Hot Metal
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1986 - 1989
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Biting newspaper satire by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, set in the offices of the once high-brow, now populist tabloid, Daily Crucible. Stars Robert Hardy, Geoffrey Palmer, Geoffrey Hutchings, Richard Kane, John Gordon Sinclair and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 3 - The Hydra's Head
Dicky sends Greg to South America to get him out of the way, but he soon stumbles onto an equine saga; Russell sends Maggie off to hunt down the suspected murderer judge - alone.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 20th March 1988
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Robert Hardy | Terence 'Twiggy' Rathbone |
| Robert Hardy | Russell Spam |
| Richard Kane | Greg Kettle |
| Richard Wilson | Richard 'Dicky' Lipton |
| David Barrass | Jack Thrush |
| Caroline Milmoe | Maggie Troon |
| Ian Sears | Police Inspector |
| Tony Millan | Peasant |
| Sandra Grizzle | Page Three Girl |
| Steve Amber | Sun Hack |
| William Wallace (as Ali Bongo) | Self |
| Andrew Marshall | Writer |
| David Renwick | Writer |
| Nic Phillips | Director |
| Humphrey Barclay | Producer |
| Dave Simpson | Editor |
| Pip Gardner | Production Designer |
| Alan Price | Composer |
| David Firman | Composer |