Series 1
6 episodes · Jan 9, 1985
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- S1E1
Rabid Dingo: Shock Horror
Jan 9, 198530mThe editor of The Daily News gossip column has retired, leaving Neville Lytton and his arch-rival Henry Field to compete for the vacancy. When Australian tycoon Wayne Monroe tries to buy the paper, Lytton sets about investigating his past.
- S1E2
Daddy's Girls
Jan 16, 198530mLytton, the new gossip diary editor of The Daily News, spends the day with his estranged wife, Catherine, and Laura Grey, his girlfriend, is less than pleased. Meanwhile, on the work front, Lytton investigates a merchant banker who disapproves of his daughter's relationship with a record producer, has something in his past that he's trying to hide.
- S1E3
The Lady in the Mask
Jan 23, 198530mLytton investigates the identity of a masked woman who strips at stage parties. Gambler Lucky Jim Diamond threatens to sue for defamation over an article Lytton has written.
- S1E4
Tricks of the Trade
Jan 30, 198530mLytton meets his old friend Hamil, who seems to be involved in a shady deal with an MP called Westaway. Soon, Lytton gets involved and falls victim to blackmail.
- S1E5
The Silly Season
Feb 6, 198530mMargot Shelley, a fading film star, has just published her autobiography. However, Lytton is more interested in the memoirs of starlet Solveig Lindstrom.
- S1E6
Come Uppance
Feb 13, 198530mWhilst visiting Catherine, Lytton is informed about strange goings-on at the home of Lord Rimmer. He uncovers a plot to create a right-wing political movement and exposes the story in his paper.