Scoop

4.8

120 minutes

4/26/1987

Overview

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.

Cast List

Michael Maloney
as William Boot
Michael Hordern
as Uncle Theodor
Denholm Elliott
as Salter
Donald Pleasence
as Lord Copper
Robert Eddison
as Troutbeck
Helen Lindsay
as Mrs. Boot
Gwen Nelson
as Granny Boot
Nicholas Le Prevost
as John Boot
Jake Wood
as Paper Boy
Nicola Pagett
as Julia Stitch
Lucy Speed
as Josephine Stitch
Fred Pearson
as Editor
Clive Mantle
as Cuthbert
Jack Shepherd
as Corker
Tony Haygarth
as Pigge
Martin Wimbush
as London Dinner Guest
Chua Kah Joo
as Lascar Steward