The Newsreader (2021) s03e06 Episode Script

1
You were the first woman in
Australian history to be offered
a prime time television show.
I'm in love with you.
But would the show be at that
much of a risk if you and I ?
I think so, yes.
ROB: Noelene now works
for the competition.
The way he treated my wife.
If I don't draw the
line at that, who am I?
KAY: Well, you're TV royalty now.
DALE: I felt nothing.
You aren't half the man my father was.
LINDSAY: I buy the exclusive
to the story. They are mine.
You release that information,
you lose your third newsreader
in a row.
You'd be a disgrace.
There's only one person staring
down the barrel of disgrace.
RACE CALLER: He's drawn level with
Kudz and put his nose in front.
Lord Hybrow, Tawrrific
run on down the outside.
Super Impose in front.
Kudz fighting back, and Tawrrific
coming at them on the outside.
Super Impose in front.
Kudz on the outside.
Tawrrific wears him down.
Tawrrific has hit the front.
Tawrrific wins the
Melbourne Cup by two lengths!
Super Impose
And there again, that
commanding win by Tawrrific,
a triumph for trainer Lee Freedman,
who also trained second
place, Super Impose.
What a moment for the Freemans.
A rare quinella in
Australian racing history.
(BREATHES SHAKILY)
So that concludes our Melbourne
Cup coverage, ladies and gentlemen.
But I will be back tomorrow
for the 6pm bulletin.
I'm Dale Jennings.
(NEWS THEME MUSIC)
And we're out.
Is this it?
Huh?
Where is it? The audience feedback.
On Tuesdays, I get the documents.
The letters, the reports, the tapes.
That's all that Jean left.
(SHAKILY) Good evening.
- I am Dale Jennings.
- (LAUGHTER)
I can reassure viewers that there
is still only one king of news.
(LAUGHTER)
best interviewers,
but she simply cannot pronounce
important names like I can.
Francois Mitterrand,
Boutros Boutros-Ghali,
Liza Minnelli.
(LAUGHTER)
And she could never clench her
buttocks quite as tight as I can.
(GRUNTS)
WOMAN: He's right. I've tried. I can't.
Dale, it's Kay.
I saw you on TV tonight,
and I know it's been a while,
but if you need help, I
can give you some names.
(BEEP!)
Dale. Bev Gibson here.
Just in regards to the
latest audience reports,
we'd like to arrange a meeting.
- Could you give me a call?
- (BEEP!)
LINDSAY: Mate, they've called
another bloody crisis meeting.
Now, for fuck's sake, can you
show up for this one, please?
Preferably sober.
Where do you want me?
Over here.
(TENDER MUSIC)
It's OK.
It's OK.
Hit me.
Mmm What?
I want you to hit me.
No, I don't do that.
Dale. Dale, I don't
I've got it. I've got
it. Dale, I don't do it.
It's OK. Hit me. I don't wanna hit you.
HIT ME!
No, I'm not going to hit you.
Please.
No. OK?
Then get out.
I'm gonna go.
- Get out!
- OK.
(SOBS)
- Leave!
- (DOOR SLAMS SHUT)
(SOBS)
(NATIVE BIRDS SQUAWK)
Hey, Leonie, do you think that
we could find an East German
that's fleeing to Bonn to interview?
Even if it's just like a
live cross from the border?
We've lost the Czechoslovakia story.
What? Bill's reconfigured things.
Bill, you reordered the show?
Yep.
Well, that's I mean, that's
something that we usually talk about.
Yeah.
And I just can't be bothered
talking with you for two hours
over every single detail, so
(CLEARS THROAT) Well, that's the job.
I mean, we both know that
I'm doing more than my job.
OK? I'm on the phone with
you at every waking hour,
whenever you need me. That's not true.
- Yes, it is.
- I'm on the phone with you.
I'm at your house, picking
you up off the floor.
I'm-I'm-I'm Oh!
I'm holding your fucking hand
through every little war for you.
And you know what, Helen?
I just need someone to
work with me professionally,
just for once.
Bill.
I don't want to do
this with you anymore.
I really tried to protect your feelings.
I mean, I blamed myself.
I blamed your marriage.
I blamed our working relationship.
But I'm not going to be punished
because I didn't want to fuck you.
I think you should go home.
