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Series 6

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    Series 6 Episode 7 The Final Chapter (25 mins)

    Time is running out for Globelink. During the station's dying days, Sally prepares for her final bulletin and married bliss, whilst Dave and Henry are at daggers drawn.

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    Series 6 Episode 6 A Bit of an Atmosphere (24 mins) [S]

    Henry finds new fame as an icon of youth TV, while Dave dabbles in the underworld and gambles with his future.

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    Series 6 Episode 5 George Finds Love (25 mins)

    Sally is very taken with her wealthy fiance, and so is Gus. George plays hard to get and Helen is in mourning.

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    Series 6 Episode 4 But Is It Art? (25 mins) [S]

    Gus is still in denial, George meets Henry's niece, and overcomes his fear of flying. Sally goes in search of an alternative income and Helen discovers she has no secrets.

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    Series 6 Episode 3 The Diaries (25 mins)

    Gus is in denial about the imminent demise of Globelink. Helen wrestles with single motherhood and her sexuality, while Sally tries to discover the secret of eternal youth and Joy finds a…

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    Series 6 Episode 2 Beasts, Badgers and Bombshells (25 mins)

    Globelink is seized by rumours after the announcement of job cuts. In a frantic bid to up the ratings, Gus launches a dumbed-down news. Henry and Dave launch themselves on an even dumber…

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    Series 6 Episode 1 The Newsmakers (25 mins)

    The staff of Globelink News are to be the stars of a docusoap, whether they like it or not. As they fend off hand-held cameras, they discover their futures are in doubt. Especially now Sir…

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Series 5

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    Series 5 Episode 12 Sex 'n Death (25 mins)

    George grapples with illness, Henry grapples with some dreadful news and Gus wrestles with dreams involving a rather nice set of manacles.

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    Series 5 Episode 11 The Graveyard Shift (25 mins)

    Helen is not alone when she works the nightshift. George is suspected of having some form of mind-altering experience, while Joy admits to being involved in an unusual relationship.

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    Series 5 Episode 10 Luck (24 mins)

    Henry has a mid-life crisis, Sally makes an exhibition of herself and Damien discovers he's not Mister Indestructible after all.

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    Series 5 Episode 9 Dave and Diana (25 mins)

    Rumours are sweeping the Globelink newsroom about the incident of the mvsterious, handsome man-about-town seen with Di... And as if that's not enough, a psychologist arrives to appraise…

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    Series 5 Episode 8 Henry's Diary (24 mins)

    Gus holds a celebrity dinner in honour of Sir Royston. George prepares for a very public debut and Henry's newspaper column suffers from a ghost in the machine.

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    Series 5 Episode 7 Charnley in Love (26 mins)

    Gus is worried about an old face, Dave is worried about his wedding and Damian is simply worried.

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    Series 5 Episode 6 George's Car (25 mins)

    Sally decides her face doesn't fit. Meanwhile, George decides to buy a new car, which turns out to be a dud, and Dave tries to get to grips with the concept of fidelity.

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    Series 5 Episode 5 The Path of True Love (25 mins)

    Helen has a new woman in her life and Gus is about to get a woman in his life as Cupid starts firing poison-tipped arrows.

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    Series 5 Episode 4 What Are Friends For? (25 mins)

    Gus has a date with destiny, Helen is in a spin over spin doctors and Globelink News braces itself for a visit by the nation's leader - no, not Sir Royston, John Major!

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    Series 5 Episode 3 The Bird of Doom (25 mins)

    The technology revolution reaches Globelink. Joy prepares to shin up the career ladder and Sally has a close encounter with an enemy on the wing.

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    Series 5 Episode 2 The Godless Society (25 mins)

    Gus is eager to impress a Japanese delegation of potential financiers while the newsroom are introduced to a novel concept - religious belief - except for George, who's lost all faith in…

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    Series 5 Episode 1 Inside the Asylum (25 mins)

    Helen is unnerved by a traumatic start to her working day. Henry is happy to be courted by a rival broadcaster - will he make a marriage made in TV heaven? And the Globelink team - all of…

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Series 4

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    Series 4 Episode 12 Damien and the Weather Girl (25 mins)

    Gus takes the moral high ground in a drive to promote family values, both on-screen and off. Meanwhile, Henry takes fright at his loss of libido and is caught short on live TV.

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    Series 4 Episode 11 Wedding of the Year (25 mins)

    There's a wedding on the way at Globelink and everyone throws themselves into plans for the hen and stag nights - including Gus, who sadly for everyone else has decided to become one of…

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    Series 4 Episode 10 Strike (25 mins)

    Gus stands to make a million form Globelink's record profits, but some of the staff face the sack. So the news team vote to strike - except for Sally and Damien.

