Press Gang
- TV Series
- 1989–1993
- 21h 30m
A bunch of kids are to make a newspaper for the young, named "Junior Gazette". The series follows these kids both on job and in private.A bunch of kids are to make a newspaper for the young, named "Junior Gazette". The series follows these kids both on job and in private.A bunch of kids are to make a newspaper for the young, named "Junior Gazette". The series follows these kids both on job and in private.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSpike and Lynda's relationship in the series grew out into a real one for Julia Sawalha and Dexter Fletcher. They were an item for several years and even lived together before going their separate ways.
- Quotes
[Julie wants Spike to go undercover on a date for an exclusive interview]
Julie: ...He'd be, well, seducing her.
Spike: Yeah, but I'd only be doing it so I could nail her... I mean pin her down... Look, this could be a big story for us; All Julie's suggesting is, if I can get this woman relaxed by candlelight, maybe, just maybe, I could loosen her tongue.
[Lynda slaps Spike]
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001)
Oh dear, I'm gushing like everyone else! This, as far as I'm concerned, wasn't a show for "young adults". It could be watched by "young adults", for sure, but the wildly comic and consistently excellent script and acting made it a delight for anyone. I guess I was around 20 when I first caught sight of it. My boyfriend at the time was 32 and he loved it too.
So many of the actors who started off in this, eg Julia, Dexter Fletcher (ok, he was in the Elephant Man as a kiddie, but surely this was his first romantic (!) adult role?), Gabrielle Anwar, Paul Reynolds (I) have gone on to... I can't say greater things necessarily, but many other excellent things at least.
I'm just desperately sad that my videos of PG, incomplete to begin with, have self-destructed over the years. I wish the ABC (Australia) would repeat the whole dang lot of it but knowing them it's gone for good.
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- Also known as
- La pandilla plumilla
- Filming locations
- Uxbridge, Greater London, England, UK(on location)
- Production company
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