The BEST Episodes of Frontline (1994)
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2022
Network: ABC (AU)
Frontline is a satirical comedy on Current Affairs. From the anchor Mike Moore who believes he does all the work (but just reads the autocue) to the egotistic reporter Brooke Vandenberg and the troubles of the other staff (not to mention horrible Friday Night Entertainer Elliot Rhodes) After two years, the show did a thing related only to sci-fi programs, by skipping forward a number of years. The show, however, maintained it's high quality and is one of the Top Australian shows ever made. From Season 2 onwards, there are no specific writing credits as Cilauro, Kennedy, Sitch and Gleisner wrote in practically all episodes. The same is said for directing.
#1 - The Invisible Man
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired Jul 4, 1994
A hidden camera story for Brooke backfires while Mike tries to fix up his low profile and the cameramen get an eyeful of Brooke.
10.00 
#2 - Judge and Jury
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired Jul 25, 1994
Brooke does a series on a priest accused of rape and Mike goes up against cross-network promotion. During a story, Marty unwittingly wipes out an entire genus of butterfly.
10.00 
#3 - One Big Family
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 24, 1995
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.
10.00 
#4 - We Ain't Got Dames
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Jun 20, 1994
The show is losing it's female viewers and a serious effort to get them back is needed. Mike tries to think of humour for a Debate but the big night is ruined.
9.00 
#5 - This Night of Nights
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired Aug 1, 1994
The Logies are fast approaching and Mike is the only one without a date.
9.00 
#6 - Workin' Class Man
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 31, 1995
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.
9.00 
#7 - Give 'em Enough Rope
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired Oct 16, 1995
Mike interviews the network head and the team attend the premiere of a new soap ""Rainbow Island""
9.00 
#8 - ...Add Sex and Stir
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired Jul 11, 1994
While Marty takes a holiday against his will during a low-news period, Brooke transforms a cricket story into a controversial lesbianism story.
8.50 
#9 - City of Fear
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired May 23, 1994
Frontline are accused of being sensationalist after they link two unrelated murders to a mythical serial killer. Meanwhile, Mike is confused over his fan mail
8.00 #10 - The Art of Gentle Persuasion
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Jun 27, 1994
Mike is planning a story but the others convince him to do a so-called expose on table-top dancing. When a crocodile victim's husband won't give a story, Marty goes to extreme lengths to get one.
8.00 
#11 - The Souffle Rises
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired May 9, 1994
Mike, angered by accusations of being a lightweight, decides to editorialize . Such a decision sparks a rash of complications. Meanwhile, Brooke and Marty have their hands full on more important matters.
7.40 
#12 - She's Got the Look
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired May 30, 1994
When Brian hires an attractive sports star because he likes her, the team (especially Emma)'s moral values come into play.
7.00 
#13 - Smaller Fish to Fry
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired Jul 18, 1994
Mike does an exclusive case that could ""get"" some of the country's top businessmen, and puts his job on the line at the same time.
7.00 
#14 - The Desert Angel
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired May 16, 1994
A missing aid worker, who Frontline has just held a memorial service for, turns up alive. Chequebook journalism ensues as the team try and score an exclusive. Meanwhile, Brooke interviews Pat Cash, who the team believe had an affair with her.
6.50 
#15 - The Siege
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Jun 6, 1994
A gunman holding his children hostage is the source of Frontline's latest story. When Mike succeeds in negotiating with the gunman, he becomes a hero. Until, a few weeks later, the consequences of the action arrive...
0.00 
#16 - Playing the Ego Card
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Jun 13, 1994
Mike is looking to gain credibilty, so he travels to Bougainville to do a study on civil war. Back home, the group enjoy his absence and Brooke becomes host.
0.00 
#17 - Heroes and Villains
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Aug 7, 1995
While Mike is the beginning of a pointless racism debate, Brooke tries to make an unheroic heart surgeon look like a hero.
0.00 
#18 - Office Mole
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Aug 14, 1995
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!
0.00 
#19 - Basic Instincts
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 21, 1995
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.
0.00 
#20 - Let the Children Play
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Aug 28, 1995
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.
0.00 
#21 - Keeping Up Appearances
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Sep 4, 1995
Brooke interviews the victim of an acid attack while Mike appears on the cover of a gay magazine, sparking controversy in the office.
0.00 
#22 - Divide the Community: Multiply The Ratings
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired Sep 11, 1995
Frontline makes an issue of ethnic tension in the community
0.00 
#23 - All Work and No Fame
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Sep 18, 1995
Mike is bored again and looking to get his hands dirty on a story.
0.00 
#24 - Changing the Face of Current Affairs
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired Sep 25, 1995
An american consultant is brought in to change Frontline's image.
0.00 
#25 - A Man of His Convictions
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired Oct 2, 1995
Mike gets arrested during a wilderness-protest
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