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Broken News

  • Comedy
  • News

1 Seasons

30 minutes per episode

Ended

2005 - 2005

7.3

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.

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Will Parker
Claudia Christian

Claudia Christian

Julia Regan - IBS
Duncan Duff

Duncan Duff

Richard Pritchard - ESN
Sharon Horgan

Sharon Horgan

Katie Tate - ESN
Colin Stinton

Colin Stinton

Anthony Markovitz
Steve Toussaint

Steve Toussaint

Adam Lockwood
Indira Varma

Indira Varma

Melanie Bellamy
Philip Brodie

Philip Brodie

Colin Kay - So News
Tom Goodman-Hill

Tom Goodman-Hill

Guy Batson - Go Sports
Sarah Hadland

Sarah Hadland

Claire - Traffic Reports
Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Sam French - Bullet Points Presenter
Darren Boyd

Darren Boyd

Nick Burham
Nicola Walker

Nicola Walker

Katie Willard
Clare Wille

Clare Wille

Frances Walsh
Roger Barclay

Roger Barclay

Mitchell Oatis - Aronovitz
Preeya Kalidas

Preeya Kalidas

Anita Ratchathani
Lorelei King

Lorelei King

Loren Peterson
John Chancer

John Chancer

Tom Mitchell
Jonathan Aris

Jonathan Aris

Stewart Frewett - ESN Network Reporter
Andrew Havill

Andrew Havill

Nicholas Michaelmass - ESN Network Reporter
Lauren Ward

Lauren Ward

Alecia - IBS

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