A Step Closer to the Madness

8.1/10 · 339 votesSep 5, 202151 min

Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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.

Season 1 Episodes6

E1 7.8

Three, Two, One…

E2 7.8

Once in a Lifetime

E3 7.6

The White Marquis Matinee Jacket

E4 8.1Now viewing

A Step Closer to the Madness

E5 8.2

No More Lies

E6 8.4

Meltdown

Cast9

Anna Torv

Helen Norville

Sam Reid

Dale Jennings

William McInnes

Lindsay Cunningham

Michelle Lim Davidson

Noelene Kim

Marg Downey

Evelyn Walters

Chum Ehelepola

Dennis Tibb

Stephen Peacocke

Rob Rickards

Robert Taylor

Geoff Walters

Chai Hansen

Tim Ahern

Crew3

Emma Freeman

Director

Michael Lucas

Writer

Niki Aken

Writer

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Episode Summary

"A Step Closer to the Madness" is episode 4 of The Newsreader season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 339 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Emma Freeman and written by Michael Lucas, Niki Aken, it aired on September 5, 2021.

A Step Closer to the Madness

Seasons3

Season 1 Episodes6

Cast9

Crew3

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Episode Summary