Czechoslovakia is back in.
There's a lot of consistent
negatives across all ages,
both men and women.
So we would like to show a
more relaxed, humorous side.
And you're familiar with the
comedian who impersonates you
on that sketch show.
We thought perhaps you could
appear with him on that show
in a specially written sketch.
It's an extremely popular show.
The writers love the idea.
They sent through a few concepts.
They're very funny.
Can you just give us a
second here, please, Bev?
Dale.
Dale. Dale. Dale.
Mate, you've got to take this seriously,
because the audience is using words
like 'obsessive', 'narcissistic',
and 'fey'.
Which sounds to me like they think
you're a weird, up themselves,
little poof.
(CHUCKLES)
You see, Dale, the Heathers
and the Maureens of Doncaster,
well, they used to be your bread
and butter, but not anymore.
Because they see you and they hate you.
And Dickie hates you, too.
He wants to give you the boot.
But I'm the only one in your corner.
So we need a major
course correction now.
Hm?
(BEV SIGHS)
OK.
Oh!
Dale?
Noels?
Sorry. Is it a bit weird
that I'm in a hanbok?
Your dad's in a suit.
It's the way they show their love.
- My grandmother bought it specially.
- (TELEPHONE RINGS)
OK. All right, all right.
(TELEPHONE RINGS)
Hello?
Noelene, it's Helen.
Listen, I need you to
come into work today.
Bill's had to go home, and I
want you and I to run the show.
Sorry. I've got family
commitments. Is Bill OK?
Yes. He's fine. Can you come in?
Uh My grandmother's here.
She just flew in. We're
taking family portraits.
OK, well, I'm happy to
reimburse the photographer.
She's never left Korea before.
She's only here till Sunday.
Um, maybe I could come
in tomorrow or ?
No, Noelene. No, it has to be now.
There's There's changes
about to happen here.
And if you come in, I
promise you it'll pay off.
I'm sorry.
I'm always upending my family
for these kinds of promises,
but today, I can't.
(HANGS UP)
Haa!
ROB: What do you reckon?
Oh, look! (LAUGHS) Look.
- (CLAPS) You look so handsome!
- Thank you.
I'm just not exactly sure what
I'm supposed to do with this.
I'll fix it for you.
OK. This one is going to this way,
and then this one is going that way.
OK. That's good. OK.
Oh, you look so handsome.
Thank you.
(PHOTOGRAPHER SPEAKS KOREAN)
- Kimchi!
- ALL: Kimchi!
MAN: (ON RECORDING) He's
fake. Vanilla. Bland.
MAN: That feminine
touch to his interview.
WOMAN: I think he's absolutely fake.
WOMAN: He just looks like
somebody you'd find under a rock.
Sneaky. Slimy. Pale.
WOMAN: Why the hell is this
little poof still on TV?
Why?
(STOPS TAPE, REWINDS)
Feminine touch to his interview.
I think he's absolutely fake.
He just looks like somebody
you'd find under a rock.
Sneaky. Slimy. Pale.
Why the hell is this little poof
Hey, Vincent.
So, do you wanna tell
me what's happened?
- Sorry?
- You sent Bill home.
Oh, he's taking the rest
of the week off. Yeah.
Was there a dispute, or ?
- Not from my perspective, no.
- MAN: One minute!
We've got a really strong
show tonight, though.
- East Germany crisis is exploding.
- Hey, listen,
you can't just unilaterally
decide to send Bill home.
There is no Public Eye
without Bill McFarlane.
What's the issue?
40 seconds!
Should I ?
Of course.
- Hi.
- Oh, great.
All right, here we go,
everyone. Standing by.
OK, we're good to go in ten,
nine
Cheryl! Is Jennings here?
Is his car here?
Oh! He's here. Frank! He's here.
Dale.
Dale
Can you do something about the face?
Um Yeah.
(NEWS THEME MUSIC)
10 seconds!
And in six, five, four
(NEWS THEME MUSIC)
(FLATLY) Good evening.
You are watching News at Six.
I Lindsay. Lindsay!
I am
- We need to go to a commercial break.
- No, no, no, no, no, just leave him.
I am
(MIMICS ZIPPING)
(AS A ROBOT) I am Dale Jennings.
- Get the weekend newsreader down there!
