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The Siege

The Siege

1994TV Episode⏱️ 26m
ComedyDrama
9.6
IMDB Rating
35 votes

Mike does a live interview with a gunman who is holding his children hostage during a siege.

Director
N/A
Writers
Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy
Stars
Rob Sitch, Bruno Lawrence, Jane Kennedy
Release Date
June 6, 1994
Language
English
Country
Australia
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Rob Sitch
Rob Sitch
as Mike Moore
Bruno Lawrence
Bruno Lawrence
as Brian Thompson
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Jane Kennedy
as Brooke Vandenberg
Tiriel Mora
Tiriel Mora
as Martin di Stasio
Alison Whyte
Alison Whyte
as Emma Ward
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Santo Cilauro
as Geoffrey Salter
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Anita Smith
as Domenica Baroni
Trudy Hellier
Trudy Hellier
as Kate Preston
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Linda O'Grady
as Shelley Cohen
Pip Mushin
Pip Mushin
as Stuart O'Hallaran

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Working Dog

🏷️ Keywords

oceaniamockumentary

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A beautifully insightful look at journalism, still relevent almost 30 years later.
by J_Frank_Parnell2021-10-23
10/10

"Possibly the best, most hard-hitting episode of the series, and a beautifully on-point deconstruction of the trashy, notoriously-manipulative 'current affairs' shows of the era. Of course, the dominance of TV journalism portrayed in the show is a thing of the past today, with the internet dramatically changing the journalistic landscape. But while the specifics may have altered in the last few decades, the general theme, the manipulation, the ethical bankruptcy, and the cynically dishonest, self-serving nature of the majority of the "journalism" industry, is just as releva..."

📖 Synopsis

Mike does a live interview with a gunman who is holding his children hostage during a siege.