Making News
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GenreDrama
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
| Making News | |
|---|---|
| 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 originally aired between 16 January to 19 February 1990.
A pilot episode, entitled 'Making News', was originally 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.
- Clive Arrindell as Alex Hendry
- Tom Cotcher as Eddie Fraser
- Bill Nighy as Sam Courtney
- Gawn Grainger as Pelham Beecher
- Paul Darrow as George Parnell
- Nichola McAuliffe as Carrie Vernon
- Annie Lambert as Jill Wycombe
- Alphonsia Emmanuel as Anita Markham
- Tony Osoba as Freddie
- Ian Bleasdale as Ron
- Charlotte Attenborough as Lucy Trent
- Derek Benfield[1] as Philip Baxter
