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763:), the girlfriend he meets in "How to Make a Killing", dumps him because he is too understanding. His secret passion for writing music is revealed at the end of series two, which was influenced by Ross' interests. Colin organizes and markets a concert for him, and the second series ends with Kenny performing "You Don't Feel For Me" (written by Ross himself). Lee Ross was only able to commit to the first six episodes of the 12-episode series three and four filming block because he was expecting a film role. Thus, by series four, Kenny has left for Australia.
861:) replaced Julie as the head of the graphics team in the second series. Sam is very fashion conscious and a flirt, and is surprised when an actor rejects her advances in favour of Sarah. Anwar had auditioned for the role of Lynda. (Many actors who unsuccessfully auditioned for main characters were invited back later for guest roles.) Moffat had expanded the role of Julie after the first series, but Lucy Benjamin was unavailable for series two. Sam, therefore, was basically the character of Julie under a different name, especially in her earlier episodes.
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develops and they have an on-off relationship. They regularly discuss their feelings, especially in the concluding episodes of each series. In the final episode of the third series, "Holding On", Spike unwittingly expresses his strong feelings to Lynda while being taped. Jealous of his
American girlfriend, Zoe, Lynda puts the cassette on Zoe's
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series finales with big cliff-hangers, rigorous continuity and a slew of running jokes and references which paid those who watched and rewatched the text to pull out its minutia. At the end of the second series, it is remarked that the news team have been following the Spike/Lynda romance 'since page
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showed nearly all of the episodes in a weekday slot in 1997. The final three episodes of the third series, however, were not repeated on the children's channel because of their content: "The Last Word" double episode with the gun siege, and "Holding On" with the repetition of the phrase "divorce the
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care. But to be perfectly honest with you, I don't care a lot. You had a choice, you took the drugs, you died. Are you seriously claiming no one warned you it was dangerous? ... I mean, have you had a look at the world lately? ... There's plenty of stuff going on that kills you and you don't get
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A television film called "Deadline" was planned. It was set a few years after the series and aimed at a more adult audience. At one stage in 1992, series 4 was intended to be the last, and the movie was proposed as a follow-up. However, making of the film fell through when a fifth series was
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and John G. Perry. The opening titles show the main characters striking a pose, with the name of the respective actor in a typewriter style typeface. Steven Moffat and Julia
Sawalha were not very impressed with the opening titles when discussing them for a DVD commentary in 2004. They were
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retrospectively commending the series. Others, such as
Popmatters, have also commented upon how "the show is renowned ... for doing something kid television at the time didn't do (and, arguably, still doesn't): it refused to treat its audience like children." Comedian
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Last a Dragon" used an enhanced version of the main theme with more extravagant use of electric guitar. Moffat felt that the voiceovers worked well in the first series, but that they were not as good in the second. Hastie recalls that Moffat was "extremely angry" that
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Norbridge High, run by Mr Sullivan, and to the characters Dr Clipstone ("UneXpected"), Malcolm Bullivant ("Something Terrible") and David Jefford ("Monday-Tuesday"/"There are Crocodiles"), a pupil who Mr Slatt
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has proved to be a series that can transport you back to how you felt as a teenager, sharper that the world but with as much angst as acute wit ... Never again can a show get away with talking down to children or writing sloppily for them.
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was comedy. He insisted that it was and I said it wasn't – it was just funny." Some innuendo leads Moffat to claim that it "had the dirtiest jokes in history; we got away with tons of stuff ... We nearly got away with a joke about
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Internet in British television. Moffat felt that he was unable to sustain the character, and he appears only sporadically after the first
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with Moffat at the helm could turn the show from a cult into a national institution - a petri dish for young acting and writing talent to thrive. It's part of our TV heritage and definitely worthy of resuscitation."
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Central Video, released one volume on VHS in 1990 featuring the first four episodes: "Page One", "Photo Finish", "One Easy Lesson" and "Deadline." The complete series of
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said that "this is quality entertainment: the kids are sharp, the scripts are clever and the jokes are good." The BBC's
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had adopted the style. They were dropped after the second series. The cast, according to Moffat, were "grumpy with having to turn up to a recording studio to record them."