- Our top story tonight,
the crisis in Berlin (LAUGHS)
Sorry!
Not as good as that guy,
but he's good. (LAUGHS)
(WHISPERS) We're
cutting to a commercial.
He's great, and I appreciate it.
So the crisis tonight
(SERIOUS VOICE) in
Berlin has escalated,
with the entire East German
cabinet resignsing
resulting in thousands
Sorry. Tens of thousands who continue
to cross the border into the West.
Our correspondents have more.
REPORTER: New East German
Prime Minister Hans Modrow
was elected with only
one vote against him
And in six, five, four
Apologise. I apologise, ladies
and gentlemen, for my slurring
- Why the hell aren't we cutting?
- I dunno.
And I-I apologise for
for being stilted, because
we all hate stilted.
So
In nursing homes around the
That's fake. That's fake. Fake. Fake.
And you hate fake.
But believe me, believe me,
you would hate the real me.
Because everyone did.
- Everyone hated the real me.
- Just roll to the story.
And so I changed him!
And now you hate him even more!
So in nursing homes around the country,
man's best friend has
been living up to his name
with guide dogs,
bringing aged care dogs
Dale, you're out, mate!
Let's take that back.
Let's take that back.
In nursing homes around the
country, man's best friend
has been living up to his
name, with a guide dog
Get off the desk.
Get out of the studio.
You're done.
Follow him.
Dale! Dale.
Dale! Dale! Oh, my God! Dale! Dale!
Come on, buddy.
Just w Hey!
Dale. Open the door, please.
Mate, things happen. It's
We will just get you out the
back if you just open the door.
- Cheryl, can you open the door?
- Uh, how?
- Oh.
- Uh
Um Dale?
Um Uh, it'd be really
awesome if I could just get in
get in there. Um, what do you think?
(TELEPHONE RINGS)
Walters residence. Evelyn speaking.
Good afternoon, Evelyn.
It's Dale Jennings.
May I please speak to Kay?
No, I'm not sure that's a good idea.
Is that Dale?
He's in no state to talk.
I can handle it.
Dale, are you all right?
What's happened?
Can you come and see me, please?
Dale. I can meet you, but
you need professional help.
Thank you.
Thank you.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Darling, he is not your responsibility.
Who are you calling?
Wait.
(TELEPHONE RINGS)
Oh!
Newsroom. Jean speaking.
It's Evelyn Walters speaking.
We've just received a
call from a very disturbed,
very inebriated Dale Jennings.
He's in dire need of assistance.
Oh, I believe Lindsay
Cunningham is with him.
Oh, please.
Lindsay Cunningham is the cause of
this situation, as you well know.
You know everything that
happens in that office,
every abhorrent thing.
For once, would you do something?
All I can tell you, Mrs Walters,
is that Lindsay and Dennis
are aware of the situation,
- and they have it under control
- What a wasted life you've led.
(TELEPHONES RINGING)
(BANGING ON DOOR)
Dale! Um,
how about, I could maybe come
inside and I could put on the kettle
and we could have a cup of tea, and
we could just have a little chat?
Dale.
Dale.
(DOOR UNLOCKS)
Uh Dale!
EVELYN: He is beyond help at this point.
I'm not going to ignore him, Mum.
Trust me, the damage is done.
Yeah, and I'm going to
be blamed for all of it.
No, you won't.
Yes, I will.
You know I will.
The whole story was "the
king of news dates a junkie".
There are ways we can change that story.
There are steps we can take.
I know you think I'm
insignificant, but I have watched
this industry for decades.
And you will be much better
served listening to me
than going to Dale Jennings.
(TYRES SCREECHING, LOUD MUSIC PLAYING)
(PANTING)
Help!
Vincent wants you in his office.
Also, we just got a tip-off
from a police contact.
Dale Jennings was
involved in a car collision
and reported drunk and
disorderly on City Road.
- When?
- A minute ago.
Oh, my God.
Oh, God.
- MAN: Dale! Dale!
- MAN: Please just step back.
Can you just take a
few steps back, please?
Clear a bit of space.
- Make a bit of room, please.
- Dale! Dale!
Back, back. Back!
- Do you know this man?
- Yes, I do.
Dale!
Dale. Dale. Can you stand?
