''The Standard'' is a television series. Produced by BBC Scotland in 1978, it was shown on

BBC1 BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, ...

. The series dealt with an ailing Scottish newspaper – the eponymous ''Standard'' – and the attempts to reverse its declining fortunes by its team of journalists and administrators. Only one series of thirteen episodes was made. The series starred

Patrick Malahide Patrick Gerald Duggan (born 24 March 1945), known professionally as Patrick Malahide, is a veteran British film, television and theatre actor, author and producer, known, amongst other things, for his roles as Inspector Alleyn in '' The Inspec ...

, Colette O'Neil, Tom Watson and

Neil Stacy Neil Stacy (born 1941) is a British actor particularly known for his role in the 1980s television series ''Duty Free''.Vahimagi p.292 Selected television filmography * ''The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling'' (1964) * '' It's Dark Outside'' (1965 ...

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1970s British television series BBC Scotland television shows Mass media in Scotland 1970s Scottish television series 1978 Scottish television series debuts 1978 Scottish television series endings {{Scotland-tv-stub