"Press Gang" (1989) TV series 1989-1993

User Rating:

8.4/10   

Creator:

Bill Moffat

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

16 January 1989 (UK)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Drama

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.

Plot Keywords:

Kids And Family

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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)

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Richmond Films & Television

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.

Quotes:

Lynda: Julie, about your taste in men...
Julie: Yeah?
Lynda: Get some.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV)

Best young adult series ever.......

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.......