Press

At The Herald, a left-leaning broadsheet struggling to adapt to the age of digital news, deputy news editor Holly Evans investigates a hit-and-run death. At The Post, Oxford graduate Ed Washburn is given his first 'death knock,' interviewing the parents of a recent suicide victim. And The Post editor Duncan Allen is delighted to get compromising pictures of an MP known for her feminist stance.

When The Herald uncovers a sex scandal, Holly makes a powerful enemy. Duncan proposes a deal that could make waves in the political world. As both papers go to print, Amina and Duncan make bold moves that could risk their careers.

When The Herald uncovers a sex scandal, Holly makes a powerful enemy. Duncan proposes a deal that could make waves in the political world. As both papers go to print, Amina and Duncan make bold moves that could risk their careers.

Amina feels defeated in the immediate wake of the Joshua West scandal. On the other side of the square, Duncan risks damaging his relationship with the PM further in a move which could have more wide-reaching political consequences. Duncan attempts to strengthen his professional ties to Holly by offering her a lead, and Ed learns not to underestimate Holly's commitment to her work above all else.

Ed's pride in his soaring professional achievements is marred by the arrival of a surprise new colleague at the paper. Duncan, whose personal life is floundering, buries himself in his work and tasks the new arrival with getting the scoop on a secret government program. Meanwhile, Holly is accused of losing her professional integrity when she mishandles a source.

Duncan attempts to spend quality time with his son, Fred, but finds it difficult. Holly struggles to separate her personal grievances from her professional ambitions. James reopens communication with an MI5 source who is ready to blow the whistle on the government's Resonance program. Ed is forced to examine his own journalistic ethics, while Holly and Duncan go head to head.