Broken News
Synopsis
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.
Main Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Will Parker
Claudia Christian
Julia Regan - IBS
Duncan Duff
Richard Pritchard - ESN
Sharon Horgan
Katie Tate - ESN
Colin Stinton
Anthony Markovitz
Steve Toussaint
Adam Lockwood
Indira Varma
Melanie Bellamy
Philip Brodie
Colin Kay - So News
Tom Goodman-Hill
Guy Batson - Go Sports
Sarah Hadland
Claire - Traffic Reports
User Reviews
No reviews for this TV show yet.
Similar TV Series
Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
(2000)
Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned
(2000)
Have I Got News for You
(1990)
Have I Got News for You
(1990)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
(1976)
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
(1976)
Shin Chan
(2006)
Shin Chan
(2006)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
(1969)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
(1969)
Ripping Yarns
(1976)
Ripping Yarns
(1976)
A Man Who Defies the World of BL
(2021)
A Man Who Defies the World of BL
(2021)
Filthy Rich
(2019)
Filthy Rich
(2019)
I'm Alan Partridge
(1997)
I'm Alan Partridge
(1997)
Casper & Mandrilaftalen
(1999)
Casper & Mandrilaftalen
(1999)