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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1990s 2 Mins Read

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    1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 3 (UK)
    43 x 30 minute episodes

    A group of kids make a newspaper for young people, the Junior Gazette.

    Editor Lynda Day (Julia Sawalha, who would go on to comedy greatness as Edwina Monsoon’s uptight daughter Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous) is completely devoted to the paper and builds a great team of teenagers to produce it. Helping Lynda to run the paper is Assistant Editor, Kenny Phillips (Lee Ross).

    Kenny is the Yin to Lynda’s abrasive Yang. He is the voice of reason and tries to keep a lid on Lynda’s rage in the newsroom, with limited success.

    Sarah Jackson (Kelda Holmes) is one of the paper’s top reporters but is more concerned with her academic success than the paper.

    Providing the comedy element to the series is Colin Mathews (Paul Reynolds) who is the financial brain behind the Junior Gazette. His never-ending get rich quick schemes always end in disaster and humiliation.

    The rest of the team all come from Norbridge High like Lynda, although some are forced to join at risk of being kicked out of school. Exhibit 1: School troublemaker Spike Thomson (Dexter Fletcher), an American kid who wants nothing to do with the paper until he meets Lynda and falls for her instantly – much to Lynda’s disgust.

    Written by ex-teacher Steven Moffat (who would eventually go on to head up writing for Doctor Who), more than half the episodes were directed by Bob Spiers, a noted British comedy director who had previously worked on classics such as Fawlty Towers.

    Lynda Day
    Julia Sawalha
    Spike Thomson
    Dexter Fletcher
    Colin Mathews
    Paul Reynolds
    Sarah Jackson
    Kelda Holmes
    Frazz Davis
    Mmoloki Chrystie
    Kenny Phillips
    Lee Ross
    Tiddler
    Joanna Dukes
    Julie Craig
    Lucy Benjamin
    Mr. Sullivan
    Nick Stringer
    Matt Kerr
    Clive Wood
    Sam Black
    Gabrielle Anwar
    Danny McColl
    Charlie Creed-Miles
    Billy Homer
    Andy Crowe
    Kevin
    Jeremy Hodge
    Chrissie Stuart
    Angela Bruce

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