We use cookies to help us understand how you use our site, and make your experience better. To find out more read our privacy policy.
Play

00:00

/

00:00

Full screen
Video quality

Low 0 MB

High 0 MB

HD 0 MB

Captions
Volume
Volume
Hero image for Cover Story - First Episode

Cover Story - First Episode

Television (Excerpts) – 1995

The Gibson Group drama series centres on a team of TV journalists working on a weekly current affairs programme. Katie Wolfe plays stroppy journalist Amanda Robbins, who has been lured back to Wellington from Australia by a network boss hoping her tabloid style will help ratings. Her workmates are not so confident. In this excerpt from the start of the first episode, Robbins hits the news (literally) as she runs into a disturbed nightclubber (Katrina Hobbs) on a rainy night. A pre-Lord of the Rings Fran Walsh was one of the series writers.

It's called Agenda. It starts Thursday week in our time slot.
– George (Mark Rafferty), telling the Cover Story team about the new competition

Acknowledgements

Produced with funding from NZ On Air.

Music

Dance Music by Christian Ercolano

Categories

If you liked this, you might also like...

Thumbnail image for Cover Story
Series

Cover Story

This series centred on a weekly TV current affairs...

Collection
Collection image for Wellington

Wellington

Wellington has been New Zealand’s capital city since...

Collection
Collection image for Thirty Years of Three

Thirty Years of Three

November 2019 marks three decades since Three first went...

Thumbnail image for Cover Story - Episode Two

Cover Story - Episode Two

The second episode of this series

Thumbnail image for For Good

For Good

Drama in which Tim Balme faces off against a would-be...

Thumbnail image for Eating Media Lunch - The Worst of EML

Eating Media Lunch - The Worst of EML

Another perspective on the media

Thumbnail image for Duggan: A Shadow of Doubt

Duggan: A Shadow of Doubt

Another Gibson Group television drama series

Thumbnail image for Intrepid Journeys - China (Katie Wolfe)

Intrepid Journeys - China (Katie Wolfe)

A travel show episode featuring Katie Wolfe

Thumbnail image for Marlin Bay - Series Three, Episode 11

Marlin Bay - Series Three, Episode 11

Another drama series starring Katie Wolfe

Thumbnail image for Planet Man

Planet Man

A short film featuring Katie Wolfe

Thumbnail image for Lemming Aid

Lemming Aid

Short film starring Katie Wolfe

Thumbnail image for The Boy from Andromeda - The Guardian

The Boy from Andromeda - The Guardian

Also features Katrina Hobbs

Thumbnail image for Cuckoo Land - The House (First Episode)

Cuckoo Land - The House (First Episode)

Also starring Jennifer Ludlam

Thumbnail image for This is Her

This is Her

An award-winning short film directed by Katie Wolfe

Thumbnail image for Greenstone - First Episode

Greenstone - First Episode

Also features Simone Kessell

Thumbnail image for Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Directed by Katie Wolfe

Thumbnail image for Deepwater Haven - First Episode

Deepwater Haven - First Episode

Also stars Mark Raffety

Thumbnail image for Grace Palmer on Leanne taking speed

Grace Palmer on Leanne taking speed

Features actor Jennifer Ludlam

Thumbnail image for The Strip - Series One: Two Episodes

The Strip - Series One: Two Episodes

Another big city drama from Gibson Group

Thumbnail image for Spin Doctors - Series Four, Final Episode

Spin Doctors - Series Four, Final Episode

John Sumner also acted in this comedy

Thumbnail image for Inside Out - Warwick Roger

Inside Out - Warwick Roger

Episode about journalist Warwick Roger's Parkinson's disease