The Games Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - The Press ConferenceVeteran journalist and political analyst Barrie Cassidy analyses John, Bryan and Gina's performance at their recent press conference.
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Episode 2 - Athletics ScheduleThe pros and cons of holding the athletics in the early hours of the morning to suit the US television market are discussed. At drinks, John, Bryan and Gina discuss which sports and activities should (and shouldn't) be included in the Olympic Games.
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Episode 3 - FundingGina tries to persuade John to do more press interviews. Bryan attempts to organise sponsorship�from a tobacco company.
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Episode 4 - Robbo and the 100 MetresJohn and Bryan discuss with the builder why the 100 metre athletics track in the main stadium is only 94 metres long. Olympics supremo, Gary Robertson, holds a press conference concerning the environmental impact of the games.
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Episode 5 - Past Sports Stars and GenderGina, John and David Pigot (Sports Accreditation Board) argue about which events an athlete who's had a sex-change should be allowed to enter. John and Bryan discuss whether the sports stars of the past were better than the sports stars of the present.
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Episode 6 - Millennium BugThe problems the Y2K bug may present for the Games begin to dawn on the organisers. Gina, John and Bryan do a live Internet chat session�trying to answer questions they'd rather not.
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Episode 7 - Dead ManThe death of an IOC delegate proves useful to Brian and Gina when they enlist him to help vote down some troublesome scheduling arrangements. Bryan and Jasmine dash to the airport to pick up visiting dignitaries.
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Episode 8 - Lateline/RuralJohn appears on television to deflect suggestions the Australian government should indemnify foreign athletes against developing skin cancer after competing at the Games. Gina and Bryan entertain two country ladies who present their quaint concept for the opening ceremony.
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Episode 9 - J'AccuseWhen a journalist promises to expose irregularities in the Games' budget, John organises a confidence trick using voice impersonator Gerry Connolly to prevent the potential disaster. Gina manages to stop a new infallible drug testing method being proposed for the Games.
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Episode 10 - A Management CourseJohn, Bryan and Gina attend a management course designed to improve their problem solving skills but find their time occupied with real problems related to the Games � including being one venue short.
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Episode 11 - A Conflict of InterestJohn's concerns about a prominent Sydney businessman obtaining a seat on SOCOG prove groundless when the businessman is shot dead by his girlfriend's husband. John and Bryan are troubled by plans to sell Games venues to American corporate interests.
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Episode 12 - Horse and Dream TeamJohn refuses an accommodation request from the US basketball team's manager but offers a compromise on the issue of seeing a kangaroo. Seeking guidance on the appropriateness of a genetically modified horse being entered into the equestrian event, John and Bryan are disappointed by the contribution of a television vet, Frank Woodley, who dislikes animals.
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Episode 13 - Transport!John investigates the apparent misplacement of the diving pool. Bryan implements the prototype of a transportation fault reporting system. The team work to thwart the plans of transportation company Citytrans World�headed by CEO Sam Neill.
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