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Mercury is a 1996 Australian television series about the editors and reporters of the Sunday Mercury, a fictional Melbourne weekly paper. The series is notable for featuring Geoffrey Rush in a lead role, and originally aired on ABC for a single series of 13 hour-long episodes.
Original Release
05/02/1996
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geoffrey Rush | Bill Wyatt |
| Victoria Longley | Georgi Singer |
| David Roberts | Dave 'Gibbo' Gibson |
| Susan Lyons | Nell Roberts |
| Terry Kenwrick | John Proudfoot |
| Julie Forsyth | Tess McDonald |
| Ernie Gray | Ross Wheeler |
| Pamela Rabe | Clare Bannister |
| Dan Tucker | Copy |
| Bruce Alexander | Dave Reynolds |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Without Fear or Favour | Thursday, 02 May 1996 |
| 2 | Biggest Thieves in Town | Thursday, 09 May 1996 |
| 3 | Dark Horses | Thursday, 16 May 1996 |
| 4 | Every Picture Tells a Story | Thursday, 23 May 1996 |
| 5 | Devil's Work | Thursday, 30 May 1996 |
| 6 | Indecent Obsession | Thursday, 06 June 1996 |
| 7 | Paper Tigers | Thursday, 13 June 1996 |
| 8 | Mother's Day | Thursday, 20 June 1996 |
| 9 | A Very Dangerous Game | Thursday, 27 June 1996 |
| 10 | The Best Seat in the House | Thursday, 04 July 1996 |
| 11 | All the News That's Fit to Print | Thursday, 11 July 1996 |
| 12 | Private Tears | Thursday, 18 July 1996 |
| 13 | Bad News Is Good News | Thursday, 25 July 1996 |
Directors
Writers
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geoffrey Rush | Bill Wyatt |
| Victoria Longley | Georgi Singer |
| David Roberts | Dave 'Gibbo' Gibson |
| Susan Lyons | Nell Roberts |
| Terry Kenwrick | John Proudfoot |
| Julie Forsyth | Tess McDonald |
| Ernie Gray | Ross Wheeler |
| Pamela Rabe | Clare Bannister |
| Dan Tucker | Copy |
| Bruce Alexander | Dave Reynolds |
| Beverley Evans | Lynn Gibson |
| Matt Norman | Officer Marks |
| Robert Grubb | Ritchie Munro |
| Sue Ingleton | Sylvie Waterman |
| Gerald Lepkowski | Kevin Kinsella |
| Ross Thompson | Shaun O'Brien |
| Paul Gleeson | Dermot Madigan |
| Jason Clarke | Nathan Cohen |
| Sapidah Kian | Lisetta Fracaro |
| Ann Burbrook | Sue Kinsella |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sue Masters | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Corvini | Producer |
| Fiona Eagger | Producer |
