Flippin' 'eck, Tucker!One of the olden days telly channels is rebroadcasting Press Gang from the very first episode, and for some not-quite-understood reason my PVR has magically been recording them for me.
That's Sunday afternoon sorted!
Doom Disco!Monday: Please welcome the #PressGang!
Hanging from the gallows
Swinging in the breeze
Dripping something on the streets
Only the inscrutable gods of #punk #rock and #hardcore know why #TheMurderCityDevils
aren't right at the top.
#music
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The Murder City Devils - "Pres...
The Murder City Devils - "Pres...
The Murder City Devils - "Press Gang"
Good morning, Saturday! In the name of blood - #TheMurderCityDevils!
#Punk #Hardcore #Music #PressGang
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A Briefing with Michael#PressGang s2e11 (1990)
Seemingly lightweight episode with a very serious undercurrent. Something the show does really well.
Mostly, it’s about Lynda and Spike working on a news story, and there are chuckles. But Lynda is getting calls where the caller hangs up.
In the end, we learn that this is a direct continuation of the previous episode, and we get a shocking final scene.
9/10
RikerDonegal
Press Gang 2x11 "Yesterday's News" shout by RikerDonegal
Seemingly lightweight episode with a very serious undercurrent. Something the show does really well. Mostly, it’s about Lynda and Spike working on a news story, and there are chuckles. But Lynda is getting calls where the caller hangs up. In the end, we learn that this is a direct continuation of the previous episode, and we get a shocking final scene. 9/10
I'm watching Press Gang 2x11 "Yesterday's News" https://trakt.tv/shows/press-gang/seasons/2/episodes/11 #PressGang #trakt
#PressGang s2e10 (1990)
Exceptional episode about the aftermath of a disaster. I found it difficult to watch because, not long ago, we had an identical situation in my county.
The way the story was told and #DexterFletcher’s performance (with Spike trapped in the rubble) were both stellar.
Haunting use of the phrase “the rest of my life.” Twice!
10/10
Press Gang 2x10 "The Rest of My Life" shout by RikerDonegal
Exceptional episode about the aftermath of a disaster. I found it difficult to watch because, not long ago, we had an identical situation in my county. The way the story was told and Dexter Fletcher’s performance (with Spike trapped in the rubble) were both stellar. Haunting use of the phrase “the rest of my life.” Twice! 10/10
I just watched Press Gang 2x10 "The Rest of My Life" https://trakt.tv/shows/press-gang/seasons/2/episodes/10 #PressGang #trakt
Press Gang 2x10 "The Rest of My Life"
There has been a huge explosion at a local block of flats which has a busy record shop underneath. Lynda motivates the team into hurrying to report the breaking news, until she notices that Spike is not present. Lying amongst the rubble, Spike talks to a girl called Mary Brien, buried deeper below the debris and badly injured.
34 years ago today I saw #PressGang for the first time.
It was love at first sight. Not just with #JuliaSawalha but also with the writing of #StevenMoffat. These days he’s best known as the genius behind things like #Coupling, #Sherlock and #DoctorWho but to me he is ever and always the guy who wrote the magnificent Press Gang.
The episode I’m watching tonight isn’t the same one I watched that day 34 years ago, but very close to it. (That was the goal but I didn’t make it.)
It was love at first sight. Not just with #JuliaSawalha but also with the writing of #StevenMoffat. These days he’s best known as the genius behind things like #Coupling, #Sherlock and #DoctorWho but to me he is ever and always the guy who wrote the magnificent Press Gang.
The episode I’m watching tonight isn’t the same one I watched that day 34 years ago, but very close to it. (That was the goal but I didn’t make it.)