The Standard (TV series)
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The Standard was a television series produced by BBC Scotland
in 1978.
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.
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
in 1978.
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
Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide is a British actor, who has played many major film and television roles.-Personal life:Malahide, real name Patrick Gerald Duggan, was born in Reading, Berkshire, the son of Irish immigrants, a cook mother and a school secretary father...
, Colette O'Neil
Colette O'Neil
Colette O'Neil is a Glasgow-born actress noted for her various roles on British television.She was a semi-regular cast member of Coronation Street in the mid-1960s as Ruth Winter, and also made frequent guest appearances in series such as Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Adam Adamant Lives!, No Hiding...
, Tom Watson
Tom Watson (actor)
Tom Watson was a Scottish-born stage, television and film actor.- Early life :Thomas Welsh Watson was born on the 21 March 1932 at Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. His family subsequently moving to Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, he attended the Hamilton Academy school where he excelled in amateur dramatics...
and Neil Stacy.