Scoop (2009)
Synopsis
An inept newspaper journalist and his puppet Border Terrier dog, try to get a scoop for the Pilbury Post.
First Air Date: 2009-01-05
Last Air Date: 2011-08-10
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 39
Created By: Julian Dutton
Networks: CBBC
Top Cast
- Shaun Williamson as Digby Digworth
- Mark Benton as Max de Lacey
- Phil Fletcher as Hacker (Voice)
- Iain Stirling as Newspaper Deliverer
- Andy Heath as Hacker (Voice)
- Simon Ludders as Sid the Source
- Sam Stockman as Simon
- Miles Barrow as Newspaper Boy
- Mina Anwar as Selena Sharp
- Tony Aitken as Colonel Winters
Seasons
Series 1 (2009)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: No Newt is Good Newt
Digby joins a world-famous explorer in his quest to locate a rare blue spotted newt. Hacker is more interested in tracking the legendary Bigfoot, but regrets his decision when the creature mistakes him for its offspring.
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Ep. 2: Out of This World
Digby hears about a space-themed photography competition. Hacker agrees to be launched into orbit after learning the first prize is a year's supply of pizza, and his rocket-propelled mission attracts the attention of a like-minded alien.
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Ep. 3: Monk-y Business
Local reporter Digby Digworth discovers an ancient map after being given a seemingly hopeless story to cover at Pilbury monastery.
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Ep. 4: Cat-astrophe
Digby is sent to interview a leading model, but his dog Hacker is not happy when it turns out to be a cat. Unfortunately, they get the blame after the feline celebrity escapes, leading them to take drastic measures to get it back.
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Ep. 5: Fight Night
Wrestling fever hits town as US legend "The Ballista" prepares for a one-off bout in Pilbury.
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Ep. 6: Hair Brained Scheme
An action movie star is in town promoting his new film, and Digby Digworth becomes convinced he is bald. The reporter sets out to take an incriminating photo of the actor, but he must avoid the clutches of a hotel's ferocious manager.
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Ep. 7: Don't Read All About It
Famous children's author T.K. Towling comes to town to promote the latest book in her popular 'Billy Watson' series and both Digby and rival journalist Selena Sharp compete to be the first to interview her. Unfortunately Hacker destroys the only copy of the new book and Digby has to think fast to replace it.
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Ep. 8: Gran Day Out
Reporter Digby Digworth is on the case of a sweet-toothed crime gang called the Battenburglars, who replace the valuables they steal with cakes. Meanwhile, Hacker grows suspicious when the investigative duo are sent to interview an elderly granny in Pilbury's tea shop.
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Ep. 9: Magnetic Attraction
Digby is sent to investigate a new police robot.
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Ep. 10: Stop Gear
Reporter Digby Digworth is sent to get a shot of the world's largest biscuit.
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Ep. 11: Keep Young and Beautiful
Digby Digworth and Hacker are sent to investigate a local cosmetics laboratory where an inventor has created a revolutionary anti-ageing cream, but interfere in the product's mixing process - with disastrous consequences.
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Ep. 12: Environ-Mental
The Pilbury Post embarks on an environmentally friendly campaign, and Digby Digworth's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases are thwarted by attempts to break a world record.
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Ep. 13: Bloomin' Marvellous
Digby goes head to head with his arch-rival Selena Sharp to photograph the world's rarest plant. The species only flowers once every 100 years, so Digby has to capture the moment before it is too late.
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