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Season 1

6 episodes · 31st October 2005

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Episode guide

Episodes

01 Tomato Flu still Tomato Flu Episode 131st October 2005 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. 02 Missing Island still Missing Island Episode 27th November 2005 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. 03 Half Way There Day still Half Way There Day Episode 314th November 2005 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. 04 Crime still Crime Episode 421st November 2005 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. 05 Bolivian Crisis still Bolivian Crisis Episode 528th November 2005 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. 06 Hijack still Hijack Episode 65th December 2005 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.
Talent

Cast & Crew

01 Benedict Cumberbatch profile Benedict Cumberbatchas Will Parker 02 Claudia Christian profile Claudia Christianas Julia Regan - IBS 03 Duncan Duff profile Duncan Duffas Richard Pritchard - ESN 04 Sharon Horgan profile Sharon Horganas Katie Tate - ESN 05 Colin Stinton profile Colin Stintonas Anthony Markovitz 06 Steve Toussaint profile Steve Toussaintas Adam Lockwood 07 Indira Varma profile Indira Varmaas Melanie Bellamy 08 Philip Brodie profile Philip Brodieas Colin Kay - So News 09 Tom Goodman-Hill profile Tom Goodman-Hillas Guy Batson - Go Sports 10 Sarah Hadland profile Sarah Hadlandas Claire - Traffic Reports 11 Pip Torrens profile Pip Torrensas Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter 12 Darren Boyd profile Darren Boydas Nick Burham
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