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Broadcast News

Duration: 2 hours, 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Intelligent romantic comedy which satirises American television news.

A highly-strung news producer finds herself strangely attracted to a vapid anchorman, even though she loathes everything he personifies. To make matters worse, her best friend, a talented but unphotogenic news reporter, is secretly in love with her. Show less

Contributors

Tom Grunick:
William Hurt
Aaron Altman:
Albert Brooks
Jane Craig:
Holly Hunter
Ernie Merriman:
Robert Prosky
Jennifer Mack:
Lois Chiles
Blair Litton:
Joan Cusack
Bill Rorish:
Jack Nicholson
Martin Klein:
Robert Katims
George Wein:
Ed Wheeler
Angry Messenger:
John Cusack

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