List of Frontline (Australian TV series) episodes

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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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Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 139 May 1994 (1994-05-09)1 August 1994 (1994-08-01)
2 1324 July 1995 (1995-07-24)16 October 1995 (1995-10-16)
3 1324 February 1997 (1997-02-24)19 May 1997 (1997-05-19)

Episodes

Season 1 (1994)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"The Soufflé Rises"9 May 1994 (1994-05-09)
22"The Desert Angel"16 May 1994 (1994-05-16)
33"City of Fear"23 May 1994 (1994-05-23)
44"She's Got the Look"30 May 1994 (1994-05-30)
55"The Siege"6 June 1994 (1994-06-06)
66"Playing the Ego Card"13 June 1994 (1994-06-13)
77"We Ain't Got Dames"20 June 1994 (1994-06-20)
88"The Art of Gentle Persuasion"27 June 1994 (1994-06-27)
99"The Invisible Man"4 July 1994 (1994-07-04)
1010"Add Sex and Stir"11 July 1994 (1994-07-11)
1111"Smaller Fish to Fry"18 July 1994 (1994-07-18)
1212"Judge and Jury"25 July 1994 (1994-07-25)
1313"This Night of Nights"1 August 1994 (1994-08-01)

Season 2 (1995)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
141"One Big Family"24 July 1995 (1995-07-24)
152"Workin' Class Man"31 July 1995 (1995-07-31)
163"Heroes & Villains"7 August 1995 (1995-08-07)
174"Office Mole"14 August 1995 (1995-08-14)
185"Basic Instincts"21 August 1995 (1995-08-21)
196"Let the Children Play"28 August 1995 (1995-08-28)
207"Divide the Community, Multiply the Ratings"4 September 1995 (1995-09-04)
218"Keeping Up Appearances"11 September 1995 (1995-09-11)
229"All Work and No Fame"18 September 1995 (1995-09-18)
2310"Changing the Face of Current Affairs"25 September 1995 (1995-09-25)
2411"A Man of His Convictions"2 October 1995 (1995-10-02)
2512"The Great Pretenders"9 October 1995 (1995-10-09)
2613"Give 'em Enough Rope"16 October 1995 (1995-10-16)

Season 3 (1997)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
271"Dick on the Line"24 February 1997 (1997-02-24)
282"My Generation"3 March 1997 (1997-03-03)
293"The Shadow We Cast"10 March 1997 (1997-03-10)
304"One Rule for One"17 March 1997 (1997-03-17)
315"A Hole in the Heart – Part 1"24 March 1997 (1997-03-24)
326"A Hole in the Heart – Part 2"31 March 1997 (1997-03-31)
337"The Simple Life"7 April 1997 (1997-04-07)
348"I Get the Big Names"14 April 1997 (1997-04-14)
359"The Art of the Interview"21 April 1997 (1997-04-21)
3610"'I' Disease"28 April 1997 (1997-04-28)
3711"Addicted to Fame"5 May 1997 (1997-05-05)
3812"The Code"12 May 1997 (1997-05-12)
3913"Epitaph"19 May 1997 (1997-05-19)

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