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