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Frontline

1994–1997 · 3 seasons

A wickedly funny, cringe-inducing peek behind the news desk, where vanity and ratings rule and every earnest anchor is quietly awful.

Created by
Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Bruno Lawrence
Overview
Frontline is an Australian comedy television series which satirised Australian television current affairs programmes and reporting. It ran for three series of 13 half-hour episodes and was broadcast on ABC TV in 1994, 1995 and 1997.

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Created by
Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Bruno Lawrence
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • deception
  • work
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Languages
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