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    Series 4 Episode 9 Henry's Autobiography (25 mins)

    Henry is about to spill the beans in his 'tell-it-like-it-was-and-is' life story - and become rich overnight. While he finds a new female admirer among the news team, Sally plots to…

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    Series 4 Episode 8 No More Mr Nice Guy (25 mins)

    Unlucky in love, George turns tyrant overnight and surprises the news team with his decisiveness and strange choice of suits. Sally is dispatched to Acapulco and Henry plots her downfall…

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    Series 4 Episode 7 Crime Time (25 mins)

    Wedding bells ring for George, while warning bells are ringing for everyone else. Will he make it to the altar, especially now he's chosen Dave as best man?

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    Series 4 Episode 6 Sally in TV Times (25 mins)

    Sally suffers a tradegy. Joy offers to pose nude for a photographer, while Gus just reveals the new Globelink logo. Meanwhile the office show their skills at investigative journalism...

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    Series 4 Episode 5 Helen's Parents (25 mins)

    When Helen's parents decide to stay, she has to decide whether to stay in or come out of the closet. Meanwhile, Sally's becoming more human and George is wearing his best cardie!

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    Series 4 Episode 4 Births and Deaths (25 mins)

    Damien receives more death threats - and this time not just from Joy. Meanwhile, Henry is faced with a dark secret from his distant past and Sally with a dark secret from the rather more…

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    Series 4 Episode 3 The Day of the Mum (25 mins)

    George is invited to his ex-wife Margaret's re-marriage, and Gus has a new hobby... relaxing. Meanwhile, we get a glimpse into Damien's childhood and see something of what made him the…

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    Series 4 Episode 2 Quality Time (25 mins)

    Gus recovers from his heart tremor and tries to survive the visits from his fellow workers. Meanwhile Helen has a crisis about being a single parent and Dave's compulsive betting gets him…

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    Series 4 Episode 1 The Undiscovered Country (25 mins)

    Tthere's grave news in the Globelink camp after a sudden death and in an attempt to defer his own demise, Gus goes into exercise overdrive. Meanwhile George tries his hand at treading the…

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Series 3

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    Series 3 Episode 11 Awards (25 mins)

    It's party time for Globelink as the razz at the British News Awards ceremony begins. Damian is dreaming of victory, Dave is dreaming of Helen and Henry - for once - is less than happy to…

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    Series 3 Episode 10 George and His Daughter (25 mins)

    George is having family problems and Gus has problems with morality. And all around them Chippendale mania is sweeping the country.

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    Series 3 Episode 9 Paintball (25 mins)

    Gus decides that Globelink is suffering from 'team-unbonding'. His answer? A weekend of 'adventure-harmonising', better known as paintball in the woods.

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    Series 3 Episode 8 Joy (25 mins)

    Reeling from Helen's rejection, George finds a kindred spirit in Joy. But when he tells her to take things in hand, why does that include a knife?

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    Series 3 Episode 7 The New Newsreader (25 mins)

    Gus introduces Jill, a newly qualified newsreader, as the youthful face of Globelink's image. But Henry and Sally discover she may become its only face.

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    Series 3 Episode 6 Lady Merchant (25 mins)

    Sexual harrassment raises its ugly head in the newsroom - but for once its not Henry's. Meanwhile, Damien is busy invading every bit of privacy he can to track down a Nazi war criminal.

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    Series 3 Episode 5 Sally's Libel (25 mins)

    Newspaper reports suggest Sally isn't the most able, attractive, popular and least boring member of the Globelink team. She decides to sue.

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    Series 3 Episode 4 Helen'll Fix It (25 mins)

    In the face of Government threats, Helen refuses to name her sources. Meanwhile, Gus refuses to OK Damien's titillating report on prostitution.

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    Series 3 Episode 3 Henry's Lost Love (25 mins)

    Henry's ex-wife tells him she's re-marrying - why not to him, he wants to know. Meanwhile, Damien reckons he's on his way to a gambling fortune.

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    Series 3 Episode 2 Sally's Accountant (24 mins) [S]

    When prominent MPs are invited to discuss the recession, Henry hits meltdown as personal angst overcomes professional etiquette and the subject hits more than a chord.

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    Series 3 Episode 1 In Place of Alex (25 mins)

    Gus and George interview possible replacements for Alex, who has been poached by another newsroom, and the office sweepstake goes into overdrive to nobble the front-runners.

