Their relationship develops and they have an on-off relationship. He is immediately attracted to editor Lynda Day ( Julia Sawalha), but they bicker, throwing one-liners at each other. One such pupil, Spike Thompson ( Dexter Fletcher), is forced to work on the paper rather than be expelled from school. Some of the team are "star pupils", but others have reputations for delinquency. He sets up a junior version of the paper, The Junior Gazette, to be produced by pupils from the local comprehensive school before and after school hours.
Main article: List of Press Gang episodes Seriesįamous journalist Matt Kerr ( Clive Wood) arrives from Fleet Street to edit the local newspaper.
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Critical reception was very positive, particularly for the quality of the writing, and the series has attracted a cult following with a wide age range. Written by ex-teacher Steven Moffat, more than half the episodes were directed by Bob Spiers, a British comedy director who had previously worked on programmes such as Fawlty Towers. As well as addressing interpersonal relationships (particularly in the Lynda-Spike story arc), the show tackled issues such as solvent abuse, child abuse and firearms control. The show interspersed comedic elements with the dramatic. In later series it was depicted as a commercial venture. It was produced by Richmond Film & Television for Central, and screened on the ITV network in its regular weekday afternoon children's strand, Children's ITV, typically in a 4:45 pm slot (days varied over the course of the run).Īimed at older children and teenagers, the programme was based on the activities of a children's newspaper, the Junior Gazette, produced by pupils from the local comprehensive school. Press Gang is a British children's television comedy drama consisting of 43 episodes across five series that were broadcast from 1989 to 1993.
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