Broken News 18 years old
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.
Credits
Benedict Cumberbatch
Will Parker
Jonathan Aris
Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter
Indira Varma
Melanie Bellamy
Preeya Kalidas
Anita Ratchathani
Claudia Christian
Julia Regan - IBS
Pip Torrens
Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Benedict Cumberbatch He was 29 , now 47 years old | as Will Parker |
| Jonathan Aris He was 33 , now 52 years old | as Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter |
| Indira Varma She was 32 , now 50 years old | as Melanie Bellamy |
| Preeya Kalidas She was 25 , now 43 years old | as Anita Ratchathani |
| Claudia Christian She was 40 , now 58 years old | as Julia Regan - IBS |
| Pip Torrens He was 45 , now 63 years old | as Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter |
| Colin Stinton He was 58 , now 77 years old | as Anthony Markovitz |
| Sharon Horgan She was 35 , now 54 years old | as Katie Tate - ESN |
| Tom Goodman-Hill He was 37 , now 56 years old | as Guy Batson - Go Sports |
| Lorelei King She was 52 , now 70 years old | as Loren Peterson |
| Darren Boyd He was 34 , now 53 years old | as Nick Burham |
| Steve Toussaint He was 40 , now 59 years old | as Adam Lockwood |
| Sarah Hadland She was 34 , now 53 years old | as Claire - Traffic Reports |
| Roger Barclay | as Mitchell Oatis - Aronovitz |
| Ian Duncan He was 44 , now 62 years old | as Todd Todmore - World Money Today |
| Andrew Havill He was 40 , now 59 years old | as Nicholas Michaelmass - ESN Network Reporter |
| Nicola Walker She was 35 , now 53 years old | as Katie Willard |
| Lauren Ward She was 35 , now 53 years old | as Alecia - IBS |
| Duncan Duff He was 41 , now 60 years old | as Richard Pritchard - ESN |
| Belinda Stewart-Wilson She was 35 , now 54 years old | |
| Philip Brodie He was 30 , now 49 years old | as Colin Kay - So News |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|
Broken News (18 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 2005-10-31
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 6
