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Series One || Series Two || Series Three || Series Four || Series Five || Series Six


Series One [1990]

1.00 - Unaired Pilot
Airdate: Never Aired
The computer system is attacked by a virus created by some sacked IT staff, revealing some shocking secrets, including Gus's business plans and secret files on the staff.


1.01 - A New Dawn
Airdate: 9th August 1990
GlobeLink News is taken over by Sir Roysten Merchant, and the staff worry about the intentions of their new chief executive, Gus Hedges.


1.02 - Sally's Arrival
Airdate: 16th August 1990
Gus brings in a new newsreader to improve GlobeLink's ratings. However, Sally Smedley's lack of news knowledge begins to irritate the staff, especially Henry.


1.03 - A Clash of Interests
Airdate: 23rd August 1990
Gus tries to stop a bad news story about Sir Roysten being broadcast, Henry watches his own obituary, and Sally worries about being given depressing news items.


1.04 - A Blast From the Past
Airdate: 30th August 1990
One of Damien's news stories leads Alex to meet her ex-husband Les, and she starts to worry about his intentions.


1.05 - Old Father Time
Airdate: 6th September 1990
Henry's nephew visits the newsroom as part of a journalism course, and the rest of the staff worry about looking old.


1.06 - Sex, Lies and Audiotape
Airdate: 13th September 1990
Dave catches Sally having sex with "her viking" and records it on audiotape. George also considers whether or not to broadcast a controversal news story.


1.07 - The New Approach
Airdate: 20th September 1990
Gus calls in a stress expert into the office, where George seems to be the root of the problem. Henry invests money into one of Dave's dodgy bets.


1.08 - The Root of All Evil
Airdate: 27th September 1990
Gus tells George that GlobeLink has to save money, Dave gets into more financial worries and Sally's purse is stolen.


1.09 - Death, Disaster 'n' Damien
Airdate: 4th October 1990
Damien tells a reporter about how he was injured filming a news report about animal rights protestors, omitting some information, such as how Sally's fur coat was ruined.


1.10 - The Big Day
Airdate: 11th October 1990
Gus starts to panic when GlobeLink hosts a live interview with Margaret Thatcher, and Henry gets annoyed when he learns that Sally will do the interview.






Series Two [1991]

2.01 - The Gulf Report
Airdate: 26th September 1991
George is in trouble after saying on a television interview that he would set up an enquiry into GlobeLink's coverage of the Gulf war. Gus worries about Dave's intentions when Sir Royston's daughter visits.


2.02 - The Trevorman Cometh
Airdate: 3rd October 1991
The staff begin to worry they may lose their jobs, and consider taking pay cuts to stay on board, except Sally.


2.03 - Henry & Dido
Airdate: 10th October 1991
Henry begins to fall in love with a young singer, and Sally insists on bringing her dog, Dido, into the newsroom.


2.04 - Baseball
Airdate: 17th October 1991
The staff are drafted into Gus's baseball team, just because he wants to get revenge on his older brother Julian. Meanwhile, the staff also use a photocopier repairman to see which stories are the best.


2.05 - Drunk Minister
Airdate: 24th October 1991
A minister due to be interviewed gets drunk, resulting in the staff trying their best to stop the interview. Damien also has trouble filming a news item on the recession.


2.06 - Alex and the Interpreter
Airdate: 31st October 1991
A visiting Russian businessman begins to fall in love with Alex, and it is not long before he proposes marrying her.


2.07 - Hoax
Airdate: 7th November 1991
After almost falling for a fake news story, Damien tries to pull a similar trick on his rival, Lynn Yates. Henry becomes stressed trying to solve the Sunday Times crossword.


2.08 - Don't Mention the Arabs
Airdate: 14th November 1991
Gus tries to prevent a story about Sir Royston's arms deals being broadcast until after Christmas, one of Henry's oldest friends is dying and Sally undergoes a Christian conversion.


