Broken News

Season 1

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A quirky comedy comprised of numerous humorous news programmes spliced not-so-randomly together.

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

  • Tomato Flu
    E1
    Tomato FluAn outbreak of tomato flu is in the headlines. This alarming new super-virus (a parody of avian flu) can be traced back to a turkey farm in Turkey. The news networks advise on the best way to avoid tomatoids in food such as tomato ketchup. In other news: a man is injured by a frozen block of urine.
  • Missing Island
    E2
    Missing IslandA report that an island has gone missing in the Barents Sea triggers paranoia about rising sea levels in Lincolnshire and the end of the world as we know it. In other news: teenagers' attention spans are now as low as eleven seconds.
  • Half Way There Day
    E3
    Half Way There DayReports on commemorations around the country to mark the day Britain reached the half-way point in the last World War. In other news: The MADI music awards are here again, without last year's controversy.
  • Crime
    E4
    CrimeThe publication of a Home Office report which reveals that the majority of teenagers are now criminals leads to a series of news stories from the country's worst-hit areas. A picture of Britain in which the teenage population "now effectively feral, roam Britain's urban landscapes in packs of up to fifteen at a single time." In other news: East Anglia could be gone within a decade.
  • Bolivian Crisis
    E5
    Bolivian CrisisReaction comes from around the world to rumours that Bolivia might have acquired nuclear weapons. Including a report from The White House: This is a bad day for the good guys, President Bush. In other news: A cross-eyed man kills a horse while trying to shoot himself.
  • Hijack
    E6
    HijackMedia frenzy is quick to follow after reports emerge of an apparent hijack of an American passenger flight bound for Amsterdam. This live breaking story dominates the running orders of the world's news networks. In other news: An injunction has been served on Josh Cashman.

Cast of Season 1

  • Benedict CumberbatchWill Parker
  • Claudia ChristianJulia Regan - IBS
  • Duncan DuffRichard Pritchard - ESN
  • Sharon HorganKatie Tate - ESN
  • Colin StintonAnthony Markovitz
  • Steve ToussaintAdam Lockwood
  • Indira VarmaMelanie Bellamy
  • Philip BrodieColin Kay - So News
  • Tom Goodman-HillGuy Batson - Go Sports
  • Sarah HadlandClaire - Traffic Reports
  • Pip TorrensSam French - Bullet Points Presenter
  • Darren BoydNick Burham
  • Nicola WalkerKatie Willard
  • Clare WilleFrances Walsh
  • James HowardKevin Peters
  • Max DigbyAndrew Adams
  • Roger BarclayMitchell Oatis - Aronovitz
  • Preeya KalidasAnita Ratchathani
  • Lorelei KingLoren Peterson
  • John ChancerTom Mitchell
  • Jonathan ArisStewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter
  • Ian DuncanTodd Todmore - World Money Today
  • Andrew HavillNicholas Michaelmass - ESN Network Reporter
  • Lauren WardAlecia - IBS

 

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