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Is Hot Metal coming back?

Hot Metal (1986–1988) — comedy on ITV1

The answer: Concluded April 17, 1988.
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Genre
Comedy
Network / streamer
ITV1
Premiered
February 16, 1986
Ended
April 17, 1988
Runtime
~30 min per episode
2seasons
12episodes

About Hot Metal

Hot Metal ended on April 17, 1988, after its second season. The show concluded its run on ITV1, bringing an end to its portrayal of the newspaper industry. The series depicted the behind-the-scenes conflicts and changes within a fictional newspaper, highlighting the shift from traditional journalism to sensationalism.

The show was a comedy series that aired from 1986 to 1988. It focused on the Daily Crucible, a newspaper facing declining sales due to its honest reporting. The storyline followed tycoon Twiggy Rathbone as he aimed to transform the paper into a popular tabloid, appointing editors and managers to navigate this change, often leading to humorous situations and industry satire.

The cast included Robert Hardy as Twiggy Rathbone and Russell Spam, Geoffrey Palmer as Harry Stringer, Richard Kane as Greg Kettle, Geoffrey Hutchings as Max Rutherford, John Gordon-Sinclair as Bill Tytla, Richard Wilson as Richard 'Dicky' Lipton, and David Barrass as Jack Thrush. The series does not have a rated score on TVMaze, and each episode had a runtime of about 30 minutes.

Hot Metal episode schedule

12 aired

Aired · 12

DateEp.Title
April 17, 1988 S2·E6 Unleash the Kracken
April 10, 1988 S2·E5 Crown of Thorns
March 27, 1988 S2·E4 The Twilight Zone
March 20, 1988 S2·E3 The Hydra's Head
March 13, 1988 S2·E2 The Joker to the Thief
March 6, 1988 S2·E1 Religion of the People
March 23, 1986 S1·E6 The Respectable Prostitute
March 16, 1986 S1·E5 The Slaughter of the Innocent
March 9, 1986 S1·E4 Casting the Runes
March 2, 1986 S1·E3 Beyond the Infinite
February 23, 1986 S1·E2 The Modern Promethius
February 16, 1986 S1·E1 The Tell-Tale Heart

Hot Metal cast