(REPORTERS CLAMOURING)
Just ignore them.
MAN: Helen! Any comment?
(BIRDS WARBLING)
Morning.
There's water there.
You should drink it all.
Did you see?
The crash?
Me on air.
No.
But I've read about it.
What did you read?
I'm sorry, Dale.
You're on the front
page of all the papers,
and there's a bunch
of press out the front.
"The legendary newsman's
daughter fell in love
with Dale's stately on screen persona,
but discovered a deeply troubled
man battling his personal demons."
(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS)
(LAUGHS)
(CHOKES)
Oh, shit.
RICHARD: Were there any
signs in the day prior?
No. None whatsoever.
I mean, he was a bit quiet
when he came in in the morning,
but he never says much anyway.
But no sense whatsoever
that he was about to
well, snap, have a breakdown.
I mean, it was deranged, Richard.
And, you know, quite frankly,
it was, uh, it was tragic.
But I've got to tell you, Richard,
there's other stories coming out
about Dale from certain journos
and, uh, you know, Dale in gay bars.
Dale in parked cars with rent boys.
It's skin crawling stuff, mate.
Well I did say, that
first day I met him
Weak handshake.
Yes, you did, mate. And that
was incredibly intuitive. Mmm.
Now, in terms of replacements, mate,
I'm leaning towards that big bloke
from Perth. I'll send you his tapes.
I want to screen them for Ann tonight.
She's got a nose for these things.
I'll get back to you tomorrow.
Grand. Thanks, Richard. Bye.
Wet bloody droob. Jean!
Jean! Tell Bev I'm on my way up.
You gotta get a press release
out about severing all ties
with Dale Jennings.
- Are we announcing a replacement?
- No.
Bloody Dickie and his missus
are reviewing the tapes.
We've gotta brace ourselves
for that bit of genius.
- Do we know where Dale is?
- No.
- Do we know if he's being cared for?
- Oh, Jesus Christ!
That cretin committed professional
'harikari' live on air,
and he nearly took us with him!
So I could not give a free fuck in a
Footscray brothel if he's all right!
Just today, can you
do your FUCKING JOBS?
Tell Bev I'm on my way up!
(CLEARS THROAT) Um, Dale,
there's chicken in the fridge
and there's lots of vegetables,
if you do feel like you want to eat.
I'll, um I'll call you at lunch,
and I'll try to get back early.
I'm OK. You don't need to call.
I'm gonna try and get home,
like, 7:30 at the latest.
We can talk then, work out a plan.
- OK.
- OK.
Morning.
I assumed we were starting
with the German chancellor.
We have a rundown, put together by Paul.
Who?
Paul Stricker.
Apparently covering for Bill.
Helen, however this
shakes down, I'm with you.
Helen! Helen. Hi. Paul. Paul Stricker.
(LAUGHS) Wow. Wow.
What a thrill to meet you
in the flesh, as they say.
I'm sorry. Who called you?
Oh, uh, Vincent rang.
Yeah, just last night.
Asked me to come aboard
the good ship Public Eye.
So
Leonie, can you please get
Vincent on the phone for me?
Um
Sandra, it's Helen for Vincent.
- It's urgent.
- Yeah. So, um, I just, uh
I just got cracking on a rundown
for you to, um, respond to.
I, uh, I like to think of myself
more as a partner in crime, I guess.
Not so much an EP in the
traditional The, um
the traditional sense
of of that t title.
He's out on a marketing shoot all day.
Cool.
Cool. All right. Cool. Yeah.
Um, well, I'm gonna
I'll be next door when you, you
know, whenever you wanna chat.
How was Dale? Have you
spoken to him this morning?
Do you have anything to say about
What's your reaction to
the Kay Walters story?
Mrs Jennings! Hey!
- (REPORTERS CLAMOURING)
- Helen.
son's sexual
orientation, Mrs Jennings.
Helen, please. I know Dale's there.
Please. Come on. Dale! Dale!
The phone won't stop ringing.
And this morning, two reporters
came right up to my front door,
yelling questions.
I didn't know what to say.
You don't have to say anything.
What were you thinking?
Were you drunk?
And why would Kay Walters
say all these things?
All these horrible distortions.
It's true, Mum.
It's true.
Well, you need a good feed.
You're skin and bone.
