The Standard The Name of the Game (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode

The Standard

The Name of the Game (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode

The takeover at the Standard is agreed but Peter Dawson finds the board has a changed it's mind and has voted to shut the paper down. Dawson has 24 hours to save, the Standard, but needs Felicity Grant to make a mock up for a relaunch.

Director

Paddy Russell

Writers

Alastair Balfour | Peter May

Producer

Roderick Graham

Production Designer

Guthrie Hutton

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Updated May 16, 1978

Release date

May 16, 1978 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Malahide Colin Anderson Colin Anderson See fewer	The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Colette O'Neil Felicity Grant Felicity Grant See fewer	Mortdecai (2015)
Tom Watson Alex Forsythe Alex Forsythe See fewer	Cardiac Arrest (1994)
Gerry Slevin James Kendal James Kendal See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Neil Stacy Peter Dawson (as Neil Stacey) Peter Dawson (as Neil Stacey) See fewer	The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
Jan Wilson Moira Craig Moira Craig See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Arthur Boland McDonald McDonald See fewer	Rob Roy (1977)
Jim Byars Reporter Reporter See fewer	A Sense of Freedom (1981)
Victor Carin George Smart George Smart See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Iain Cuthbertson Sir Henry Lockwood Sir Henry Lockwood See fewer	Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
Bill Denniston Archie Archie See fewer	Taggart (1983)
Frederick Jaeger Adams Adams See fewer	Department S (1969)
E.J.P. Mace Henning Henning See fewer	Square Mile of Murder (1980)
Roddy McMillan Dick Sime Dick Sime See fewer	The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
Martin Neil Bobbie McPhie Bobbie McPhie See fewer	Accident (1978)