Scoop

Scoop

120 mins | Comedy, TV Movie | April 26, 1987

Scoop is a 1987 TV film directed by Gavin Millar, adapted by William Boyd from the 1938 satirical novel Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. It was produced by Sue Birtwistle with executive producers Nick Elliott and Patrick Garland. Original music was made by Stanley Myers. The story is about a reporter sent to Ishmaelia (a fictional African state) by accident.

Scoop

120 mins | Comedy, TV Movie | April 26, 1987

Scoop
Scoop is a 1987 TV film directed by Gavin Millar, adapted by William Boyd from the 1938 satirical novel Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. It was produced by Sue Birtwistle with executive producers Nick Elliott and Patrick Garland. Original music was made by Stanley Myers. The story is about a reporter sent to Ishmaelia (a fictional African state) by accident.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers London Weekend Television (LWT)
Original title Scoop
Directors Gavin Millar
Writers Evelyn Waugh

Cast

Michael Maloney

as William Boot

Michael Hordern

as Uncle Theodor

Denholm Elliott

as Salter

Donald Pleasence

as Lord Copper

Robert Eddison

as Troutbeck

Helen Lindsay

as Mrs. Boot

Gwen Nelson

as Granny Boot

Nicholas Le Prevost

as John Boot

Jake Wood

as Paper Boy

Nicola Pagett

as Julia Stitch

Lucy Speed

as Josephine Stitch

Fred Pearson

as Editor

Clive Mantle

as Cuthbert

Jack Shepherd

as Corker

Tony Haygarth

as Pigge