Hold the Back Page

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Hold the Back Page
GenreDrama
Written byStan Hey
Andrew Nickolds
Directed by Adrian Shergold
Christopher R. Baker
Starring David Warner
Composer Gordon Giltrap
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerEvgeny Gridneff
Running time60 minutes
Production company BBC
Original release
Network BBC One
Release12 November 1985 (1985-11-12) 
28 January 1986 (1986-01-28)

Hold the Back Page is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One between 12 November 1985 and 28 January 1986. A sports reporter transfers from a broadsheet to a tabloid. [1]

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