2.09 - Damien Down and Out
Airdate: 21st November 1991
Damien tries to live on the streets for a week to make a report and Sally tries to write a story about the growth of Satanism in the armed forces. Margaret also leaves George.


2.10 - The Evangelist
Airdate: 28th November 1991
The evangelist who helped Sally find Jesus visits GlobeLink in the hope they may cover his rally, and George begins to turn towards religion for comfort.


2.11 - George's Daughter
Airdate: 5th December 1991
Deborah, George's delinquent daughter visits the newsroom after being suspended from school, and it is not long before Damien finds a use for her.

2.12 - Dave's Day
Airdate: 12th December 1991
George puts his faith in Dave when he asks him to deliver a tape to Sir Roysten, although Gus has his doubts.


2.13 Xmas Party
1Airdate: 9th December 1991
A joyful Christmas Party leads to a somewhat horrible ending, particularly when Alex and Dave discover themselves naked in the same bed and George finds himself alseep in a railway station.






Series Three [1993]

3.01- In Place of Alex
Airdate: 7th January 1993
After Alex leaves for a job at the BBC, Gus and George try and find a replacement. Meanwhile, a new employee who is an expert in forging documents comes in useful for Henry, Dave and Damien.


3.02 - Sally's Accountant
Airdate: 14th January 1993
After Helen publishes a report into GlobeLink's operations, she becomes a figure of hatred amongst the staff, except George. Henry, one of those affected, uses Sally's accountant to sort out his money problems.
Guest Stars: Sir Teddy Taylor and Ken Livingstone.


3.03 - Henry's Lost Love
Airdate: 21st January 1993
Henry's first ex-wife visits, telling him that she is getting married again. Henry's asks her if she would marry him again and upon rejection goes on a bender. This is a problem for Dave, who has just won £34,000 on the races, and the betting slip is in Henry's trouser pocket.


3.04 - Helen'll Fix It
Airdate: 28th January 1993
Helen tries her best to prevent the name of an informant on a documenty from getting out, allowing Gus to leak the information. Sally allows a girl to read the news with her for Jim'll Fix It, but the girl turns out to be even more of a monster than her.


3.05 - Sally's Libel
Airdate: 4th February 1993
Sally tries to sue a newspaper, which involves Henry and Dave doing the almost impossible task of being nice to Sally in court. However, the hard part comes when George takes the stand. The staff also get a failed goalkeeper as their new sports reporter.


3.06 - Lady Merchant
Airdate: 11th February 1993
Sir Roysten's wife visits GlobeLink in order to research into a novel she is writing. Gus, not surprisingly, Gus worries about how the staff will react to her, but worries even more when she asks Gus out.


3.07 - The New Newsreader
Airdate: 18th February 1993
When a new newsreader presents the news, Sally and Henry soon realise that she is going to replace them as the anchors. As a result, they work together to stop her. George asks Helen is she will go out with him, but Helen tells him she is a lesbian.


3.08 - Joy
Airdate: 25th February 1993
George and Helen try to make Joy easier to work with. However, given her unfriendly attitude and seeing as she has just broken up with her boyfriend, it is no easy task.


3.09 - Paintball
Airdate: 4th March 1993
The GlobeLink staff go paintballing. George takes his anger out on Gus, Joy takes her anger on some cows, whilst Dave and Helen instead make love to see if she really is a lesbian.


3.10 - George and his Daughter
Airdate: 11th March 1993
Deborah runs away from home and George tries to find her. Upon doing so, Deborah refuses to come back and George almost gets stabbed, but Dave saves him. George however, still worries about her. With James Bond star Daniel Craig.


3.11 - Awards
Airdate: 18th March 1993
GlobeLink attend the annual news awards, where Damien is up against Lynn Yates, Henry considers refusing a lifetime achievement award and Dave proposes marriage to Helen.
Guest Stars: Jon Snow, Neil Kinnock and Sue Carpenter.






