The Standard

1978

1 Season

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Episode Guide

April 4, 1978 - June 27, 1978Season 1 of The Standard has 13 episodes.

Season 1 Episodes

S1 E1: Golden Boy

Apr 4, 1978

Peter Dawson arrives from London to assess whether Standard should close down due to heavy losses. He hijacks a Union meeting with a £5 million upgrade, of the paper, at expense of job loses. A planned strike will see the paper close down.

Series info

The Standard is a television series. Produced by BBC Scotland in 1978, it was shown on BBC1. The series dealt with an ailing Scottish newspaper - the eponymous Standard - and the attempts to reverse its declining fortunes by its team of journalists and administrators. Only one series of thirteen episodes was made. The series starred Patrick Malahide, Colette O'Neil, Tom Watson and Neil Stacy.

Ratings

IMDB: 7.8TMDB: 9.0

Original Language

English

Creator

Peter May

Release Date

April 4, 1978

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