Electric Ink
First broadcast from 20090605 to 20090710.
Satirical comedy by Alistair Beaton.
Old hacks meet new media in the newspaper industry.
6 episodes
| Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | 20090605 | 20090806 |  |
| 01 | 02 | 20090612 | 20090813 |  In order to increase sales of the newspaper, the marketing department decide to give away a free wall chart - with disastrous results. |
| 01 | 03 | 20090619 | 20090820 |  Using Twitter as a source, Freddy inadvertently breaks a top story in the Treasury. |
| 01 | 04 | 20090626 | 20090910 |  The paper hires a reality star as a columnist and Maddox must find a way of rewriting her copy without upsetting her. |
| 01 | 05 | 20090703 | 20090917 |  While Freddy introduces buzzwords to the paper, Maddox uncovers a top story about the PM. But will it be suppressed? |
| 01 | 06 LAST | 20090710 | 20090924 |  With newspaper circulation dropping, a round of swingeing job cuts are predicted. But who will survive the bloodbath? |
Cast and Crew
- Maddox....Robert Lindsay
- Oliver....Alex Jennings
- Freddy....Ben Willbond
- Amelia....Elizabeth Berrington
- Tasneem....Zita Sattar
- Masha....Debbie Chazen
- PM's Wife....Janice Acquah
- With additional material by Tom Mitchelson
- Man....Matt Addis
- Press Officer (Barry)....Stephen Hogan
- Announcer....Matt Addis
- Comedy by Alistair Beaton
- Freddy/Waiter/Voiceover....Ben Willbond
- Debbie....Lizzy Watts