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Series 2

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    Series 2 Episode 13 The Christmas Party (26 mins) [S]

    Henry can't cope with what's happening, George doesn't remember what happened and Alex and Dave try very hard to forget what has happened.

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    Series 2 Episode 12 Dave's Day (25 mins)

    Dave seeks psychiatric help and encounters problems with a trick cyclist.

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    Series 2 Episode 11 George's Daughter (24 mins) [S]

    Damien kicks some doors down and a visiting documentary crew causes problems for George, but not as many problems as his daughter causes.

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    Series 2 Episode 10 The Evangelist (25 mins)

    Sally finds God and a somewhat dubious spiritual guide; divorce is on the cards for George and there's something even nastier on the cards for Dave.

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    Series 2 Episode 9 Damien Down and Out (26 mins)

    There's bad news for George about his daughter, bad news for Damien about a bet he's made and bad news for God about Sally - she's still a Christian...

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    Series 2 Episode 8 Don't Mention The Arabs (26 mins) [S]

    There's bad news for Christianity when the unspeakable Sally Smedley finds God.

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    Series 2 Episode 7 Hoax (25 mins) [S]

    Newshound Damien Day deplores fabrication by TV reporters, especially when someone else does it better than him.

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    Series 2 Episode 6 Alex and the Interpreter (26 mins) [S]

    Alex gets involved with a visiting Russian and his interpreter who are here to see how the station is run.

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    Series 2 Episode 5 Drunk Minister (25 mins) [S]

    A government minister turns out to be somewhat incapable and George, as usual, is totally inept.

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    Series 2 Episode 4 Baseball (25 mins) [S]

    Chief executive Gus Hedges reveals his deeper feelings for his brother - by making him grovel.

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    Series 2 Episode 3 Henry & Dido (26 mins) [S]

    Making the news means daily confrontation with war and violence, but at Globelink News the bloodiest war and violence is taking place between the newsreaders.

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    Series 2 Episode 2 The Trevorman Cometh (25 mins)

    Globelink is in severe financial difficulties and only one thing unites the staff - the desire to stab someone else in the back.

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    Series 2 Episode 1 The Gulf Report (25 mins) [S]

    The team reviews their Gulf War coverage. Gus launches some scuds and George experiences some collateral damage.

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Series 1

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    Series 1 Episode 10 The Big Day (26 mins) [S]

    The news team achieves its ultimate aim and, as well as getting a late extension to the bar, they secure an interview with the Prime Minister.

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    Series 1 Episode 9 Death, Disaster 'N Damien (25 mins) [S]

    Damien is happily perverting the course of news reporting, as usual, when an execution proves less telegenic than he had expected. Closer to home, his coverage of an animal liberation raid…

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    Series 1 Episode 8 The Root of All Evil (25 mins)

    Economy is Gus's latest obsession, as he attempts to introduce an austerity drive at the station. This threatens to have a disastrous effect on Damien's bribing techniques and Dave is…

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    Series 1 Episode 7 The New Approach (26 mins) [S]

    George asks important questions like: 'Can news broadcasting be truly unbiased?', 'Is it right to ignore Government pressure?', and 'Where the hell are my ulcer pills?'. Meanwhile, Gus…

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    Series 1 Episode 6 Sex, Lies and Videotape (26 mins)

    Telegenic Sally Smedley's ice-cool screen persona belies a passionate heart, and soon two groins are beating as one. Meanwhile, George agonises over a news story whose veracity he doubts…

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    Series 1 Episode 5 Old Father Time (25 mins)

    Henry is finding that his well-rehearsed interview technique is not working its magic on a particular government minister. And he is piqued when his nephew Jack, a media studies student…

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    Series 1 Episode 4 A Blast from the Past (26 mins)

    Personal and professional life become one for Alex as she discovers that her ex-husband is implicated in a major scandal, and she is forced to question where her loyalties lie. Meanwhile…

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    Series 1 Episode 3 A Clash of Interests (26 mins) [S]

    George is thrown into a paroxysm of self-pity when a news story implicates Sir Roysten in a major chemical disaster caused by one of his companies, and he has to decide whether to run it…

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    Series 1 Episode 2 Sally's Arrival (25 mins)

    In an effort to boost ratings, new Chief Executive Gus Hedges presents Henry with a new partner - Sally Smedley, who arrives in a blaze of self-publicity, to the horror of the staff. Henry…

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    Series 1 Episode 1 A New Dawn (25 mins) [S]

    A brave new world beckons for the staff at Globelink News when the station is taken over by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. As the team grapples with the complexities of covering…

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