About the TV Show
satire
Broken News
First Air Date: October 31, 2005
| First Aired on | : | 2005 |
| Status | : | Ended |
| Created By | : | Tony Roche,John Morton |
| Networks | : | BBC Two |
| Genres | : | Comedy,News |
| Seasons/Episodes | : | 6 episodes in 1 Seasons |
Broken News is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in autumn 2005 and in Australia on SBS-TV from the 17 July 2006. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". The show jump cut between its various spoof TV channels, which covered both the central story and other stories that would be of interest to their audience. A large part of the comedy came from observations about the nature of news presentation rather than the stories themselves.
Seasons
Main Actors
Benedict Cumberbatch
Character : Will Parker
Claudia Christian
Character : Julia Regan - IBS
Duncan Duff
Character : Richard Pritchard - ESN
Sharon Horgan
Character : Katie Tate - ESN
Colin Stinton
Character : Anthony Markovitz
Steve Toussaint
Character : Adam Lockwood
Indira Varma
Character : Melanie Bellamy
Philip Brodie
Character : Colin Kay - So News
Tom Goodman-Hill
Character : Guy Batson - Go Sports
Sarah Hadland
Character : Claire - Traffic Reports
Pip Torrens
Character : Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter
John Boyd
Character : Nick Burham
Nicola Walker
Character : Katie Willard
Clare Wille
Character : Frances Walsh
James Howard
Character : Kevin Peters
Max Digby
Character : Andrew Adams
Roger Barclay
Character : Mitchell Oatis - Aronovitz
Preeya Kalidas
Character : Anita Ratchathani
Lorelei King
Character : Loren Peterson
John Chancer
Character : Tom Mitchell
Jonathan Aris
Character : Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter
Ian Duncan
Character : Todd Todmore - World Money Today
Andrew Havill
Character : Nicholas Michaelmass - ESN Network Reporter
Lauren Ward
Character : Alecia - IBS
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