Season 5 • Episode 6
LatestIs it last day of The Junior Gazette? The gang recollect their thoughts and feelings as Lynda hands them all some sane advice, including Spike.
The activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a group of school pupils.
Writing
Moffat's dialogue crackles even at 16 years old.
Acting
Julia Sawalha's Lynda Day: iconic bossy queen.
Production
Genuine kid actors running actual newspaper chaos.
Creators
Steven Moffat, Bill Moffat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Steven Moffat wrote this while teaching, basing Lynda Day on his own mother—explains the terrifying competence.
The show pioneered 'teenagers who actually sound clever' years before Dawson's Creek made it annoying; British TV kids just hit different.
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