Looking for Clancy
Creator Richard Beynon · Channel BBC Two · Starring Robert Powell, Keith Drinkel, John Blythe
Frank Clancy goes from penniless working-class idealist in the 1930s to superstar journalist and editor in the London of the swinging '60s — but at what cost to his integrity?
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Episodes
- Episode 1: 1. Part 1May 24, 1975 · 50 minBorn in London's East End ten years before the General Strike, Frank Clancy and Dick Holt are boyhood friends. As they grow up they are both determined to make their way to the top in Fleet Street.
- Episode 2: 2. Part 2May 31, 1975 · 50 minIn the 1930s, Clancy, in dire need of money, is given a job by a right-wing politician — who has a secret agenda.
- Episode 3: 3. Part 3June 7, 1975 · 50 min
- Episode 4: 4. Part 4June 14, 1975 · 50 min
- Episode 5: 5. Part 5June 21, 1975 · 50 minHolt has discovered evidence of an atrocity committed by American troops in Vietnam — can he persuade Clancy to publish the story when no one else will?
Credits
- Robert PowellFrank Clancy · 5 episodes
- Keith DrinkelDick Holt · 5 episodes
- John BlytheTed Shatto · 4 episodes
- Eileen HelsbyLucy Caldwell · 4 episodes
- James GroutDai Owen (voice) · 4 episodes
- Catherine SchellPenny Clancy · 4 episodes
- Richard BeynonCreator
- Bill HaysDirector · 5 episodes
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 50 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- May 24, 1975
- LAST AIRED
- June 21, 1975
- PRODUCTION COMPANY
- BBC
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