I love you.
I hope you can still love me.
Peel those carrots. I'll
get started on the potatoes.
(RUNS TAP WATER)
REPORTER: Instead of
fleeing to the west,
East Germans are demanding
reforms be made at home and now.
Are you happy with the situation now,
here in East Berlin, in East Germany?
MAN: No. I think, uh,
the people are not free.
They cannot do what they want.
And that's not OK.
Thank you for coming.
I apologise for my comments.
Apology accepted.
Dennis.
Come in.
ROB: Noels.
- Shh.
- Have you heard?
- Heard what?
- There's something about, um
tons of people moving
out of East Germany.
It's on the news.
Into Czechoslovakia?
No, something about
they're going over the wall.
They could be going through it.
impatient to join the exodus,
laid siege to tourist offices
for exit papers.
(PROTESTERS CHANTING)
REPORTER: is ABC news.
In a historic night in Berlin,
tens of thousands of East
Germans have breached the wall
that has divided the
city for three decades.
The joyous stampede came
as the East German regime
- bowed to political protest
- It's a protest?
- and gave up its 40-year battle
- I dunno.
to lock away its
people from the world,
announcing unrestricted
passage across all its borders.
The authorities had wanted
Berliners to wait, but nothing
ROB: No, Noels, Noels, do we
really need to do TV and radio?
- Yep.
- I reckon you should just go in.
Oh. I'm not in till Monday,
and I don't know what's
happening with Helen.
Hey?
She wanted me to come in on Wednesday.
Drop everything and come
in and run the show. But
Why didn't you say?
She wasn't guaranteeing anything.
I think she was just
saying what she had to say
- to get me to come in.
- What, Helen?
No, she's not like that.
She just knows how bloody
good you are. She'd be keen.
Well, I don't know.
What Well, you want
to do it, don't you?
Yes.
But it's not just about me, I mean
What do you want?
Today or in life?
Both.
Oh, Noels. For me, that's easy.
It's just a few days a week with Hana,
a few days on sport, calling the footy,
one full day, just us as a family,
and that'd do me.
You just knew that?
Yeah.
And I know you.
This is your grand final.
The team's in.
You're a player down.
They need you, right?
So
Let's get out there, Kim.
Rickards.
Get on the field.
HELEN: I don't understand
why they've suddenly allowed
this to happen. I mean,
it must be a mistake.
Do you have a correspondent there?
No. Not yet.
Well, you're gonna want
one, and one in Moscow,
get Gorbachev's reaction.
- Yeah.
- (TELEPHONE RINGS)
And the historical context.
How many people have been killed
trying to breach that wall?
Yeah.
Hello?
LEONIE: Hi. I've got Paul
and Walshy here for you.
Helen. Greg Walsh.
I'm sure you've seen
everything that's happening.
Yeah, yeah, I'm watching
the coverage now.
Right. Yes. Well.
Certainly this is one of the
biggest news stories of the year,
if not the decade.
- If not the century.
- Yes, yes.
And in light of that,
Bill has graciously agreed
to return as EP.
Oh, how big of him.
Noelene has just arrived, and
Paul has also offered to stay on
as an additional producer.
Yeah. Uh, Helen, breaking news just
really brings out the best in me,
and, uh, well, you know,
with Bill and your good self,
we've got a hell of a team for this.
Um, I'd like to discuss adding
an additional person to the team.
Uh, who?
- Dale Jennings.
- What?
Dale Jennings?
Well, I think that he could
be an additional producer
working directly with me.
Uh, Helen, in light of, uh,
Dale Jennings' recent troubles,
I'd be very surprised if Vincent
and the boys upstairs agreed to that.
But I'll float it w
- What are you doing?
- Oh. I'm just
I was just testing the water.
But seriously. Not now,
in the future, at some
point, would you consider it?
I just feel, working together,
you, me and the story, that was
That was the happiest time of my life.
Me too.
But I don't want to be
Dale Jennings anymore.
Who do you want to be?
I don't know yet.
(CELEBRATIONS ON TV)
Right. There are two networks
live from Berlin already now.
How far away are we?
Look, within the hour,
if we have any luck.
- Evelyn Walters on the line for you.
- What? Why?
Well, she didn't say,
but she was quite vehement
about speaking with you.
