The Newsreader (TV Series)

Meltdown (2021)

Stephen Peacocke: Rob Rickards

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• Lindsay Cunningham : [to the bullpen]  Safe to assume there's gonna be a few changes for tonight's bulletin. We don't know how it's gonna play out, but, uh, we're gonna say Geoff won't be coming back, so Brett, you'll be doing sport. Rob, you'll be on the desk with Helen. Thank you.

  Rob Rickards : Uh, Lindsay.

  Lindsay Cunningham : Yeah?

  Rob Rickards : Sorry, mate. I'll do sport, but that's it.

  Lindsay Cunningham : No, you'll do what I fuckin' tell you to do. That's your job.

  Rob Rickards : Yeah, and I appreciate the opportunity, but it's not for me, mate. I'm sorry.

  Lindsay Cunningham : I couldn't give a rat's ass what's for you. Son, I'm trying very hard not to do me rag here, so I'll make it simple. I took you from being a broken-down football player who could barely string two words together, I had your teeth done and now look at you. You are the bloke on the brink of snagging one of telly's biggest gigs.

  Rob Rickards : And I appreciate it, but, like I say, I just want to do sport.

  Lindsay Cunningham : You walk out on us now, you leave us in the lurch, you will never step foot in this network or any network again.

  Rob Rickards : Well, then. Thank you for the last five years and I'm sorry it's come to this.