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