The Best Episodes Directed By Emma Freeman

It's one year on and Helen and Dale are now established as 'The Golden Couple of News'. It's Election Night 1987 - Hawke vs Howard. Competitor Geoff Walters is also making a well-publicised comeback on a rival network.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Michael Lucas

The country is rocked by a shock mass shooting in the heart of Melbourne. When Helen races to air with confronting footage of the aftermath, she is seen as exploiting the tragedy, and public sentiment shifts against her.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Kim Ho

With international stock markets in freefall, Helen is plunged into crisis when a gossip columnist threatens to expose her troubled past. Feeling hunted, she turns to embattled CEO Charlie Tate for help.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Michael Lucas

As Australia's 1988 Bicentennial approaches, Helen is determined to interview a fiery Aboriginal activist. Meanwhile, Dale quietly plans an elaborate marriage proposal.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Adrian Russell Wills

The News At Six is approached by Geoff and Evelyn's daughter Kay Walters, who offers her story of addiction for a price, plunging Helen and Dale into an ethical dilemma.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Niki Aken

Louis and Claudia are put on trial.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Rolin Jones

Claudia asks Louis for a life-changing favor.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Hannah Moscovitch

When her dying dad, a fertility pioneer, reveals that he impregnated patients with his own sperm, Julia hosts a meetup for her newfound siblings.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Jonathan Gavin

The group must decide what to do about Vic who was injured during the chase. Elishia wants to let him die but James wants answers from him and he convinces Elishia to operate.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Louise Fox

After revisiting the cemetery, James confirms that the group have all risen from the dead and he confronts a mysterious and dangerous John Doe. Meanwhile Kate gets an unexpected surprise when she goes back home.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Kris Mrksa

Sarah, James and Kate try to navigate their complex love triangle, grappling with a mixture of anger, grief and relief. Meanwhile, Charlie and Kirstie decide to seek answers about Charlie's past.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Louise Fox

Vic finds Maria and convinces her to take him to the group, James spends an intimate night with Kate and Kirstie remembers how she died.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Kris Mrksa

Four strangers' lives collide at an immigration detention centre: a woman escaping a cult, a refugee, a father leaving a job, and a bureaucrat on the verge of scandal.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: N/A

Ambitious bureaucrat Clare Kowitz arrives at Barton as the new General Manager and is struck by the extent of the facility's dysfunction. Ameer finally makes it to Australia only to discover tragic news awaits him.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Elise McCredie

Clare's relentless hunt for the leak in Barton pays off, while Cam wrestles with his conscience over the beaten detainee. Sofie uncovers an ambitious escape plan, and Mina tries to support her grief-stricken father.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Belinda Chayko

Vic is behaving strangely after his car accident. James relies on Maria to take him to Elishia's hideout, while Elishia uses Charlie to test the boundary around Yoorana, looking for a safe way out of town.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Giula Sandler

Helen is deeply apprehensive about meeting Dale's mother, while Dale gets lumbered with Royal Wedding puff pieces. But their everyday concerns are thrown aside when a bomb goes off on Russell Street.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Michael Lucas

While Helen is still reeling after Dale's revelation, reports emerge of a nuclear accident in Chernobyl. In the face of great fear and uncertainty, the pair must confront who they really are to each other, and to themselves.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Michael Lucas

Phryne investigates the puzzling death of a magazine columnist and author of fairy stories. To get to the truth, she must unearth the deceptions and rampant rivalries of the magazine’s thoroughly modern working women – and dig into the past of their token male employee. Meanwhile, Phryne rekindles her affair with the sensuous Lin Chung – whose arranged marriage has stalled in a mire of family politics and intrigue.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: N/A

In 1986, the cutthroat world of commercial television news throws ambitious reporter Dale and newsreader Helen together.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Michael Lucas

When Sergeant Hayes is called to the cemetery, he makes a startling discovery. Six people have inexplicably returned from the dead and are in perfect health. How is this possible? Who are they and why are they back?

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Louise Fox

Dale's career and his relationship with Helen couldn't be going any better, until his prized interview with an HIV-positive mother goes horribly wrong. In the eye of a media storm, buried secrets come to light.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Michael Lucas

Helen and Dale's new alliance has become the talk of the office as they cover the much-hyped return of Halley's Comet. The closer Dale draws to Helen, the more he finds himself thrust into the spotlight.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Michael Lucas

When news breaks of Lindy Chamberlain's imminent release from prison, Helen, Dale and cameraman Tim fly to Darwin. But they'll face fierce competition as they fight to land the "interview of the century".

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: Michael Lucas

Lonely writer Birdie hopes for a love story when she matches with wealthy grazier Joe on a dating app. Despite a bad first date, she doubts her instincts and agrees to a second. As the chemistry escalates, Birdie swiftly starts falling in love.

Director: Emma Freeman

Writer: N/A