The read
The series ran 1 season across 6 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Broken News is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in autumn 2005 and in Australia on SBS-TV from the 17 July 2006. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". The show jump cut between its various spoof TV channels, which covered both the central story and other stories that would be of interest to their audience. A large part of the comedy came from observations about the nature of news presentation rather than the stories themselves.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
7 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 6 ep2005 |
Key crew
- Tony RocheWriter
- John MortonWriter
Cast
- Benedict CumberbatchWill Parker
- Claudia ChristianJulia Regan - IBS
- Duncan DuffRichard Pritchard - ESN
- Sharon HorganKatie Tate - ESN
- Colin StintonAnthony Markovitz
- Steve ToussaintAdam Lockwood
- Indira VarmaMelanie Bellamy
- Philip BrodieColin Kay - So News
- Tom Goodman-HillGuy Batson - Go Sports
- Sarah HadlandClaire - Traffic Reports
- Pip TorrensSam French - Bullet Points Presenter
- Darren BoydNick Burham
Stills
Themes
satire