Making News
1990 British TV series or programme
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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.
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 |
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.
Cast
- 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
Episode list
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
