Press Gang

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The activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a group of school pupils.
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  1. 9.3/10(33 votes)

    #1 - At Last a Dragon

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    S2:E6

    Lynda and Spike go on their first date - a cocktail party for the paper's owner. But Lynda's fears of a social event may be a problem - not to mention a surprise visit from an Arab trying to sell the oilfields under the school.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:N/A
  2. 9.2/10(30 votes)

    #2 - The Last Word (1)

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    S3:E4

    The Staff of the Junior Gazette are held hostage by a gun man, from the local gun club when they print an article wanting gun's banned, everyone co-operates except a stuborn Linda, as the story unfolds it's clear one of the staff has been killed, but who?

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    Director:Lorne Magory
    Writer:N/A
  3. 9.0/10(28 votes)

    #3 - The Rest of My Life

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    S2:E10

    There has been a huge explosion at a local block of flats which has a busy record shop underneath. Lynda motivates the team into hurrying to report the breaking news, until she notices that Spike is not present. Lying amongst the rubble, Spike talks to a girl called Mary Brien, buried deeper below the debris and badly injured.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:N/A
  4. 9.0/10(31 votes)

    #4 - The Last Word (2)

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    S3:E5

    With the staff being realeased one by one, until only Linda and Spike remain, Sarah finally tells the police the whole story as they attend the funneral of a Junior Gazette member

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    Director:Lorne Magory
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.9/10(24 votes)

    #5 - Something Terrible (2)

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    S2:E8

    Colin thinks he has worked out Cindy's secret, but what can he do about it? Lynda convinces him to confide in her, as she is concerned that Colin's melancholia may affect the paper's finances, and helps Colin find a way of addressing the terrible issue at hand.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.7/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Love and the Junior Gazette

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    S2:E5

    Kenny keeps getting a mis-routed line when phoning his aunt in Glasgow and strikes up a friendship with a girl in Dublin. Raymond Adams, a local amateur actor that Sam fancies, sets his sights on a nervous Sarah, who is about to publish her scathing review of his performance in An Inspector Calls. Matt Kerr has decided that Lynda should go with Spike to an important cocktail party hosted by the owner of the newspaper.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  8. 8.6/10(23 votes)

    #7 - Breakfast at Czar's

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    S2:E1

    The local leisure complex is being threatened with closure and The Junior Gazette come up with a great campaign to save it, or so they originally thought. The facts are wrong and the team are forced to write another edition of the paper. Much to Lynda's delight as she uses her own initiative to back the council into a corner. Does she succeed in getting the whole story and revealing the true facts.

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  9. 8.6/10(18 votes)

    #8 - The Big Hello

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    S3:E1

    The Junior Gazette is now a fully fledged commercial business. Sam has gone and so has Spike, who has returned to America. Lynda is having obvious problems coping with him not being there. By chance an invesitgation into the corruptional dealings with the local council leads to a chain reation and a surprise visit from Spike...and a mystery girl.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  10. 8.5/10(19 votes)

    #9 - The Big Finish?

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    S2:E13

    The future of the Junior Gazette is uncertain. As the staffers on the paper are finishing school, the owners want to turn the paper over the the next lot of kids. The Junior Gazette was meant to be a school newspaper, but Lynda and Kenny want to run the paper commercially, employing any staff that wish to remain. They draw up a proposal and submit this to the paper's owners. Colin has groomed Kenny for rock stardom, but his big concert is the same night as the proposal. Spike expresses his feelings for Lynda, but does Lynda feel the same way for Spike? Can she bring herself to say those three little words that Spike wants to hear? Spike threatens to go back to America - but can Lynda decide between Spike and her paper?

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  11. 8.5/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Holding On

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    S3:E6

    It's make or break time for Spike. He's got to decide which is the girl for him, Lynda or Zoe. Kenny decides it's make or break with him too.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  12. 8.4/10(20 votes)

    #11 - Bad News

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    S4:E1

    The owner of the Junior Gazette has died and the gang are forced to review their situation. Colin has the future of the gazette on his shoulders as he is made the head editor. Lynda and Spike appear unexpectedly on a kid's TV show - with explosive results.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  13. 8.4/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Love and War

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    S4:E4

    Spike's got something to say to his dad, but Colin's got other ideas - he's handcuffed a suitcase to him.

