Season 1 (2005)
Release date: 2005-10-31
Writers: Tony Roche, John Morton
Episodes (6):
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1. Tomato Flu
An outbreak of tomato flu is in the headlines. This alarming new super-virus (a parody of avian flu) can be traced back to a turkey farm in Turkey. The news networks advise on the best way to avoid tomatoids in food such as tomato ketchup. In other news: a man is injured by a frozen block of urine.
Release date: 2005-10-31
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2. Missing Island
A report that an island has gone missing in the Barents Sea triggers paranoia about rising sea levels in Lincolnshire and the end of the world as we know it. In other news: teenagers' attention spans are now as low as eleven seconds.
Release date: 2005-11-07
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3. Half Way There Day
Reports on commemorations around the country to mark the day Britain reached the half-way point in the last World War. In other news: The MADI music awards are here again, without last year's controversy.
Release date: 2005-11-14
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4. Crime
The publication of a Home Office report which reveals that the majority of teenagers are now criminals leads to a series of news stories from the country's worst-hit areas. A picture of Britain in which the teenage population "now effectively feral, roam Britain's urban landscapes in packs of up to fifteen at a single time." In other news: East Anglia could be gone within a decade.
Release date: 2005-11-21
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5. Bolivian Crisis
Reaction comes from around the world to rumours that Bolivia might have acquired nuclear weapons. Including a report from The White House: This is a bad day for the good guys, President Bush. In other news: A cross-eyed man kills a horse while trying to shoot himself.
Release date: 2005-11-28
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6. Hijack
Media frenzy is quick to follow after reports emerge of an apparent hijack of an American passenger flight bound for Amsterdam. This live breaking story dominates the running orders of the world's news networks. In other news: An injunction has been served on Josh Cashman.
Release date: 2005-12-05
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Will Parker
Claudia Christian
as Julia Regan - IBS
Duncan Duff
as Richard Pritchard - ESN
Sharon Horgan
as Katie Tate - ESN
Colin Stinton
as Anthony Markovitz
Steve Toussaint
as Adam Lockwood
Indira Varma
as Melanie Bellamy
Philip Brodie
as Colin Kay - So News
Tom Goodman-Hill
as Guy Batson - Go Sports
Sarah Hadland
as Claire - Traffic Reports
Pip Torrens
as Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter
Darren Boyd
as Nick Burham
Nicola Walker
as Katie Willard
Clare Wille
as Frances Walsh
Roger Barclay
as Mitchell Oatis - Aronovitz
Preeya Kalidas
as Anita Ratchathani
Lorelei King
as Loren Peterson
John Chancer
as Tom Mitchell
Jonathan Aris
as Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter
Andrew Havill
as Nicholas Michaelmass - ESN Network Reporter
Lauren Ward
as Alecia - IBS
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
James Howard - Kevin Peters, Max Digby - Andrew Adams, Ian Duncan - Todd Todmore - World Money Today
Crew - click here to expand
Jon Plowman - Producer, Tony Roche - Writer, John Morton - Writer