Broken News
Broken News

Broken News

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2005- 2005
1 Seasons
6 Episodes
7.3(6 votes)
Ended
Comedy
News

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

24 members
Acting

Benedict Cumberbatch

Will Parker

Benedict Cumberbatch
Acting

Claudia Christian

Julia Regan - IBS

Claudia Christian
Acting

Duncan Duff

Richard Pritchard - ESN

Duncan Duff
Acting

Sharon Horgan

Katie Tate - ESN

Sharon Horgan
Acting

Colin Stinton

Anthony Markovitz

Colin Stinton
Acting

Steve Toussaint

Adam Lockwood

Steve Toussaint
Acting

Indira Varma

Melanie Bellamy

Indira Varma
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Philip Brodie

Colin Kay - So News

Philip Brodie
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Tom Goodman-Hill

Guy Batson - Go Sports

Tom Goodman-Hill
Acting

Sarah Hadland

Claire - Traffic Reports

Sarah Hadland
Acting

Pip Torrens

Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter

Pip Torrens
Acting

Darren Boyd

Nick Burham

Darren Boyd
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Nicola Walker

Katie Willard

Nicola Walker
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Clare Wille

Frances Walsh

Clare Wille
Acting

James Howard

Kevin Peters

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Max Digby

Andrew Adams

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Roger Barclay

Mitchell Oatis - Aronovitz

Roger Barclay
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Preeya Kalidas

Anita Ratchathani

Preeya Kalidas
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Lorelei King

Loren Peterson

Lorelei King
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John Chancer

Tom Mitchell

John Chancer
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Jonathan Aris

Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter

Jonathan Aris
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Ian Duncan

Todd Todmore - World Money Today

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Andrew Havill

Nicholas Michaelmass - ESN Network Reporter

Andrew Havill
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Lauren Ward

Alecia - IBS

Lauren Ward

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