Mercury is a 1996 Australian television series about the editors and reporters of the Sunday Mercury, a fictional

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

weekly paper. The series is notable for featuring

Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Em ...

in a lead role, and originally aired on ABC for a single series of 13 hour-long episodes.

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* Television shows set in Melbourne 1996 Australian television series debuts 1996 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub