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Title: And Now the News (10 Oct 1988)
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Cast
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| John D. LeMay | ... | Ryan Dallion (as John D. Le May) | |
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Louise Robey | ... | Micki Foster (as Robey) |
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Chris Wiggins | ... | Jack Marshak (credit only) |
| Kate Trotter | ... | Dr. Avril Carter | |
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Kurt Reis | ... | Dr. Kevin Finch |
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Fran Gebhard | ... | Bradley |
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Ian A. Wallace | ... | Nurse Swanson |
| Alex Karzis | ... | Craig Eddie | |
| Henry Ramer | ... | Radio Announcer (voice) | |
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Stephen Black | ... | John Gibson |
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Shaun Austin-Olsen | ... | Clarence Stone |
| Wendy Lyon | ... | Mary Fraser | |
| George Buza | ... | Hulk Maniac | |
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A psych doctor, Dr. Avril Carter, at a mental institute uses a cursed radio to cure her patients - by killing the patients of another doctor, using their greatest fears. Micki and Ryan infiltrate the institute to recover the radio, but their lives are soon threatened when Avril realizes who they are and why they're there. Written by Gislef
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Ryan Dallion: What do you mean?
Micki Foster: Both of us almost died this evening! I mean, our luck's not gonna hold out forever.
Ryan Dallion: Do you want to stop?
Micki Foster: No, I know we can't stop. It's just that - when is it ever gonna get easier?
Radio Announcer: And now, the news. This story just in: researchers have developed a method of recovering cursed objects, totally without risk. They insist that these objects can be recovered quickly, and rendered harmless - if certain ...
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Avril prepares to electrocute Ryan using paddles to his head. She says that it will look like he died climbing over the electrical fence, but paddles to the forehead wouldn't cause electrical burns looking anything like those caused by an electrical fence. See more »Quotes
Micki Foster: [Carrying the cursed radio into the vault] How are we gonna keep on doing this?Ryan Dallion: What do you mean?
Micki Foster: Both of us almost died this evening! I mean, our luck's not gonna hold out forever.
Ryan Dallion: Do you want to stop?
Micki Foster: No, I know we can't stop. It's just that - when is it ever gonna get easier?
Radio Announcer: And now, the news. This story just in: researchers have developed a method of recovering cursed objects, totally without risk. They insist that these objects can be recovered quickly, and rendered harmless - if certain ...
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10 October 1988 (Canada) See more »Company Credits
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This episode is definitely on my top ten list for this series so far. The only thing it is missing is Chris Wiggins, but I think this episode might even benefit from his lack of presence. Micki and Ryan are really put to the test here, and there are some particularly intense and somewhat disturbing scenes, especially for Micki. The situations she is put in definitely seem very realistic and there's a particular part where I felt truly disgusted that she played really well. The atmosphere is really creepy. I personally thought that season 2 had a weak start and this episode definitely makes me a little more hopeful for the rest of the season.