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Scoop

1972 · 1 season

A gentle, dryly comic satire of newspaper life, more wry amusement than belly laughs, with a quiet period charm.

Overview
William Boot, a mild-mannered contributor of "Nature Notes" to a national newspaper, is mistaken for a famous foreign correspondent and dispatched to Ishmaelia to cover a war. This series is believed to be lost.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Media, deception, identity, politics
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight3

    Cast

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    Details

    Starring
    Harry Worth, Sinéad Cusack, Brian Oulton, James Beck, Dan Jackson, John Junkin, Moray Watson, Brian Coburn
    Length
    1 seasons, 7 episodes
    Country
    United Kingdom

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