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 1, Episode 3 - Beyond The Infinitive
In an effort to keep abreast of their rivals, Russell Spam decides to spice up Page Three - and freak out Harry Stringer in the process! Meanwhile, cub reporter Bill Tytla uncovers the first clues to an international scandal that would put Spam's vivid imagination to shame.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 2nd March 1986
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Robert Hardy | Terence 'Twiggy' Rathbone |
| Robert Hardy | Russell Spam |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Harry Stringer |
| Geoffrey Hutchings | Max Rutherford |
| Richard Kane | Greg Kettle |
| John Gordon Sinclair (as John Gordon-Sinclair) | Bill Tytla |
| John Horsley | Father Teasdale |
| Sarah Mortimer | Sharon Chandler |
| Geoffrey Greenhill | Keith |
| Doreen Keogh | Mrs Beatty |
| Louise Nelson | Newsreader |
| Andrew Marshall | Writer |
| David Renwick | Writer |
| David Askey | Director |
| Humphrey Barclay | Producer |
| Clayton Parker | Editor |
| Colin Monk | Production Designer |
| Alan Price | Composer |
| Nigel Hess | Composer |