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699:The cast of Press Gang in a publicity photograph
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3736:1990s British workplace drama television series
3706:1980s British workplace drama television series
3358:McGown, Alistair D.; Docherty, Mark J. (2003).
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3054:"Press Gang: a programme worth reviving"
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2179:"Press Gang – The Complete Series Guide"
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3198:. London: Scholastic Publications Ltd.
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2607:"Can The Newsroom scoop Press Gang?"
2581:"The week's TV: Seen it all before?"
2415:DVD audio commentary, and featurette
2356:Jeffries, Stuart (20 January 2012).
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2177:Petford, Adrian (16 December 1995).
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3111:"Press Gang movie in the pipeline?"
2916:"Press Gang Additional Information"
2150:"Interface: Sandra Hastie, part 2"
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3791:Television series by ITV Studios
3776:Television series about children
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2746:"Awards for "Press Gang" (1989)"
2375:Lourie, Adrian (22 March 2010).
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595:Guinness Television Encyclopedia
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2605:Raeside, Julia (7 July 2012).
2084:. 13 July 2004. Archived from
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3171:Press Gang: Public Exposure
2301:. Series 3. Episode 4. ITV.
2286:. Series 1. Episode 1. ITV.
2259:. Series 2. Episode 9. ITV.
2244:. Series 5. Episode 2. ITV.
2229:. Series 4. Episode 1. ITV.
2117:. Series 1. Episode 7. ITV.
2048:. Series 2. Episode 6. ITV.
1992:. Series 2. Episode 5. ITV.
1972:. Series 4. Episode 6. ITV.
1954:. Series 3. Episode 3. ITV.
1773:. Series 5. Episode 6. ITV.
1751:. Series 3. Episode 4. ITV.
1733:. Series 2. Episode 8. ITV.
1654:. Series 3. Episode 6. ITV.
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385:List of Press Gang episodes
25:Press Gang (disambiguation)
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3383:Press Gang Programme Guide
3366:. British Film Institute.
2550:"Press Gang: 43xhalf hour"
2270:McGown & Docherty 2003
1828:"Interview: Steven Moffat"
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2427:"Press Gang: Series Four"
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1589:"Press Gang: Series One"
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1192:Royal Television Society
1392:Decalog 3: Consequences
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3458:Quotations related to
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2413:Joking Apart: Series 1
1924:. 1997. Archived from
1858:"Press Gang (1989–93)"
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3632:The Day of the Doctor
3429:United Kingdom portal
3385:. Leomac Publishing.
3219:Moffat, Bill (1990).
3196:Press Gang: Checkmate
3194:Moffat, Bill (1990).
3169:Moffat, Bill (1989).
3140:Moffat, Bill (1989).
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2327:"The Norbridge Files"
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2701:on 28 September 2007
2494:DVD audio commentary
2492:Press Gang: Series 2
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2560:on 23 December 2006
2431:Newton's Laws of TV
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2213:Breakfast at Czar's
2152:Breakfast at Czar's
1795:Newton's Laws of TV
1627:Newton's Laws of TV
1599:on 18 February 2007
1593:Newton's Laws of TV
1124:The Daily Telegraph
1023:Absolutely Fabulous
930:The Norbridge Files
866:Charlie Creed-Miles
362:Absolutely Fabulous
136:Charlie Creed-Miles
3091:on 2 February 2009
3007:Murder Most Horrid
2977:Murder Most Horrid
2926:on 4 November 1999
2807:on 17 January 2008
2771:"Press Gang 4 DVD"
2515:on 7 December 2006
2091:on 10 October 2006
1922:richardherring.com
1856:McGown, Alistair.
1574:, pp. 215–218
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1378:Murder Most Horrid
1261:Breakfast at Czars
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1079:Twickenham Studios
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