The Games - Season 1

Episodes

The Press Conference

Season 1Episode 130 min

The Press Conference

A documentary film crew introduces the three-person Sydney Olympics Logistics and Liaison team to the wider television audience. This premiere episode showcases John, Gina, and Bryan's first, disastrous press conference. At the behest of the Minister of the Olympics, they are critiqued on their perfomance by a media consultant.

Athletics Schedule

Season 1Episode 230 min

Athletics Schedule

A talk show host fields a phone call from a woman complaining about the Olympics swimming schedule. At the same time, John is told by the minister's secretary to respond to the accusations and issues being raised. Each time he calls the show, he shuts off his cell phone at a moment to cause heightened embarassement forcing Nicholas to call in. Juggling three phone calls, John is approached by Bryan to discuss contigency funding, the opening ceremonies and the possible disappearance of some money. Getting advice from Mr. Clinton on one phone, John is soon confronted by Gina, upset about the new athletics schedule which features the 1500 metres race on at 4am, Sydney Time. Running leads into an explanation of the plot of Chariots of Fire for Bryan, who has never seen the movie. The reminiscing is interrupted by the arrival of Juan Antonio Samarach who plans to visit the incomplete swimming venue.

Season 1Episode 330 min

Funding

Funding for the games becomes a problem. John and Gina review a video designed to promote Sydney as an easy town to get around in, while Bryan meets with a mysterious potential corporate sponsor.

Robbo and the 100 Metres

Season 1Episode 430 min

Robbo and the 100 Metres

Jasmine presents some marketing ideas to clear out some ""dead wood"", Robbo holds a press conference on the environmental impact of the Games, and John and Bryan confront the contractor who built a 100 Metre track that doesn't quite measure up.

Past Sports Stars and Gender

Season 1Episode 530 min

Past Sports Stars and Gender

Gina monitors construction of the Olympic stadium while answering calls on a special Olympic Hotline set up for international callers - a task complicated by it only operating during Australian business hours. John and Bryan argue as to whether modern day athletes are superior to those of the past. Bryan meets with the Secretary to the Minister to discuss seating arrangements for a Regional Delegates meeting. The eligibility of a competitor who has had a sex change is argued.

Season 1Episode 630 min

Millennium Bug

Gina is very excited about her new Voice Recognition word processing software, John and Bryan attempt to fax an important budget document they don't actually have a copy of anymore, and John discovers (much to his surprise) that he had volunteered several months ago to prepare a report on the Games' Y2K compliance for presentation to the IOC's Director of Technology in about an hour. Finally, the trio attempt to hold a live online press conference.

Season 1Episode 730 min

Dead Man

The swimming schedule has been disastrously modified at the last minute. Meanwhile, Gina and John are asked to babysit an IOC member who has turned up dead the day before a major Dinner, while Bryan and Jasmine go to meet President Mandela and Princess Margaret at the airport.

Rural and Environment

Season 1Episode 830 min

Rural and Environment

John attempts to explain the swimming schedule to the camera before going on Lateline to face the Spanish Athletics Association coordinator's concerns about the ozone hole over Australia. Meanwhile, Gina and Bryan meet with the Federation of Rural Progress delegation's proposal for an Opening Ceremony program which has already been awarded to the Germans.

Season 1Episode 930 min

J'Accuse

Gina tries to explain the disastrous effect a 100% effective anti-doping system would have on athletic attendance at the Games, while Bryan discovers that the Lacrosse facility which Juan Antonio Samaranch is set to tour next week has not, in fact, been built. Meanwhile, John attempts to quell a particularly negative (and uncomfortably accurate) anti-Olympics reporter.

A Management Course

Season 1Episode 1030 min

A Management Course

John, Bryan, and Gina are sent to a training exercise at the Grand Vistas Conference Centre in the Blue Mountains where they are asked to solve hypothetical problems they might encounter during the Games. John utilises the "Athens Option" to deal with a petition asking that the gold medals be made of gold. The time has come to deal with the fact that no venue has been organised for fencing.

A Conflict of Interest

Season 1Episode 1130 min

A Conflict of Interest

John tries to keep a Sydney businessman from gaining a seat on SOCOG. Plans to sell Games venues to American interests trouble the crew. Gina suffers the aftereffects of conducting yet another tour for visiting dignitaries. The documentary film crew visits John at home on a Sunday morning.

Horse and Dream Team

Season 1Episode 1230 min

Horse and Dream Team

John plays hardball with the agent representing the American basketball team when the issue of special treatment is put forth. A "Civility Awareness" programme is proposed for the city's service industry to help make visiting Americans feel more at home.

Season 1Episode 1330 min

Transport!

John discovers that the aquatic center's diving pool has been built in the wrong place, while Gina does some digging into the new transport agency Nicholas and the Minister are pushing for and Bryan helps develop a brilliant new invention.

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