Hold The Front Page - Series 1, Episode 1 - The Blackpool Gazette - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Josh and Nish's first job at the Blackpool Gazette is to hit the seafront and get the views of locals, before meeting a local strongman who is setting a world record for lifting a beer keg with his eye sockets.
Further details
Our two budding journalists venture to the north east for their first set of dispatches, this week for the Blackpool Gazette. Josh and Nish's first job is to hit the seafront and get the views of locals, before meeting a local strongman who is setting a world record for lifting a beer keg with his eye sockets.
Steam train enthusiast Josh is keen on reporting on a historic railway line, but gets a nasty surprise when Nish chooses to cover a sea survival training course - not great for Widdicombe as he can't swim. And finally, their journalism experience is thrown into a spin by the arrival of then Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Blackpool. The boys are given the job of getting an interview with the PM, but the slight hitch is they don't have any access to the press conference...
Broadcast details
Date
Wednesday 4th January 2023
Time
9pm
Channel
Length
60 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Nish Kumar | Host / Presenter |
|---|---|
| Josh Widdicombe | Host / Presenter |
Guest cast
| Nicola Adam | Self |
|---|---|
| Bill Beaumont | Self |
| Stephen Mangan | Self |
| Joan Bakewell | Self |
| Adam Lord | Self |
| Steve Stevens | Self |
Writing team
| Richard Porter | Writer |
|---|
Production team
| James Bryce | Series Director |
|---|---|
| Gavin Whitehead | Series Producer |
| David Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Murray Boland | Executive Producer |
| Danielle Lux | Executive Producer |
| Catrina Lear | Producer |
| Alex Weeks | Editor |
| Ben Joiner | Director of Photography |
| Shirley Jones | Commissioning Editor |
Video
Episode 1 highlights
Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe head to Blackpool to become guest journalists for the Blackpool Gazette.