The Games(1998)
Overview
The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000. 'The Games' starred satirists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe along with Australian comedian Gina Riley and actor Nicholas Bell. It was written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson. The series centred on the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and satirised corruption and cronyism in the Olympic movement, bureaucratic ineptness in the New South Wales public service, and unethical behaviour within politics and the media. An unusual feature of the show was that the characters shared the same name as the actors who played them, to enhance the illusion of a documentary on the Sydney Games.
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Season 1
13 episodes • 1998
Season 1
13 episodes • 1998
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Press Conference | Aug 17, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Athletics Schedule | Aug 24, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Funding | Aug 31, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Robbo and the 100 Metres | Sep 7, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Past Sports Stars and Gender | Sep 14, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Millennium Bug | Sep 21, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dead Man | Sep 28, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rural and Environment | Oct 5, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 9 | J'Accuse | Oct 12, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Management Course | Oct 19, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Conflict of Interest | Oct 26, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Horse and Dream Team | Nov 2, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Transport! | Nov 9, 1998 | 0.0 |
Season 2
13 episodes • 2000
Season 2
13 episodes • 2000
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In the Public Interest | Jun 19, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Talking to the Troops | Jun 26, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Reconciliation | Jul 3, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 4 | IOC Man | Jul 10, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Inquiry | Jul 17, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Pommy Visitor | Jul 24, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Immigration | Jul 31, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Job Search | Aug 7, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Strike | Aug 14, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Solar | Aug 21, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sponsorship and Media Discontent | Aug 28, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Four Corners | Sep 4, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The End | Sep 11, 2000 | 0.0 |
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