Is Hot Metal coming back?

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.