Five News (1997– )
"5 News" (original title)

Channel 5's main evening news bulletin, famous for the way it changed news presentation in the UK with it's brightly coloured sets and presenters who stood up or 'perched on desks'.

Stars:

Lara Lewington, Ruth Liptrot, Jane Dougall

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lara Lewington	...	Herself - Weather Presenter (7 episodes, 2007)
Ruth Liptrot	...	Reporter (5 episodes, 2007-2010)
Jane Dougall	...	Reporter (5 episodes, 2007)
Kate Sanderson	...	Herself (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gisele Bündchen	...	Herself (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
Catherine Jones	...	Herself - Reporter (4 episodes, 2007)
Faye Barker	...	Herself - Newsreader (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
John Suchet	...	Himself - Presenter (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Priya Kaur-Jones	...	Herself - Newsreader (3 episodes, 2006)
Catherine Jacob	...	Reporter (3 episodes, 2007)
Joey Jones	...	Correspondent (3 episodes, 2007)
Alex Thomas	...	Sports Reporter (3 episodes, 2007)
Lisa Burke	...	Herself - Weather Forecaster (3 episodes, 2008-2010)
Alexis Bicât	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2005)
Linda Papadopoulos	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
Andy Bell	...	Political Editor (2 episodes, 2007)
Leyla Hayes	...	Reporter (2 episodes, 2007)
Helen Mirren	...	Herself - BAFTA Nominee (2 episodes, 2007)
John Reid	...	Himself - Home Secretary (2 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Samuels	...	Correspondent (2 episodes, 2007)
Jason Solomons	...	Film Reviewer (2 episodes, 2007)
Derek Tedder	...	Reporter (2 episodes, 2007)
Francis Wilson	...	Himself - Weather Presenter (2 episodes, 2007)
Kirsty Young	...	Presenter (2 episodes, 2007)

Storyline

Channel 5's main evening news bulletin, famous for the way it changed news presentation in the UK with it's brightly coloured sets and presenters who stood up or 'perched on desks'.

---

Plot Keywords:

non fiction | number in title

---

Genres:

News

---

Details

Official Sites:

Five [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Five News

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel 5 Television, Independent Television News (ITN), Sky News

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Had a major relaunch on 3 January 2005 when the programme switched production companies.

---

Connections

Featured in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

User Reviews