Hot Metal - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Tell-Tale Heart
Russell Spam arrives to take over as editor of the Daily Crucible - which means "promotion" for the previous incumbent, Harry Stringer, to Executive Managing Editor with a new office ... in the lift! So begins the Crucible's slide in to the murky world of tabloid journalism with the first headline - 'Royals in Porno Storm'!
The Modern Promethius
Ace reporter Greg Kettle has uncovered a man proclaiming to be Nikita Krushchev in Switzerland and the Crucible is about to unveil 'Sex Secrets of the Soviets'. Meanwhile, Twiggy Rathbone is being pressured on matters of humanitarian importance by the Prime Minister.
Beyond the Infinite
In an effort to keep abreast of their rivals, Russell Spam decides to spice up Page Three - and freak out Harry Stringer in the process! Meanwhile, cub reporter Bill Tytla uncovers the first clues to an international scandal that would put Spam's vivid imagination to shame.
Casting the Runes
Priests are striking in support of Father Teasdale up and down the country. Meanwhile, Tytla refuses to heed his editor's warning to stay away from the 'non-story' of Kruschev's death.
The Slaughter of the Innocent
The newspaper buys sextuplets for a bizarre giveaway; Harry, of course, is not amused. Rathbone informs him of how he'll be easily able to get rid of Russell, and Tytla is following an increasingly murky path in search of truth.
The Respectable Prostitute
When Tytla and Kettle track down the missing nurse and a mysterious batch of correspondence, the whole sordid truth about Kubelsky's death is revealed. But will anyone believe it? And with Harry in prison, who will stand up for the Crucible?
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