Episode guide
The Games: Season 1
13 episodes · first aired Aug 17, 1998
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- 1 The Press Conference Aug 17, 1998 · 26m Barrie Cassidy analyses John, Bryan and Gina's performance at their recent press conference.
- 2 Athletics Schedule Aug 24, 1998 · 26m Just when the administration and logistics team have got things running smoothly, sport rears its ugly head. John, Bryan and Gina go through the steps of trying to organise athletics for…
- 3 Funding Aug 31, 1998 · 25m 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…
- 4 Robbo and the 100 Metres Sep 7, 1998 · 26m 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…
- 5 Past Sports Stars and Gender Sep 14, 1998 · 26m The team wrestle with the Asian meltdown, the GST, an athlete who has had a sex-change and a troublesome seating plan. Gina is placed on special phone duties.
- 6 Millennium Bug Sep 21, 1998 · 27m Gina's voice recognition software is causing difficulties and John is having trouble with technology. The millennium bug looks like it might threaten the games. A live webchat doesn't…
- 7 Dead Man Sep 28, 1998 · 27m 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…
- 8 Rural and Environment Oct 5, 1998 · 27m 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…
- 9 J'Accuse Oct 12, 1998 · 28m 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…
- 10 A Management Course Oct 19, 1998 · 28m 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…
- 11 A Conflict of Interest Oct 26, 1998 · 27m 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…
- 12 Horse and Dream Team Nov 2, 1998 · 27m 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…
- 13 Transport! Nov 9, 1998 · 27m 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…