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Front Page Story

1965 · 1 season

A sober, talk-driven look behind the scenes of a newsroom, more about office politics and craft than thrills.

Created by
Rex Firkin
Genres
Drama
Overview
A glimpse into the offices of (fictitious) daily newspaper – The Globe – on Fleet Street, which at that time was the centre of the British newspaper industry.

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Created by
Rex Firkin
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • media
    • power
    • ambition
    • class
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Rex Firkin
    Starring
    John Bennett, Roddy McMillan, Derek Newark, Derek Godfrey, Ivor Dean, Edward Burnham, Chip Coveney, Harry Towb
    Length
    1 seasons, 26 episodes
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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