Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestActing
John Bach's quietly terrifying mogul still haunts Australian TV.
Production
Pre-internet newsroom authenticity now reads as period drama.
John Bach
Philip Cromwell
Oliver Tobias
Ian Harris
Rebecca Gilling
Virginia Morgan
Peta Toppano
Kate Cromwell
Olivia Hamnett
Irene Hampden
Robert Taylor
Johnny Coates
Paul Chubb
Clarrie Bullock
Bob Baines
Barry Slater
Dennis Miller
George Slater
Barry Otto
Elliot Calder
Doug Scroope
Patrick Shand
Michael Caton
Leonard Webb
Rob Steele
Frank Coates
Freddie Jones
Sir Charles Llewellyn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the real-life media wars of late-80s Australia, it mirrors the rise of figures like Rupert Murdoch—perhaps too closely for comfort.
Oliver Tobias was cast fresh off 'The Stud' fame; producers wanted sex appeal to soften the boardroom brutality. It didn't work.
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