Fleet Street before phones got smart — and reporters got desperate.
Every cub reporter wants a front page 'splash' and the journalists from The Brit, a top-selling daily tabloid, are no exception. They're on the trail of a sensational story and their jobs depend on it.
Acting
Adrian Edmondson plays against type — no custard pies, just sweaty desperation.
Writing
Dialogue so fast you'll miss the insults. Rewind required.
Director
Les Blair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired months before the first Gulf War transformed 24-hour news — making its Fleet Street nostalgia already obsolete.
Les Blair cast actual tabloid journalists as extras; several walked off set claiming the script wasn't cynical ENOUGH.
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