Mercury
Season 1
The Sunday Mercury is a weekly paper published in Melbourne that tends to upset the government in power (and the opposition) as it reports the news. Reporters scramble to get their story on page one, and zealously guard their "turf" while their editor is more interested in the final product and less in the bruised egos of his staff of the ire of the Victoria Prime Minister.
Where to Watch Mercury • Season 1
13 Episodes
- Dark HorsesE3
Dark HorsesPlod finagles an exclusive interview with a woman who claims her sister was murdered; Tess smells news in the privatization of the city's sewerage farm; Georgi and Gibbo track down an elusive developer to get an interview; and cub reporter Nathan Cohen stumbles upon the biggest story of his life. - Every Picture Tells a StoryE4
Every Picture Tells a StoryRumors abound that the Mercury may be taken over by a West Australian media mogul; Bill has to decide whether or not to give the boot to an arrogant photographer; Georgi exposes a film studio; and Plod uncovers a strange link between Treasurer Clare Bannister and a murderer. - Indecent ObsessionE6
Indecent ObsessionDavid "Gibbo" Gibson finds an unexpected ally in the Treasurer, Clare Bannister, as he tracks down a story exposing paedophiles in high places. General reporter Kevin Kinsella, who hasn't had a story in the paper for three weeks, moves heaven and earth to defeat cheque book journalism and gets an exclusive interview with the parents of a baby who has just survived an intricate operation. - Paper TigersE7
Paper TigersBill Wyatt and Georgi Singer are on opposite sides when industrial trouble affects the Sunday Mercury. The Sunday Mercury's star Canberra correspondent, Jack Koper, comes to town to cover a by-election. Tess and Nathan are faced having to sacrifice hard won stories when the journalists are called out on strike and Bill and Nell have to bring the paper out themselves with the help of Simon Hayes. - Mother's DayE8
Mother's DayPolice reporter John "Plod" Proudfoot retreads the ground after a controversial Soggies raid and finds all is not as it seems. Property developer Mil Pascoe hits the news again and Georgi and Gibbo work together to expose his connections to the Government. But again, it's not all as it seems. - The Best Seat in the HouseE10
The Best Seat in the HouseTess takes over Rocco's column for the week and discovers the delights of reporting the gossip. Gibbo is treading on thin ice professionally and personally. But all newsroom rivalries are put aside and everyone comes together when tragedy overtakes the Sunday Mercury's foreign correspondent. - All the News That's Fit to PrintE11
All the News That's Fit to PrintGibbo is given a story that threatens the career of the Opposition Leader. A colourful racing identity friend of Sylvie Waterman's comes out of jail and wants her to write his biography. Georgi finally strikes pay dirt in her long investigation of the connections between developer Mil Pascoe and the Government. Gibbo faces a crisis in his domestic life. - Bad News Is Good NewsE13
Bad News Is Good NewsThe Government has called an election and it's the last week of the campaign. Gibbo's story on a young cop who shot a psychiatric patient forces him to examine his own life. Bill is under siege from fans of a dead rock star, objecting to the Sunday Mercury's obituary. Georgi is on the campaign trail and it looks like an Opposition victory. On the Saturday night they all gather to cover the counting of the votes - and the result.