Scoop
Scoop is a 1987 TV film directed by Gavin Millar, adapted by William Boyd from the 1938 satirical novel Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. It was produced by Sue Birtwistle with executive producers Nick Elliott and Patrick Garland. Original music was made by Stanley Myers. The story is about a reporter sent to Ishmaelia (a fictional African state) by accident.
Crew and Cast
Gavin MillarDirector
Michael MaloneyWilliam Boot
Michael HordernUncle Theodor
Denholm ElliottSalter
Donald PleasenceLord Copper
Robert EddisonTroutbeck
Helen LindsayMrs. BootGwen NelsonGranny Boot
Nicholas Le PrevostJohn Boot
Jake WoodPaper Boy
Nicola PagettJulia Stitch
Lucy SpeedJosephine Stitch
Fred PearsonEditorClive MantleCuthbert
Jack ShepherdCorker
Tony HaygarthPigge
Martin WimbushLondon Dinner Guest
Chua Kah JooLascar StewardStoryline
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 26 April 1987
- Runtime
- 2h
- TMDB score
- 5.7 / 10 (7 votes)
Production
- Director
- Gavin Millar
- Writers
- Evelyn Waugh, William Boyd
- Studios
- LWT
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Languages
- Original
- English
- Spoken
- English