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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
9 August 1990 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Political satire about a TV news company.
Awards:
9 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
I enjoyed it...! more (10 total)

Cast

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Neil Pearson ... Dave Charnley (66 episodes, 1990-1998)
Jeff Rawle ... George Dent (66 episodes, 1990-1998)
David Swift ... Henry Davenport (66 episodes, 1990-1998)
Stephen Tompkinson ... Damien Day (66 episodes, 1990-1998)
Robert Duncan ... Gus Hedges (65 episodes, 1990-1998)

Victoria Wicks ... Sally Smedley (65 episodes, 1990-1998)
Susannah Doyle ... Joy Merryweather (55 episodes, 1991-1998)
Ingrid Lacey ... Helen Cooper (42 episodes, 1993-1998)
Haydn Gwynne ... Alex Pates (24 episodes, 1990-1991)
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Additional Details

Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Writer Andy Hamilton had a recurring role as Damien's unfortunate cameraman. He was never shown in vision, but was regularly maimed as a result of Damien's foolhardy behaviour. more
Quotes:
Helen Cooper: [Sally is unable to make an outdoor broadcast without a teleprompter] We're going to have to use idiot-boards.
Sally Smedley: I think you mean cue-cards.
Helen Cooper: I know what I mean.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Just a Minute: (#2.3)" (1994) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
I enjoyed it...!, 20 October 2001
Author: joelbav from Sunny Florida! :)

Never having traveled abroad, I have no idea what the references to British media were about. Nonetheless, the episodes that ran on Comedy Central were still terrific! Perhaps it was a matter of which episodes out of the six year run were aired over here, but what I saw was an excellent ensemble cast with pithy writing that any "homegrown" sitcom would rightfully give an arm and leg to have.

I wish episodes were available in NTSC DVD form, 'cuz I'd like to see more...! :)

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