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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
16 January 1989 (UK) more
Genre:
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:
(2 articles)
Preview: Not Alone
 (From HeyUGuys. 7 December 2009, 1:49 PM, PST)

'Press Gang' to be made into movie?
 (From digitalspy. 27 August 2008, 1:26 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
The greatest television show ever made more (27 total)

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
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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Certification:
Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of the show's most unique features is the characters' voices talking over the end credits. It was discontinued after Season 2 because 'Steven Moffatt' felt it wasn't working as well as it did in Season 1. Also, the actors grew fed up of showing up for the recordings because it meant they had to come in on the weekend. more
Quotes:
Lynda Day: One thing I've always wondered about you Graham. When you wake up in the morning, how do you tell? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV) more

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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
The greatest television show ever made, 12 July 1999
Author: Spleen from Canberra, Australia

Oh, God, why did I write that. No-one will read any further; people make similar claims so freely about any old rubbish. -But in this case it's TRUE, dammit.

Hilariously funny in every episode, seriously emotional in some, tautly dramatic in most, with great performances from a very young cast (Julia Sawalha is more famous for other shows, but she has never had a better role)... look, trust me, everyone who has watched this show loves it. It represents the triumph of the script by an individual (Steven Moffat) over the script by committee.

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