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One Bummer News Day

One Bummer News Day

Genres

ComedyTV Movie

OverView

What happens to provincial journalists when there's nothing in the news and they have a paper to fill?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

62 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

12 December 1978

Country

Cast

Gordon Hammersley

Gordon Hammersley

Jeremy Gaunt

Madelaine Newton

Madelaine Newton

Mary

Simon Rouse

Simon Rouse

John Hansen

William Maxwell

William Maxwell

Peter Postgate

Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Frank Benyon

Diana Sowman

Diana Sowman

Diana

Sheila Grant

Sheila Grant

Monica

Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly

Bill

Tom Cotcher

Tom Cotcher

Hughie

Lizzie McKenzie

Lizzie McKenzie

Mrs. Baker

Gordon Gostelow

Gordon Gostelow

Jimmy Tanner

Alan Tilvern

Alan Tilvern

Richard Devizes

Anne Orwin

Anne Orwin

Cop taker

Phil McCall

Phil McCall

Jock

Rob Inglis

Rob Inglis

Chief sub

Danny Schiller

Danny Schiller

Sub

Laurie Goode

Laurie Goode

Journalist

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