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    Director:Bill Ward
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  14. 8.3/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Something Terrible (1)

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    S2:E7

    A young girl called Cindy makes trouble for Colin, yet she seems to like Colin and his crazy ideas. But she never wants to go home and shies away from being touched. What is her secret? Meanwhile, Lynda and Spike are going to extreme lengths to hide their relationship from the newsteam, when all at the Junior Gazette are aware of their relationship. Tiddler even re-names her 'productive' pair of rabbits, Henry and George, Lynda and Spike.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  15. 8.2/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Going Back to Jasper Street

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    S2:E3

    A Creepy statue gives Linda nightmares and determined to work out why, she and Kenny delve into there childhoods, to discover a broken promise to an old lady is the key. Meanwhile Spike is being stalked by a girl Colin wants to date

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    Director:Bren Simson
    Writer:N/A
  16. 8.2/10(21 votes)

    #15 - The Week and Pizza

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    S2:E4

    Colin is in trouble with Lynda over the Junior Gazette accounts, and tries to find something to blackmail her with. Spike and Tiddler are assigned to interview grouchy local children's author. Sam, and then Kenny, find it hard to tell a member of the newsteam that she is fired.

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    Director:Bren Simson
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  17. 8.2/10(21 votes)

    #16 - Chance is a Fine Thing

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    S3:E3

    The new recruit, Judy Wellman, seems to go down very well with the lads but unbeknown to them she's only got her eyes set on one, Colin. But is it a case of opposites attract for him? Kenny receives an anonymous letter which contains some strange facts.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  18. 8.1/10(19 votes)

    #17 - Yesterday's News

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    S2:E11

    Spike's out of hospital, but he's not recovered. Lynda, however, would rather compete for a story with him - who is selling the out of date food to the school canteen ?

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    Director:Lorne Magory
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  19. 8.1/10(21 votes)

    #18 - In the Picture

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    S4:E5

    In a parody of Stakeout, Colin goes undercover as a hotel workman so that Frazz can photograph actor John Hartwood through the window. Protective of his privacy, Hartwood tries to get his minder to make him leave. However, he is still in the room when the actor's girlfriend, Judy Wellman, who Colin had dated in "Chance is a Fine Thing", turns up. A lady called Katherine Hill visits Lynda in the newsroom, and they realise that they share many mannerisms.

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    Director:Bill Ward
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  20. 8.1/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Day Dreams

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    S4:E6

    While sleeping in the newsroom, Mr Sullivan appears as Lynda's guardian angel. In the style of It's a Wonderful Life, he takes her on a journey into the future to see what becomes of some of the major characters when she is not around. Sarah is a war correspondent, Frazz a radio agony uncle, and Julie has taken over as editor.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  21. 7.9/10(19 votes)

    #20 - UnXpected

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    S4:E2

    Frazz has been given the opportunity to write an article on his favourite show Colonel X, which was cancelled due to Colonel X's alter ego John England being killed in a car crash. But Frazz is mugged and hit on the head. Fantasy becomes reality when he starts seeing X, but not just him the others as well. Is the truth really out there or are they all going mad. Lynda needs help to get out of a situation involving a date. Is Spike willing to assist her or not?

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    Director:Lorne Magory
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  22. 7.7/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Killer on the Line

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    S3:E2

    The newsroom starts to receive mysterious, threatening phone calls from someone who claims to have attacked a local shopkeeper. The gang reckon they're on to a seriously big storyline, or so they think. Meanwhile Lynda has stolen Spike's passport in order to stop him from returning to America, for good.

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    Director:Lorne Magory
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  23. 7.5/10(19 votes)

    #22 - Picking up the Pieces

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    S2:E2

    Spike is in trouble with the head when he hits another student, but he won't let anyone help him. Frazz discovers Colin's little plan that involves him as his pawn in his newest venture. Kenny suffers a broken heart when a girl rejects his advances.

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    Director:Gerry O'Hara
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  24. 7.5/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Rock Solid

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    S2:E12

    Kenny is oiling the running of the paper even more than usual in the wake of Spike quitting, leaving Lynda even more difficult than usual. But Colin has discovered that Kenny is an aspiring singer and guitarist, and has big plans for him, whether Kenny likes it or not.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  25. 7.5/10(20 votes)

    #24 - She's Got It Taped

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    S4:E3

    Sarah meets a nervous man named Archie Pressman whilst recording an interview. He is the only person not to be surprised when there is a huge explosion in town.

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    Director:Bob Spiers
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  26. 7.4/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Friends Like These

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    S2:E9

    A pop star has been stranded at the train station and Lynda knows that it would make front page news at The Junior Gazette. Her only chance is to ask Sarah, but Sarah isn't feeling to good about herself. Lynda's desperate for the scoop and goes to lengthly measures to make sure it happens. Leaving poor Sarah questioning herself emotionally.

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    Director:John Hall
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Best Episodes Summary

"At Last a Dragon" is the best rated episode of "Press Gang". It scored 9.3/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Bob Spiers and written by N/A, it aired on 2/22/1990. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Last Word (1)".