Listen, we are in the
middle of history here.
I don't want to talk to her.
They've just sent 140
minutes of historical footage.
Do I need a producer to go through
it, or am I doing it myself?
Wait a minute. Lindsay, just
take the call if you need.
Jesus. Dennis!
I don't wanna talk to that
vinegar titted old witch!
I'll do it.
Come on.
I'm terribly sorry, Mrs Walters.
I'm going to have to ask you to call
back again in another ten minutes.
I will ensure that Lindsay
can take the call then.
Shit.
So we haven't got any
correspondents yet,
but we're chasing a
couple of options. Leonie?
I'm trying a contact in Warsaw,
but it's the middle of the night.
- OK.
- Found some archive footage of Reagan
demanding they tear down the wall.
- Yep. I can show you.
- All right.
I think we need the full
context of the situation
from after the Second World War.
And there's more, um, from last night?
(FAST FORWARDS TAPE)
Are there any from Brandenburg Gate?
Not yet.
You all right?
What happened to the change?
What?
You said there might be a change?
With Bill?
Oh, yeah. Well, events took over.
Did you pitch Dale to replace Bill?
No, not to replace Bill.
It was Anyway. It's not
going to happen now, so
Did you pitch me?
I called you on
Wednesday and you said no.
I said I couldn't drop everything
that instant and come straight in.
Did that disqualify me?
Well, it's news.
You have to be ready at any moment.
That's that's how it
is. And you know that.
I've killed myself for this show.
I call with my ideas,
- even on days off.
- Mm-hm.
When I joined this team, that's
when the numbers started rising.
- I appreciate it.
- And then finally it starts winning
and you're holding all the cards.
And instead of pitching me,
you pitch a former boyfriend
who disgraced himself
on live television,
was incoherent on the
street two nights ago.
I do not hold all the cards.
You have the number
one show on television.
Your name is literally in the title.
You have power and you know how
to use it when it suits you.
There's plenty of archive
of Brandenburg Gate.
I'll find some to cut in.
(TAPE FAST FORWARDS)
Evelyn Walters again. Line one.
Oh, Jesus Christ, Jean. Really?
Well, why don't you just
see what it is? Fob her off.
Apparently her daughter
Kay is with her as well.
Why do I get the distinct feeling
that dogs are pissing
on my swag here, eh?
Let's do it.
Take the call. Put 'em through.
(CLEARS THROAT)
Ah! Ladies, how are you?
Lindsay, I appreciate
you taking our call.
We wanted to speak as
a matter of principle.
Principle? Principle!
Evelyn, is that something
you've just stumbled across
in your gin-soaked dotage?
Lindsay, neither my daughter or I
have ever personally
been in your employ,
but we have borne witness to the
abhorrent damage you inflicted
on my husband, then on Dale Jennings.
Listen, I think young Kay
has done the real damage there
on both counts.
And we have taken action.
Oh, have we just? What
action have you taken?
Lindsay, it's Kay.
Hello, sweetheart.
You've been a pretty talkative
kitty cat lately, haven't you?
Mum and I have penned a
detailed report of your treatment
of both men.
The threats and the abuse.
And we've sent that account directly
to your CEO, Richard Bertrand.
(LAUGHS)
That's it, is it?
That's your big move.
A letter to Richard Bertrand.
Mr Bertrand is an upstanding man.
I'd anticipate a swift conclusion
to your career at News at Six.
You've got many deficiencies
as a human being, Evelyn,
but I never thought
naivety was one of them.
Listen to me, Richard
Bertram and his wife,
they call themselves intuitive.
They are about as intuitive
as a fresh bucket of cow shit.
He's a limp dick dunce who's
fallen upwards all his fucking life.
And the beauty of the
situation is he knows it,
and he knows I know it.
So as long as I just play along
and pretend that he's got a spine
or a functioning set of testicles,
I am as safe as fucking houses.
But you know what, girls?
Good on you for having a
crack. Thanks for the concern.
And next time I'm on the bog,
I'll make sure to read
one of your tell-alls.
Ta-ta.
Sorry you had to hear that.
But I'm sure you'll agree,
it's better you're aware.
(DIAL TONE)
Yeah. Hello?
Lindsay.
You are to vacate your office right now.
Whatever you can't carry by
hand will be sent on to you.
