Press Gang
Press Gang
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Press Gang

A Voice For Today's Youth

7.3 / 10
1989
5 seasons
43 episodes
ComedyDrama

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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  • Page One

    1.Page One

    16-01-1989

    Lynda and Spike are both head to head as they compete to come up up with the best front-page headline for the gangs first edition of The Junior Gazette. But are their stories what...

  • Photo Finish

    2.Photo Finish

    23-01-1989

    Lynda is desperate to finish her story before the deadline. The first edition is released, with much outrage from the public. But luck happens to save the day with a chance encount...

  • One Easy Lesson

    3.One Easy Lesson

    30-01-1989

    There's a new teacher in school having a tough time and Sarah decides to help him on a little when she discovers something about him. Meanwhile at the office the gangs first ""jour...

  • Deadline

    4.Deadline

    06-02-1989

    The gangs first series of serious dilemmas! There's a printer strike and they are forced to have to write the following weeks edition as well, and in only a few hours. Is it possib...

  • A Night In

    5.A Night In

    13-02-1989

    The gang get suspicious when a moody Lynda makes everyone stay behind to work late, and of course nobody wants to. As for Colin he has a very important meeting with the towns riche...

  • Interface

    6.Interface

    20-02-1989

    A Ghost Writer turns up at the office, producing written articles and television reviews. Who is he? Lynda and Spike work together after Colin comes up with a lead.The gang also en...

  • How to Make a Killing (1)

    7.How to Make a Killing (1)

    27-02-1989

    Kenny investigates a mysterious girl called Jenny, who draws chalk outlines on the pavement outside the Highpoint Flats. He soon finds himself in hot water after finding out more t...

  • How to Make a Killing (2)

    8.How to Make a Killing (2)

    06-03-1989

    Kenny continues to pursue the girl in order to solve the mystery, but Lynda needs him back at the Junior Gazette. She is eventually forced to take on Spike as her assistant for the...

  • Both Sides of the Paper

    9.Both Sides of the Paper

    13-03-1989

    The Junior Gazette is in danger of being suspended by the headmaster as school exams approach and pressure builds. Lynda has serious ambitions much to Sarah's worry, as the gazette...

  • Money, Love and Birdseed

    10.Money, Love and Birdseed

    20-03-1989

    Tiddler has a plan to get Lynda and Spike together. Pigeons crowd the gangs newsroom, is this another one of Colins scams? Money goes missing from the schools Judo club. Has the s...

  • Monday, Tuesday

    11.Monday, Tuesday

    03-04-1989

    School, life, The Junior Gazette it all seems to be going perfect, everythings going the way you want it to. Then something happens and the next day getting out of bed is the worst...

  • Shouldn't I Be Taller?

    12.Shouldn't I Be Taller?

    10-04-1989

    Lynda's absent from the newsroom, Colin has got his sights on the editors job and plans to run it HIS way. Can Spike convince depressed Lynda to return to The Junior Gazette and sa...

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