Hot Metal. Image shows from L to R: Greg Kettle (Richard Kane), Max Rutherford (Geoffrey Hutchings), Bill Tytla (John Gordon Sinclair), Russell Spam (Robert Hardy), Harry Stringer (Geoffrey Palmer). Copyright: London Weekend Television
Hot Metal
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1986 - 1989
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Biting newspaper satire by Andrew Marshall and David Renwick, set in the offices of the once high-brow, now populist tabloid, Daily Crucible. Stars Robert Hardy, Geoffrey Palmer, Geoffrey Hutchings, Richard Kane, John Gordon Sinclair and more.
Streaming rank this week: 5,538
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Series 2, Episode 4 - The Twilight Zone
When Lipton decides it's time to stop featuring topless women on Page 3, girls from across Fleet Street form a union and go on strike. In the New Forest, Twiggy opens a new theme park, and Kettle is busy collecting samples from the EastEnders cast...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 27th March 1988
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Robert Hardy | Terence 'Twiggy' Rathbone |
| Robert Hardy | Russell Spam |
| Richard Kane | Greg Kettle |
| Richard Wilson | Richard 'Dicky' Lipton |
| David Barrass | Jack Thrush |
| Caroline Milmoe | Maggie Troon |
| Tony Aitken | Mr Pooly |
| Stella Moray | BBC Producer |
| Sarah Whitlock | BBC PA |
| Charles Collingwood | Newsreader |
| Sara Crowe (as Sarah K. Crowe) | TV Presenter |
| Steven Law | Foreman |
| Kevin Quarmby | BBC Security Officer |
| Andrew Marshall | Writer |
| David Renwick | Writer |
| Nic Phillips | Director |
| Humphrey Barclay | Producer |
| Dave Simpson | Editor |
| Pip Gardner | Production Designer |
| Alan Price | Composer |
| David Firman | Composer |