Jeremy Dunford is a journalist nearing breaking point; after 22 years in the job he desperately wants out but finds himself trapped in regional purgatory.
Approaching 40, divorced, with two demanding daughters, Jeremy lives with his best friend who is also his top contact and drinking partner.
With sales plummeting and the newspaper cutting back on staff the situation goes from bad to worse when an attractive new TV reporter moves onto the patch: a reporter who will do just about anything to raise her profile and get onto the national news.
A battle for dominance soon breaks out between print and broadcast against the backdrop of a northern market town gripped by crime and racial tension.
Approaching 40, divorced, with two demanding daughters, Jeremy lives with his best friend who is also his top contact and drinking partner.
With sales plummeting and the newspaper cutting back on staff the situation goes from bad to worse when an attractive new TV reporter moves onto the patch: a reporter who will do just about anything to raise her profile and get onto the national news.
A battle for dominance soon breaks out between print and broadcast against the backdrop of a northern market town gripped by crime and racial tension.
