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
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 5 - Crown Of Thorns
Much against his own protestations, Lipton is sent to Japan: when he hears that the paper has bought and is planning to give away the bones of Elvis, he rushes back home. Still hunting for Justice Hitchcock, Maggie finds that the clues are slwoly beginning to fall into place.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 3rd April 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 |
| Charles Collingwood | Newsreader |
| Christopher Driscoll | Mr Coates |
| Brigitte Kahn | Psychiatrist |
| Adam Gavzer | American Salesman |
| Jonas Gustavson | Leif Ericson |
| David Peart | Police Sergeant |
| Nicolas Colicos | Lieut. Scott Mackenzie |
| Cyril Saxon | Colonel Northcott |
| Eiji Kusuhara | Japanese Newsreader |
| 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 |