Looking for Clancy

50min

Drama

Frank Clancy goes from penniless working-class idealist in the 1930s to superstar journalist and editor in the London of the swinging '60s — but at what cost to his integrity?

Episodes

Cast

Part 1

1. Part 1

50min

24th May 1975

Born in London's East End ten years before the General Strike, Frank Clancy and Dick Holt are boyhood friends. As they grow up they are both determined to make their way to the top in Fleet Street.

Part 2

2. Part 2

50min

31st May 1975

In the 1930s, Clancy, in dire need of money, is given a job by a right-wing politician — who has a secret agenda.

Part 3

3. Part 3

50min

7th Jun 1975

Part 4

4. Part 4

50min

14th Jun 1975

Part 5

5. Part 5

50min

21st Jun 1975

Holt has discovered evidence of an atrocity committed by American troops in Vietnam — can he persuade Clancy to publish the story when no one else will?

First air date

24th May 1975

Last air date

21st Jun 1975

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks