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Hot Metal. Image shows from L to R: Greg Kettle (Richard Kane), Max Rutherford (Geoffrey Hutchings), Bill Tytla (John Gordon Sinclair), Russell Spam (Robert Hardy), Harry Stringer (Geoffrey Palmer). Copyright: London Weekend Television
Hot Metal

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.

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Series 2, Episode 1 - Religion Of The People

With new Executive Managing Editor Dicky Lipton in place, Russell announces his latest exclusive: a 500-word column each week from God. After all, who else is more qualified to comment on the state of civilisation and society?

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 6th March 1988
Time
10pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
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
Guest cast
David Lodge Sgt. Major Lutterworth
Peter Copley Records Clerk
Gladys Crosbie Lady Driver
Ben Stollery Police Officer
Writing team
Andrew Marshall Writer
David Renwick Writer
Production team
Nic Phillips Director
Humphrey Barclay Producer
Dave Simpson Editor
Pip Gardner Production Designer
Alan Price Composer

Press

A fascinatingly recurrent phenomenon, newspaper proprietors: when you think they are extinct they appear again like Gorgosaurus with extra knobs on. The jolliest item of the weekend was the return of Hot Metal (LWT) by Marshall and Renwick.

Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 7th March 1988

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