The Standard(1978)
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First Air Date: 1978-04-04
Average Runtime: 50m
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 2
The Standard is a television series. Produced by BBC Scotland in 1978, it was shown on BBC1. The series dealt with an ailing Scottish newspaper - the eponymous Standard - and the attempts to reverse its declining fortunes by its team of journalists and administrators. Only one series of thirteen episodes was made. The series starred Patrick Malahide, Colette O'Neil, Tom Watson and Neil Stacy.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
Golden Boy
Air Date: 1978-04-04
Peter Dawson arrives from London to assess whether Standard should close down due to heavy losses. He hijacks a Union...
E02
Houseparty at Kildun
Air Date: 1978-04-11
Colin Anderson investigates secret building work at Kildun House. He learns Sir George Calley bought the property usi...
E03
Come to the Revolution
Air Date: 1978-04-18
The unions are battling for the Standard's future. Peter Dawson wants 65% redundancies when new machinery is introduc...
E04
De Mortuis
Air Date: 1978-04-25
Colin Anderson is asked to write an obituary for self made multi-millionaire Lord Dulswinton who is dying. Alex Forsy...
E05
Death of a Pink Elephant
Air Date: 1978-05-02
Colin and Peter go to investigate an illegal sea-cull on a remote Scottish Island, but find themselves threatened wit...
E06
Win a Few, Lose a Few
Air Date: 1978-05-09
Aid worker Dr Graham Ferguson has been held in captivity, by Oramban Guerrillas, since 1974. Colin scoops everybody b...
E07
The Name of the Game
Air Date: 1978-05-16
The takeover at the Standard is agreed but Peter Dawson finds the board has a changed it's mind and has voted to shut...
E08
Strictly Confidential
Air Date: 1978-05-23
Tommy McCaine let's slip, to rival reporter Fred Allan, Alex Forsythe's exclusive about corruption during an oil rig ...
E09
Two Birds, One Stone
Air Date: 1978-05-30
The board warn Felicity about Forsythe's oil industry story. Anderson gets tipped off about sub-standard concrete cau...
E10
Bread and Circuses
Air Date: 1978-06-06
Lawrence Holt raped Maureen Carter and murdered husband Tom. He evaded justice by jumping under a train. The Standard...
E11
Silence Is Golden
Air Date: 1978-06-13
"Charlie" warns Anderson about arrests made after his Chronicle story on deer poaching. The Procurator. Fiscal wants ...
E12
A Fair Exchange
Air Date: 1978-06-20
East German football player Hans Gruber wants to defect to the West. Colin Anderson interviews him but accidentally p...
E13
New Standards
Air Date: 1978-06-27
East German striker Hans Gruber has been stopped by the Home Office when his team mates have left. He claims he wants...
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