The News at Six team have their journalistic standards challenged by a mass shooting in a sleepy Melbourne suburb. Helen's accused of being too cold and aggressive, while makeup artist, "tea-and-three sugars" Cheryl, is being used by Evelyn to level the score.

Leigh Sales and Lisa Millar meet the star of The Newsreader, Anna Torv to hear about the inspiration behind Helen's news voice and to get the inside-scoop on the inner workings of Helen and Dale.

Lisa calls on an old journo mate to take us back to the real-life scene of the shocking Hoddle St shootings in 1987.

Credits:

• Hosted by: Leigh Sales and Lisa Millar
• Executive Producer: Alex Lollback
• Producer: Michele Weekes
• Sound Engineer: Angela Grant
• Manager, ABC Podcasts: Monique Bowley
• Original Music Composer: Cornel Wilczek 
• Special thanks to: Steve Carey and Anna Torv

Production credits:

A Werner Films Production for the ABC. Major production investment from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and financed with support from VicScreen. Worldwide distribution is managed by Entertainment One (eOne). Created by Michael Lucas. Written by Michael Lucas, Kim Ho, Adrian Russell Wills and Niki Aken. Directed by Emma Freeman. Produced by Lucas and Joanna Werner. Executive Producers Werner, Stuart Menzies and Emma Freeman. ABC Executive Producers Brett Sleigh and Sally Riley.