Making News
Making News | |
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Genre | Drama |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Thames Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 16 January 19 February 1990 | –
Making News is a British television drama set in the world of journalism produced by Thames Television for the ITV network, and that aired between 16 January to 19 February 1990.
A pilot episode, entitled 'Making News', was screened on 9 May 1989 as part of Thames' anthology series Storyboard. The pilot was developed into a series of six episodes transmitted the following year.
Cast
[edit]- Clive Arrindell – Alex Hendry
- Tom Cotcher – Eddie Fraser
- Bill Nighy – Sam Courtney
- Gawn Grainger – Pelham Beecher
- Paul Darrow – George Parnell
- Nichola McAuliffe – Carrie Vernon
- Annie Lambert – Jill Wycombe
- Alphonsia Emmanuel – Anita Markham
- Tony Osoba – Freddie
- Ian Bleasdale – Ron
- Charlotte Attenborough – Lucy Trent
- Derek Benfield[1] - Philip Baxter
Episode list
[edit]No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Doing Time" | William Brayne | Michael Aitkens | 16 January 1990 |
2 | "The Border Limo" | Herbert Wise | Keith Dewhurst | 23 January 1990 |
3 | "Conspiracy" | Graham Theakston | Michael Aitkens | 30 January 1990 |
4 | "Line of Fire" | Terry Marcel | Brian Finch | 5 February 1990 |
5 | "Three Kinds of Poison" | Sharon Miller | Alan Smithie | 12 February 1990 |
6 | "Yes, We Have No Secrets" | William Brayne | Kieran Prendiville | 19 February 1990 |
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