The Standard Golden Boy (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode

The Standard

Golden Boy (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode

Peter Dawson arrives from London to assess whether Standard should close down due to heavy losses. He hijacks a Union meeting with a £5 million upgrade, of the paper, at expense of job loses. A planned strike will see the paper close down.

Director

Paddy Russell

Writers

Alastair Balfour (creator) | Peter May (creator) | Anthony Read

Producer

Roderick Graham

Production Designer

Guthrie Hutton

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 4, 1978

Release date

Apr 4, 1978 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Malahide Colin Anderson Colin Anderson See fewer	The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Colette O'Neil Felicity Grant Felicity Grant See fewer	Mortdecai (2015)
Tom Watson Alex Forsythe Alex Forsythe See fewer	Cardiac Arrest (1994)
Gerry Slevin James Kendal James Kendal See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Neil Stacy Peter Dawson (as Neil Stacey) Peter Dawson (as Neil Stacey) See fewer	The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
Jan Wilson Moira Craig Moira Craig See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Paul Barnard Public Relations Man Public Relations Man See fewer	The Omega Factor (1979)
Philip Crowther Pilot Pilot See fewer	The Standard (1978)
Bill Denniston Archie Archie See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Patrick Joyce Dougie Clarke Dougie Clarke See fewer	Sutherland's Law (1973)
Jerome Willis Jeremy Longmuir Jeremy Longmuir See fewer	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)