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Broken News (2005)

Ended ★ 7.3/10 1 Season 6 Episodes 30m Comedy, News
Network: BBC Two

Description

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.

Top Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch Will Parker
Claudia Christian
Claudia Christian Julia Regan - IBS
Duncan Duff
Duncan Duff Richard Pritchard - ESN
Sharon Horgan
Sharon Horgan Katie Tate - ESN
Colin Stinton
Colin Stinton Anthony Markovitz
Steve Toussaint
Steve Toussaint Adam Lockwood
Indira Varma
Indira Varma Melanie Bellamy
Philip Brodie
Philip Brodie Colin Kay - So News
KEYWORDS: satire

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