Hold the Back Page

Hold the Back Page

1985 · 1 season · 10 eps · Drama

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Sports reporter Ken Wordsworth, beset by financial and marital problems, reluctantly adjusts to the demands of a tabloid newspaper.

Directed by Adrian Shergold · Written by Stan Hey

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