But you are to leave immediately.
Uh
Dickie Richard, mate.
Uh, where are you now?
Lovely to hear your
voice again, Lindsay.
Mate, I'm not aware of
how much you may have heard
of that conversation, but I can
assure you that is not reflective
of my true thoughts, and
it was an attempt at, um
Well, Dennis is here,
and he can confirm this.
It was an attempt at humour.
Come on.
Um (CLEARS THROAT) Mr Bertrand.
Yeah, it's a huge news day, and
our coverage won't be compromised.
Yeah, I've got everything
in hand, and I'm ready.
Helen, I have to say, to hit
us with an ultimatum like this
on a day like today is
just It's offensive.
Can you not see how unreasonable it is?
Look, can we at least get
the Berlin coverage to air
before we engage in these discussions?
Apart from anything else, this
is completely unfair to Bill.
No one else in this industry was
willing to work with you, Helen.
Bill was. And he made you
into a number one news star.
All the major breakthroughs,
all the specials.
That was Bill McFarlane!
And the team that you are proposing.
Noelene. She only works two days a week.
She was an assistant only two years ago.
Leonie has only just
stepped up to chief of staff.
They do not have the experience
to run a flagship like this.
And you do not get to dictate
the entire producing team.
You are already on one of the
best contracts in television.
You control the stories you
cover, the clothes you wear,
the direction of the show, and
you get paid handsomely for it.
But you do not get to control this.
That's the deal.
Do you accept it?
No.
Well, if you change your
mind, you've got my number.
She's all fucking yours, mate.
(WHISPERS) Fucking bitch.
You can bin most of that
crap. I don't want it.
Because the only thing worth
taking out of this shithole,
besides myself
That bottle of whisky.
(CHUCKLES)
You two. Huh?
Two old dogs who
turned and bit the hand.
You do deserve each other.
But well played.
Big news day.
Better move your arses.
(LAUGHS)
Come on.
You old pinched sphincter.
(LAUGHS)
- Bye, Lindsay.
- Go fuck yourself.
Well, OK, everybody.
Ross, get on the road.
Murray, I'm gonna need a
cut of that satellite footage
in half an hour. Yes.
OK. Let's go, everyone!
We've got news to deliver.
REPORTER: And then,
finally, they broke through.
(CROWDS CHEERING)
They arrived in the
west to cheers, bouquets
and an eruption of long
suppressed national feelings.
I think that the Germans are one people.
They took up the invitation Well
Can you believe it?
graffiti on the all itself
Noelene, it's a yes from Leonie.
Just confirmed 3
million visas now granted.
3 million?
Can we cross back to Berlin?
- Yes. You'd have about 30 seconds.
- Great. Let's do that.
Can we, uh, can we get
Berlin on standby, please?
Crossing back in
seven, six, five, four, three
Incredible imagery there
from Berlin, where we've heard
3 million visas have
already been granted.
Berlin, if you're there,
what's the mood like now?
Has the euphoria on the streets abated?
Not at all, Helen.
It's now the early hours of Monday
morning and people are celebrating.
They're popping champagne
as they reunite with their loved ones.
And of course, thousands upon
thousands of people continue
to pass through the wall, all
of them walking into a new era
for Germany and indeed for the world.
Wow. In stark contrast to
the revelry on the street,
East Germany's communist
leadership is in crisis.
Our political analyst has more.
We're out. Can he still hear?
- Hey, Dale, can you still hear me?
- Yes. Yeah.
I mean, I was bluffing, Helen.
I have no idea what the mood is.
I haven't slept for 40 hours.
I think I'm jet-lagged.
It's freezing here.
Well, it was great.
Go find out.
Thank you.
For the final sign-off,
did you want to touch on reunification?
Or maybe the Soviet Union?
Uh, I think both. And then
I think we should go broader.
You know, what it means to the world.
Bitte schoen.
Uh, danke schoen.
(CHEERING CONTINUES)
('WHEN TOMORROW COMES'
BY THE EURYTHMICS)
Six, five, four, three
We'll be back tomorrow with
all the latest from Berlin,
as well as a broader
look at what this means
for Germany's reunification,
for the Soviet Union,
indeed, for a world about
to enter a new decade.
You've been watching Public Eye.
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