out a Nazi. Frontline has a new legal adviser. Mike appears on Jackpot representing an unusual home viewer
13. Give 'em Enough Rope
Aired 16 October 1995 • 28 min
Mike interviews the network head and the team attend the premiere of a new soap ""Rainbow Island""