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Anna Torv as Helen Norville in The Newsreader’s S01E03 - A White Marquis Matinee Jacket 💖🌟👸🏻

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I have always loved these photos of our Anna as Helen! That shiny dusty pink wrap-around dress is iconic, as is the strength in which she carries herself as she’s walking to her doctors appointment. She is definitely walking the walk of a woman who has just been told that she might become the face of News At Six!

As I shared in my Rob post yesterday, this post is a part of my The Newsreader On Location series. When I noted that white building in the background of my Russell Street photo, I had a wild thought. Could that have been the street in which these photos of Helen that I have loved so much were taken? I was delighted when my theory was correct, as I found the exact spot on MacKenzie Street on Google Maps. Eureka! And that was a three year mystery solved!

I really enjoy the scene to follow as well. Helen is asking for a top up of her sleeping pills as she is about to jet off to Darwin to potentially land an interview with Lindy Chamberlain, and her and Dr McCormack have a little discussion about whether they believe Mrs Chamberlain was innocent or not. Truth be told, Helen is unsure, and when Dr McCormack says that he always believed she couldn’t be trusted, Helen replies, “you and half the country.” It’s a really interesting comment, as you realise just how many people were against Lindy and how impossible it was for her to receive a fair trial due to these prejudices that; very unfortunately, seeped into the legal proceedings and the result of her trial - guilty.