Press Gang
Press Gang

Press Gang

1989 5 Seasons 43 Episodes ⭐ 7.5 Comedy Drama

The activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a group of school pupils.

The activities of the staff at The Junior Gazette, a children's weekly newspaper produced by a group of school pupils.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Page One

Lynda and Spike are both head to head as they compete to come up up with the best front-page headline for the gangs firs

EP 2

Photo Finish

Lynda is desperate to finish her story before the deadline. The first edition is released, with much outrage from the pu

EP 3

One Easy Lesson

There's a new teacher in school having a tough time and Sarah decides to help him on a little when she discovers somethi

EP 4

Deadline

The gangs first series of serious dilemmas! There's a printer strike and they are forced to have to write the following

EP 5

A Night In

The gang get suspicious when a moody Lynda makes everyone stay behind to work late, and of course nobody wants to. As fo

EP 6

Interface

A Ghost Writer turns up at the office, producing written articles and television reviews. Who is he? Lynda and Spike wor

EP 7

How to Make a Killing (1)

Kenny investigates a mysterious girl called Jenny, who draws chalk outlines on the pavement outside the Highpoint Flats.

EP 8

How to Make a Killing (2)

Kenny continues to pursue the girl in order to solve the mystery, but Lynda needs him back at the Junior Gazette. She is

EP 9

Both Sides of the Paper

The Junior Gazette is in danger of being suspended by the headmaster as school exams approach and pressure builds. Lynda

EP 10

Money, Love and Birdseed

Tiddler has a plan to get Lynda and Spike together. Pigeons crowd the gangs newsroom, is this another one of Colins scam

EP 11

Monday, Tuesday

School, life, The Junior Gazette it all seems to be going perfect, everythings going the way you want it to. Then someth

EP 12

Shouldn't I Be Taller?

Lynda's absent from the newsroom, Colin has got his sights on the editors job and plans to run it HIS way. Can Spike con

EP 1

Breakfast at Czar's

The local leisure complex is being threatened with closure and The Junior Gazette come up with a great campaign to save

EP 2

Picking up the Pieces

Spike is in trouble with the head when he hits another student, but he won't let anyone help him. Frazz discovers Colin'

EP 3

Going Back to Jasper Street

A Creepy statue gives Linda nightmares and determined to work out why, she and Kenny delve into there childhoods, to dis

EP 4

The Week and Pizza

Colin is in trouble with Lynda over the Junior Gazette accounts, and tries to find something to blackmail her with. Spik

EP 5

Love and the Junior Gazette

Kenny keeps getting a mis-routed line when phoning his aunt in Glasgow and strikes up a friendship with a girl in Dublin

EP 6

At Last a Dragon

Lynda and Spike go on their first date - a cocktail party for the paper's owner. But Lynda's fears of a social event may

EP 7

Something Terrible (1)

A young girl called Cindy makes trouble for Colin, yet she seems to like Colin and his crazy ideas. But she never wants

EP 8

Something Terrible (2)

Colin thinks he has worked out Cindy's secret, but what can he do about it? Lynda convinces him to confide in her, as sh

EP 9

Friends Like These

A pop star has been stranded at the train station and Lynda knows that it would make front page news at The Junior Gazet

EP 10

The Rest of My Life

There has been a huge explosion at a local block of flats which has a busy record shop underneath. Lynda motivates the t

EP 11

Yesterday's News

Spike's out of hospital, but he's not recovered. Lynda, however, would rather compete for a story with him - who is sell

EP 12

Rock Solid

Kenny is oiling the running of the paper even more than usual in the wake of Spike quitting, leaving Lynda even more dif

EP 13

The Big Finish?

The future of the Junior Gazette is uncertain. As the staffers on the paper are finishing school, the owners want to tur

EP 1

The Big Hello

The Junior Gazette is now a fully fledged commercial business. Sam has gone and so has Spike, who has returned to Americ

EP 2

Killer on the Line

The newsroom starts to receive mysterious, threatening phone calls from someone who claims to have attacked a local shop

EP 3

Chance is a Fine Thing

The new recruit, Judy Wellman, seems to go down very well with the lads but unbeknown to them she's only got her eyes se

EP 4

The Last Word (1)

The Staff of the Junior Gazette are held hostage by a gun man, from the local gun club when they print an article wantin

EP 5

The Last Word (2)

With the staff being realeased one by one, until only Linda and Spike remain, Sarah finally tells the police the whole s

EP 6

Holding On

It's make or break time for Spike. He's got to decide which is the girl for him, Lynda or Zoe. Kenny decides it's make

EP 1

Bad News

The owner of the Junior Gazette has died and the gang are forced to review their situation. Colin has the future of the

EP 2

UnXpected

Frazz has been given the opportunity to write an article on his favourite show Colonel X, which was cancelled due to Col

EP 3

She's Got It Taped

Sarah meets a nervous man named Archie Pressman whilst recording an interview. He is the only person not to be surprised

EP 4

Love and War

Spike's got something to say to his dad, but Colin's got other ideas - he's handcuffed a suitcase to him.

EP 5

In the Picture

In a parody of Stakeout, Colin goes undercover as a hotel workman so that Frazz can photograph actor John Hartwood throu

EP 6

Day Dreams

While sleeping in the newsroom, Mr Sullivan appears as Lynda's guardian angel. In the style of It's a Wonderful Life, he

EP 1

Head and Heart

As a result of his crush on the school secretary, Colin discovers that she is having an affair with the headteacher. Sin

EP 2

Friendly Fire

Sarah contemplates her future with the Junior Gazette. Should she stay or should she go? But how will the rest of them h

EP 3

A Quarter to Midnight

Having lied to Spike about her whereabouts, Lynda becomes accidently trapped in an airtight storage vault in the Slatten

EP 4

Food, Love and Insecurity

The subject of a breaking news story, Phillipa Prescott, is one of Spike's old girlfriends. He takes her to dinner at a

EP 5

Windfall

Colin goes on a date with Julie. But it doesn't turn out the way he was expecting.

EP 6

There Are Crocodiles

Is it last day of The Junior Gazette? The gang recollect their thoughts and feelings as Lynda hands them all some sane a

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