Series Four [1994]

4.01 - The Undiscovered Country
Airdate: 29th September 1994
After attending a funeral, Gus becomes paranoid about death, and plans to see if he can become immortal. Damien gets banned from driving for a year, and Joy starts lending his car to pyschopaths and blind people.


4.02 - Quality Time
Airdate: 6th October 1994
Helen considers quitting her job at GlobeLink in order to spend more time with her daughter Chloe. As Joy prepares to go on Gladiators, Henry and Damien bet Dave that he cannot go out with her.


4.03 - The Day of the Mum
Airdate: 13th October 1994
Damien starts to panic when his terrifying mother comes to visit the office. More of his childhood is learned, including the incident with the cat. George prepares for Margaret second wedding.


4.04 - Births and Deaths
Airdate: 20th October 1994
Henry is worried when he learns a man claiming to be his son is visiting him. Damien is more worried about appearing in court to testify against a drug baron, and Sally is worried when she learns that she is pregnant.


4.05 - Helen's Parents
Airdate: 27th October 1994
As Helen worries about meeting her parents, who know nothing about her lesbianism, she asks Dave to pretend that he is her boyfriend. George also starts seeing a Polish woman, but the others thing she is just marrying him to get a become a British citizen.


4.06 - Sally in TV Times
Airdate: 3rd November 1994
Sally prepares for an interview with the TV Times, but suffers a set back when she suffers a miscarriage. Meanwhile George gets engaged to Anna.


4.07 - Crime Time
Airdate: 10th November 1994
When the director of Damien's new crime programme leaves the show, Gus takes over and begins to make the show more sensationalist. Dave and the others try their best to make George and Anna break-up.


4.08 - No More Mr Nice Guy
Airdate: 17th November 1994
After George leaves Anna, he becomes much harder and meaner. He begins to demand Damien's stories become more sensationalist and even indicates that he wants Gus's office.


4.09 - Henry's Autobiography
Airdate: 24th November 1994
Henry begins to write his autobiography, including a lot of stuff about Gus (all of it bad) and a whole appendix on Sally's sexual encounters. A young news reporter and admirer of Henry refuses to make a story more sensational.


4.10 - The Strike
Airdate: 1st December 1994
The camera crew go on strike against Gus, with the news gathering team following soon after. George, Sally and Damien still go into work, but soon George and Sally strike as well, leaving only Gus, Damien and some Russians to broadcast the news.


4.11 - The Wedding
Airdate: 8th December 1994
When Henry's flat is flooded, he is forced to spend the night with Gus, were it is shown how lonely Gus really is. The staff go on a stag night and hen night, but end up going to the same place.


4.12 - Damien and the Weather Girl
Airdate: 15th December 1994
When Dave tells Damien that the new weather girl is addicted to making love in dangerous places, it is not long before Damien becomes interested.
Guest Star: Michael Buerk.






Series Five [1996]

5.01 - Inside the Asylum
Airdate: 1st October 1996
Henry is offered a job to present a new programme on another channel, but is unsure as to whether or not to take as the man offering it is an old friend, whose wife he once had sex with. Sally also returns from a mental hospital and Helen is carjacked.


5.02 - The Godless Society
Airdate: 8th October 1996
Some Japanese businessmen visit GlobeLink and Gus is making sure that nothing goes wrong. A live discussion about God runs into problems when the bishop on the programme stops believing in God. However, things are not helped when George is late for work.


5.03 - The Bird of Doom
Airdate: 15th October 1996
Gus tells everyone that they have to make cut backs, including using a hawk in order to get rid of pigeons on the roof, much to the horror of Sally and her fear of birds. Joy goes for an interview at the BBC.


5.04 - What Are Friends For?
Airdate: 22nd October 1996
A old friend of Joy's starts work at the office, and starts to reveal embarrassing truths from Joy's pass. Meanwhile Gus is worried about going on a date, so goes on a dummy-run with Sally, but she soon starts to think that Gus loves her.


