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	\| director = David Askey<br />Nic Phillips		\| director = David Askey<br />Nic Phillips
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	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English
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	\| list_episodes = #Episode list		\| list_episodes = #Episode list
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	\| producer = [[w:Humphrey Barclay\|Humphrey Barclay]]		\| producer = [[Humphrey Barclay\|Humphrey Barclay]]
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	\| company = Humphrey Barclay Productions<br />[[w:London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]]		\| company = Humphrey Barclay Productions<br />[[London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]]
	\| distributor = [[w:ITV Studios\|ITV Studios]]		\| distributor = [[ITV Studios\|ITV Studios]]
	\| channel = [[w:ITV Network\|ITV]]		\| channel = [[ITV Network\|ITV]]
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	'''''Hot Metal''''' (1986–88) is a British [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] produced by [[w:London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]] about the newspaper industry.		'''''Hot Metal''''' (1986–88) is a British [[sitcom\|sitcom]] produced by [[London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]] about the newspaper industry.

	Written by [[David Renwick]] and [[Andrew Marshall (screenwriter)\|Andrew Marshall]], it is very much a continuation in style from their previous sitcom ''[[Whoops Apocalypse\|Whoops Apocalypse!]]''. It was produced by [[Humphrey Barclay]].		Written by [[David Renwick]] and [[Andrew Marshall (screenwriter)\|Andrew Marshall]], it is very much a continuation in style from their previous sitcom ''[[Whoops Apocalypse\|Whoops Apocalypse!]]''. It was produced by [[Humphrey Barclay]].

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	~~{{one source\|date=September 2015}}~~
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2014}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2014}}
	{{Use British English\|date=May 2014}}		{{Use British English\|date=May 2014}}
	~~{{Other uses\|Hot metal (disambiguation)}}~~
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	\| creator =		\| creator =
	\| developer =		\| developer =
	\| writer = [[Andrew Marshall (screenwriter)\|Andrew Marshall]]<br />[[David Renwick]]		\| writer = [[w:Andrew Marshall (screenwriter)\|Andrew Marshall]]<br />[[w:David Renwick]]
	\| director = David Askey<br />Nic Phillips		\| director = David Askey<br />Nic Phillips
	\| creative_director =		\| creative_director =
	\| presenter =		\| presenter =
	\| starring = [[Robert Hardy]]<br />Richard Kane<br />[[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)\|Geoffrey Palmer]]<br />[[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]]<br />[[Caroline Milmoe]]		\| starring = [[Robert Hardy]]<br />Richard Kane<br />[[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)\|Geoffrey Palmer]]<br />[[w:Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]]<br />[[w:Caroline Milmoe\|Caroline Milmoe]]
	\| judges =		\| judges =
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	\| composer = [[Nigel Hess]] (Series 1)<br/>[[David Firman]] (Series 2)		\| composer = [[w:Nigel Hess\|Nigel Hess]] (Series 1)<br/>[[w:David Firman\|David Firman]] (Series 2)
	\| country = United Kingdom		\| country = United Kingdom
	\| language = English		\| language = English
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	\| producer = [[Humphrey Barclay]]		\| producer = [[w:Humphrey Barclay\|Humphrey Barclay]]
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	\| company = Humphrey Barclay Productions<br />[[London Weekend Television]]		\| company = Humphrey Barclay Productions<br />[[w:London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]]
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	'''''Hot Metal''''' (1986–88) is a British [[sitcom]] produced by [[London Weekend Television]] about the newspaper industry.		'''''Hot Metal''''' (1986–88) is a British [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] produced by [[w:London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]] about the newspaper industry.

	Written by [[David Renwick]] and [[Andrew Marshall (screenwriter)\|Andrew Marshall]], it is very much a continuation in style from their previous sitcom ''[[Whoops Apocalypse\|Whoops Apocalypse!]]''. It was produced by [[Humphrey Barclay]].		Written by [[David Renwick]] and [[Andrew Marshall (screenwriter)\|Andrew Marshall]], it is very much a continuation in style from their previous sitcom ''[[Whoops Apocalypse\|Whoops Apocalypse!]]''. It was produced by [[Humphrey Barclay]].

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{{Short description|British television series}}
{{one source|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Other uses|Hot metal (disambiguation)}}
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| image = Hot Metal (TV series).jpg
| caption =
| alt_name =
| genre = [[Comedy]]
| creator =
| developer =
| writer = [[Andrew Marshall (screenwriter)|Andrew Marshall]] [[David Renwick]]
| director = David Askey Nic Phillips
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| starring = [[Robert Hardy]] Richard Kane [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]] [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]] [[Caroline Milmoe]]
| judges =
| voices =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer = [[Alan Price]]
| opentheme = "Papers"
| endtheme =
| composer = [[Nigel Hess]] (Series 1) [[David Firman]] (Series 2)
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 2 + Charity special
| num_episodes = 12
| list_episodes = #Episode list
| executive_producer =
| producer = [[Humphrey Barclay]]
| editor =
| location =
| cinematography =
| camera =
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| company = Humphrey Barclay Productions [[London Weekend Television]]
| distributor = [[ITV Studios]]
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'''''Hot Metal''''' (1986–88) is a British [[sitcom]] produced by [[London Weekend Television]] about the newspaper industry.

