Press Gang
- TV comedy drama
- ITV1
- 1989 - 1993
- 43 episodes (5 series)
Comic drama following a group of teenagers running a young people's newspaper. Stars Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher, Lee Ross, Kelda Holmes, Paul Reynolds and more.
Streaming rank this week: 3,422
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1989 - 1993
- Episodes
- 43 (5 series)
- Stars
- Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher, Lee Ross, Kelda Holmes, Paul Reynolds, Mmoloki Chrystie, Lucy Benjamin, Charlie Creed-Miles and Joanna Dukes
- Writers
- Steven Moffat and Bill Moffat
- Company
A programme for teenagers set in a newspaper office that follows the trials and tribulations, joys and agonies of a group of teenagers setting up and running a young people's newspaper "The Junior Gazette".
Egos clash and professional and personal feelings collide.
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Additional details
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
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This programme was not originally promoted as a (British) comedy but has been labelled as one by many parties since its original broadcast, so is included on British Comedy Guide for completeness and to avoid confusion.