Hot Metal Unleash the Kracken (Season 2, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy

Hot Metal

Unleash the Kracken (Season 2, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy

A Royal Commission is about to put a drastic end to the runaway sales of Twiggy Rathbone's Daily Crucible. The only thing that can stop Lord Gilbert's report is a little underhand work - or a genuine story of international importance.

Director

Nic Phillips

Writers

Andrew Marshall | David Renwick

Producer

Humphrey Barclay

Composers

David Firman | Alan Price ("Papers" words and music)

Editor

Dave Simpson

Casting Director

Corinne Rodriguez

Production Designer

Pip Gardner

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 17, 1988

Release date

Apr 17, 1988 (United Kingdom)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Caroline Milmoe Maggie Troon Maggie Troon See fewer	Bread (1986)
Richard Wilson Dicky Lipton Dicky Lipton See fewer	One Foot in the Grave (1990)
Adrian Gilpin Marvin Dony Marvin Dony See fewer	Hot Metal (1986)
Clare Clifford TV Interviewer TV Interviewer See fewer	Miss Potter (2006)
Robert Hardy Russell Spam / Twiggy Rathbone Russell Spam / Twiggy Rathbone See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Richard Vernon Lord Gilbert Lord Gilbert See fewer	Goldfinger (1964)
Richard Kane Greg Kettle Greg Kettle See fewer	A Bridge Too Far (1977)
David Barrass Jack Thrush Jack Thrush See fewer	Flawless (2007)
Angus Barnett Jezz Jezz See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
David Keyes Youth in Warehouse (as David Keys) Youth in Warehouse (as David Keys) See fewer	The Wolfman (2010)
Nicholas Colicos Lieut. Scott MacKenzie Lieut. Scott MacKenzie See fewer	Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Charles Collingwood Newsreader Newsreader See fewer	The Dark Crystal (1982)
John White Newspaper Hack Newspaper Hack See fewer	Tentacles (1977)
Charles Simon Judge Hitchcock Judge Hitchcock See fewer	Topsy-Turvy (1999)