I would have been all of seven or eight years old when this aired in Australia - probably a little outside the target audience. Lucky I have an older sister who watched it, otherwise I may never have been exposed to the brilliance that was Press Gang. There's nothing you can say against the show - it was well written, creative, honest and the characters were fantastically developed. They were real, quirky . . . they were *characters* in the truest sense of the word. I purchased one of the Press Gang books (#4 - The Date) years ago, and re-read it the other day, thus reigniting my earlier love for the show. I wonder - do any Australians have any hope that the ABC will repeat it? The storylines were incredible - humorous and thought provoking and unique. I still remember the episodes with the gunman, or the one when the record store collapsed with Spike inside, or the one with Linda and Spike handcuffed together. And who could forget that 'everyone loves a Ping'? I challenge anyone to inform me of a better children's program. This was television at its finest.
Review of Press Gang
