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Friday Drama: Greed All About It

Greed All About It

14/05/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Friday Drama, Greed All About It

Satirical take on the 1986 Wapping dispute by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.

Satirical take on the working practices of the newspaper industry and the 1986 Wapping dispute by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.

It is 1986 and Alice longs to be taken seriously as a proper journalist. So when Greg 'from management' takes a shine to her and mentions that he is involved in setting up a new newspaper in a high tech office in Wapping, she senses an opportunity. 

A sharp, satirical look at the Wapping dispute by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman. Part of the Eighties season on TV and Radio.

Alice ..... Sally Hawkins
Ted ..... Ron Cook
Greg ..... Richard Dillane
Harry ..... Clive Russell
Eileen ..... Marion Bailey
Andy ..... Freddie White
Charles ..... Nigel Hastings
Graham ..... John Biggins
Reporter ..... Keely Beresford

Producer Gary Brown.

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