[pressgang] Ageism and the Future

[Claire Douglas]

Hi all

Yes I saw Julia post on her social media about it. It sucks. She is Ginger! I don’t want anyone else.

I think for a roboot you’d have to either make it solely an adult show with the original cast, or a new bunch of kids doing an online publication with a few of the original cast to make the connection. Lynda could be the adult in charge of the kids.

Claire

> On 10 Jul 2020, at 9:03 pm, Matt Saunders <matts at yoyo.org> wrote:
> 
> I was just reading this sad story about Julia Sawalha experiencing
> ageism in the industry:
> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53360154
> 
> Given that Press Gang was all about giving "a voice for today's youth" I
> guess this means we're all officially not young any more.
> 
> It got me thinking though - if the Moff did actually get around to
> reviving Press Gang, would it be wise to go with the original cast?  Can
> the stories he told back then be as compelling with a cast of
> fiftysomethings?
> 
> Or would it be a reboot with a fresh cast, based around digital
> journalism?  And maybe Steven would pass the mantle to younger writers,
> maybe his sons to write the actual scripts?
> 
> Just day-dreaming a little. :-)
> 
> 
> Matt.
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