''The Standard'' is a television series. Produced by

BBC Scotland BBC Scotland is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. Its headquarters are in Glasgow, employing approximately 1,250 staff as of 2017, to produce 15,000 hours of television and radio programming per year. BBC Scotla ...

in 1978, it was shown on

BBC1 BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and Flagship (broadcasting), flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includ ...

. 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, Colette O'Neil, Tom Watson and Neil Stacy.

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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