5.05 - The Path of True Love
Airdate: 29th October 1996
Helen invites some of the others to a dinner party to meet her new girlfriend, but they prove to be rather troublesome. Gus also has problems with his date, when he discovers that she becomes obsessed with him.


5.06 - George's Car
Airdate: 5th November 1996
Dave starts dating someone in the office, and this time the woman is not married. Dave even seems to be falling in love with the woman. Henry also sells his car to George, but it appears to more trouble that it's worth. Gus prepares the office for a visit from the Duchess of York.


5.07 - Charnley in Love
Airdate: 12th November 1996
Dave starts to think that he might have made a mistake by getting engaged, Sally becomes annoyed with an old woman who will not leave her alone after doing a pensions advert and Damien is held hostage.


5.08 - Henry's Diary
Airdate: 19th November 1996
Henry starts to make some money by writing a newspaper column, which is really written by Dave, who really gets Joy to write it. Gus is finding it hard to find famous guests for a gala dinner for Sir Roysten.
Guest Star: Dale Winton.


5.09 - Dave and Diana
Airdate: 26th November 1996
After Dave attends a party which was also attended by Princess Diana, the staff start to wonder if Dave and Diana are a couple. A therapist examines GlobeLink's staff, and becomes disturbed by everyone he speaks to.


5.10 - Luck
Airdate: 3rd December 1996
When Damien is injured filming instead of Gerry the cameraman, and George's live is fine for once, Damien starts to think his ultimate nightmare has come true. He's becoming George! Henry tries to become a report like Damien and Sally tries to get a part in panto.


5.11 - The Graveyard Shift
Airdate: 10th December 1996
The staff begin working on the night shift. George gets the hiccups, Henry and Sally get along together and it is discovered that Joy is a singing telegram. Dave also discovers that George is on drugs, acccording to a drugs test.


5.12 - Sex 'N' Death
Airdate: 17th December 1996
Henry learns that he only has a short time to live, so he decides to live life to the full while he still can. Gus tells Dave that he has been having sexual nightmares involving Joy.






Series Six [1998]

6.01 - The Newsmakers
Airdate: 28th October 1998
A fly-on-the-wall crew film the staff at GlobeLink. Sir Roysten's son Roy junior comes to visit the staff, in order to outline the plan fro GlobeLink's future.


6.02 - Beasts, Badgers and Bombshells
Airdate: 4th November 1998
Gus tries to boost GlobeLink's ratings by making the news as sensationalist as possible. Damien tries to film an item on the Beast of Bodmin using a panther and George starts looking after a badger.


6.03 - The Diaries
Airdate: 11th November 1998
With the staff knowing that GlobeLink is shutting down, Henry and Sally try to find work elsewhere, Damien tries to get a story using Tony Blair's diaries, Dave tries to get fired in order to earn some extra money, and Helen's father dies.


6.04 - But Is it Art?
Airdate: 18th November 1998
Joy's sketches are put up for an art exhibition, George starts to fall in love with Henry's niece, Helen finally admits to her mother that she is a lesbian and Sally gets engaged to the 34th richest man in the world.


6.05 - George Finds Love
Airdate: 25th November 1998
George is unsure as to if he should go out on another date with Sue, Gus tries to see if Sir Gordon will buy-out GlobeLink, and Damien starts to become increasingly ill while trying to find a big story.


6.06 - A Bit of an Atmosphere
Airdate: 2nd December 1998
Dave becomes involved in a race fixing scam in order to solve his money problems, Henry goes on a late night show with the rest of the staff think ruins his past achievements and Gus becomes increasingly unstable.


6.07 - The Final Chapter
Airdate: 9th December 1998
Damien goes to South America in order to interview a tribe and finally get a good story, Sally marries Sir Gordon, George wonders if he should go to Australia after Margaret has a heart attack, Henry considers what he should do with regard to his appearances on late night TV, Amanda offers Helen a job delivering sandwiches, Joy learns her art may not be as valuable as first thought and Gus, in one last attempt to save GlobeLink, meets Sir Roysteon in person.