The Standard
Rated 9.01 votes19781 season50m
The Standard is a television series. Produced by BBC Scotland in 1978, it was shown on BBC1. The series dealt with an ailing Scottish newspaper - the eponymous Standard - and the attempts to reverse its declining fortunes by its team of journalists and administrators. Only one series of thirteen episodes was made. The series starred Patrick Malahide, Colette O'Neil, Tom Watson and Neil Stacy.
- Created by
- Peter May
- First aired
- Apr 4, 1978
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 13
- Country
- GB
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S1 E1: Golden Boy
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S1 E1 Golden Boy
Apr 4, 1978Peter Dawson arrives from London to assess whether Standard should close down due to heavy losses. He hijacks a Union meeting with a £5 million upgrade, of the paper, at expense of job loses. A planned strike will see the paper close down.
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