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"Press Gang" (1989) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1989-1993

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Creator:
Bill Moffat
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
16 January 1989 (UK) more
Genre:
Family | Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
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.
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
'Press Gang' to be made into movie?
 (From digitalspy. 27 August 2008, 1:26 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Best young adult series ever....... more

Cast

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Julia Sawalha ... Lynda Day / ... (43 episodes, 1989-1993)

Dexter Fletcher ... Spike Thomson / ... (43 episodes, 1989-1993)
Paul Reynolds ... Colin Mathews (43 episodes, 1989-1993)
Mmoloki Chrystie ... Frazz Davis (41 episodes, 1989-1993)
Kelda Holmes ... Sarah Jackson (40 episodes, 1989-1993)
Joanna Dukes ... Tiddler / ... (33 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lee Ross ... Kenny Phillips (30 episodes, 1989-1991)
Lucy Benjamin ... Julie Craig (23 episodes, 1989-1993)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
25 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono | Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The character of Spike, originally intended to be British, was made American to try and make the series more attractive to potential American markets. more
Quotes:
Lynda: Julie, about your taste in men...
Julie: Yeah?
Lynda: Get some.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV) more

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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Best young adult series ever......., 7 June 2000
Author: Estella from Somerset, England

I am watching 'The Last Word' episode of PG as I write this. My sister has quite a lot of PG's on video, and The Last Word is my fave.

Press Gang has got to be the best young adult TV series that was ever made. The drama is fantastic, and the comic moments are side splitting (Colin is the funniest character!) I wish they'd make them like this now, but lets face it, this kind of excellence only comes once every so often.......

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