Rent Press Gang: Series 2 (1990)
3.5 of 5 from 4 ratings
5h 25min
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- Synopsis:
All twelve episodes of the British teenage comedy drama about the running of a newspaper aimed at the younger reader.
1. Breakfast at Czar's
When it is revealed that Wellside Community Centre is actually closing the team must scrap an issue of the Junior Gazette concerning how they saved it. Lynda decides to produce a whole new issue overnight despite overwhelming opposition from parents and teachers. Several questions must also be asked. Why was the paper mislead? And what is in the large box that Colin has brought to the newsroom?
2. Picking Up the PiecesColin turns his attention on Suzy Norton, a brilliant schoolgirl chess-player, with a plan making use of an unwitting Frazz. Meanwhile, it appears that Spike is in danger of returning to his old ways when he beats up a sixth former who wrote something on a common room wall.
3. Going Back to Jasper Street
A grotesque wooden figure brings back memories for Lynda of the events of Kenny's birthday ten years previously. Meanwhile, Ruby Grogan has a crush on Spike, much to the disgust of Colin who is interested in her.
4. The Week and Pizza
It's a typical week in the life of the Junior Gazette. Spike and Tiddler have got to interview a local children's author, Sam wants to fire a member of her news team and Colin is looking for something with which to blackmail Lynda.
5. Love and the Junior Gazette
Lynda needs to take someone to an important cocktail party at the home of the owner of the Junior Gazette and the rest of the news team seem to have decided who is going with her. Meanwhile, Kenny is enjoying a blossoming relationship as the results of a wrong number and Sarah has a dilemma when she starts dating an actor.
6. At Last a Dragon
Lynda is nervous about attending the cocktail party, since she will be meeting lots of very important people and it may be the launchpad for her career. Also at the party is a very familiar looking Arab.
7. Something Terrible (Part 1)
While Lynda tries to keep her relationship with Spike a secret, Colin has gained an admirer in the shape of an 11 year old girl called Cindy. Colin has a feeling that she is trying to tell him something, and he has a nasty suspicion what it is.
8. Something Terrible (Part 2)
Colin suspects that Cindy is being abused by her father, but his attempts to help are hampered by everyone believing he is just involved in another of his schemes. However, help comes from an unexpected direction.
9. Friends Like These
Jason Wood, a pop star renowned for his dislike of journalists, is stuck at Norbridge station. Sarah is the only person suitable to undertake an interview. However, she has just resigned from the Junior Gazette.
10. Rest of My Life
The team learn that there has been an explosion at a local record shop and immediately mobilise to cover this important story. However, the scale of the disaster soon starts to hit home, especially when Lynda learns that Spike is missing.
11. Yesterday's News
A feud develops between Spike and Lynda leading to them competing in a reporting contest. Spike appears to be his usual cheerful self, but it soon becomes clear that he has been deeply affected by his experiences after the explosion - with consequences for his relationship with Lynda.
12. Rock Solid
Spike has quit the paper and Lynda is upsetting more people than usual, leaving Kenny to clear up after her. However, Colin has discovered that Kenny writes and performs songs and has plans for him.
13. The Big Finish?
It looks as if things will never be the same at the Junior Gazette. Spike is returning to America and Sullivan is intending to replace the current staff with a new generation. Things only come to a head on the day of Kenny's concert.- Actors:
- Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher, Lee Ross, Kelda Holmes, Mmoloki Chrystie, Gabrielle Anwar, Paul Reynolds, Nick Stringer, Angela Bruce, Joanna Dukes, Siri Neal, Rosie Marcel, Clare Louise Hearndon, Raymond Sawyer, Abigail Docherty, Janet Allen, Tessa Shaw, Andre Thornton Grimes, Adriano Agostino, Tony Annis
- Directors:
- Bob Spiers, Gerry O'Hara, Bren Simson, John Hall, Lorne Magory
- Producers:
- Sandra C. Hastie
- Creators:
- Bill Moffat
- Writers:
- Steven Moffat, Bill Moffat
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Comedies, TV Dramas, TV Teen Dramas