Written by [[David Renwick]] and [[Andrew Marshall (screenwriter)|Andrew Marshall]], it is very much a continuation in style from their previous sitcom ''[[Whoops Apocalypse|Whoops Apocalypse!]]''. It was produced by [[Humphrey Barclay]].

==Synopsis==
The ''Daily Crucible'', the dullest newspaper in [[Fleet Street]], is suddenly taken over by media magnate Terence "Twiggy" Rathbone ([[Robert Hardy]]) (an obvious parody of real-life magnates, especially [[Rupert Murdoch]] and [[Robert Maxwell]]). Its editor Harry Stringer ([[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]]) is 'promoted' to managing editor, and is replaced in his old job by Russell Spam (also played by Hardy). At first Stringer is convinced that Spam is in fact Rathbone in disguise, until he sees the two of them together (via split-screen). In a later episode Stringer meets the paper's board of directors, all of whom are also played by Hardy.

Spam takes the paper shooting downmarket and turns the Crucible into a sensation-seeking scandal rag, very much in the style of the British [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]]s of the 1980s, in particular ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' and The Mirror. In one episode, the ''Crucible's'' [[Page 3]] is spiced up by the invention of "Wobblevision", a method of animating nude glamour photos by means of special printing techniques and 3D-style glasses with moving filters. This idea has to be dropped due to medical evidence that it causes migraines and vision problems; following this revelation Stringer tells a user, "stop it, you'll go blind".

Spam is helped in his popularising campaign by his ace gutter journalist, Greg Kettle (Richard Kane), who intimidates his tabloid victims by claiming to be "a representative of Her Majesty's press" and produces stories such as accusing a vicar of being a werewolf. Throughout the first series, a running plot involved cub reporter Bill Tytla ([[John Gordon Sinclair]]) gradually uncovering an actual newsworthy story that went to the very heart of government (Tytla appears to be named after animator [[Bill Tytla|Vladimir "Bill" Tytla]]).

In the second series, Harry Stringer had vanished in a "mysterious aircraft accident", to be replaced as Managing Editor by former daytime chat show host Richard Lipton ([[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]]). The cub reporter investigating the running plot this time was Maggie Troon ([[Caroline Milmoe]]).

The show's opening title sequence depicts the titles apparently being printed by metal type blocks; in the closing titles, blocks spelling the main title are seen melting in [[time-lapse photography|time-lapse]] behind the credits.

==Cast==
* [[Robert Hardy]] as Russell Spam, Terrence "Twiggy" Rathbone and ''Daily Crucible'' board members
* Richard Kane as Greg Kettle
* [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]] as Harold Stringer (series 1)
* [[John Gordon Sinclair]] as Bill Tytla (series 1)
* [[Geoffrey Hutchings]] as Max Rutherford (series 1)
* [[John Horsley (actor)|John Horsley]] as Father Teasdale (series 1)
* [[Sarah Mortimer]] as Sharon Chandler (series 1)
* [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)|Richard Wilson]] as Richard "Dicky" Lipton (series 2)
* [[Caroline Milmoe]] as Maggie Troon (series 2)
* David Barrass as Jack Thrush (series 2)

==Episode list==
In total, twelve episodes were made and broadcast. A [[Comic Relief]] special episode was also broadcast.

===Series 1===
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===Series 2===
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|Title=Religion of the People
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|Title=The Joker to the Thief
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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1988|3|13|df=y}}<ref name="Episode 8"/>

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|Title=The Hydra's Head
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|Title=Crown of Thorns
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|Title=Unleash the Kraken
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===Comic Relief special===
In 1989 the show was briefly revived for a 13-minute [[Comic Relief]] special "The Satellite Years" (AKA "The Rat Sat on the Cat"), with Hardy and Palmer reviving their roles from the first series (though the second series set was used).

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==DVD and streaming release==
Both series of '''Hot Metal''' have been released on DVD. A 2-disc set of the complete series has also been released. In March 2022 the series was added to UK streaming service [[BritBox]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! DVD !! Release date
|-
| {{center|The Complete Series 1}} || {{center|7 September 2009}}
|-
| {{center|The Complete Series 2}} || {{center|19 April 2010}}
|-
| {{center|The Complete Series 1 to 2 Box Set}} || {{center|18 October 2010}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name="Episode 1">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605446 |title=The tell-tale heart |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605442 |title=The modern promethius |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 3">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605436 |title=Beyond the infinite |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 4">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605437 |title=Casting the runes |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 5">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605445 |title=The slaughter of the innocent |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 6">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605443 |title=The respectable prostitute |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 7">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605439 |title=Religion of the people |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 8">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605441 |title=The joker to the thief |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 9">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605440 |title=The hydra's head |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 10">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605447 |title=The twilight zone |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 11">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605438 |title=Crown of thorns |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 12">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605448 |title=Unleash the kracken |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>

<ref name="Episode 13">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0605444 |title=The satellite years |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0090453|Hot metal}}.
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|hot_metal|Hot metal}}.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031013070337/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/h/hotmetal_1299001525.shtml ''Hot metal''] at BBC online comedy guide.
*{{Epguides|HotMetal|Hot Metal}}.

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