news news Scoop 1972 returning series 1 season William Boot, a mild-mannered contributor of "Nature Notes" to a national newspaper, is mistaken for a famous foreign correspondent and dispatched to Ishmaelia to cover a war. This series is believed to be lost. watched want to watch news ✕ loading… cast Harry Worth William Boot Sinéad Cusack Katchen Brian Oulton Salter James Beck Corker Dan Jackson Dr. Benito John Junkin Baldwin Moray Watson Bannister Brian Coburn Olafson Gerald Flood John Boot Hugh Latimer Cuthbert Jean Anderson Great Aunt Anne Arthur Brough Bentinck N Natalie Kent Sister Watts seasons Season 1 7 episodes · 1972