Hold the Front Page: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Hold the Front Page follows the highs and lows of Nish and Josh as they travel across the UK working for a different local newspaper each week, on a mission to find real local stories strong enough to make the front page. Their investigative journey around Britain sees them delve into local mysteries, take part in unusual events, cover the burning issues of the day and even involve themselves in the news or enlist a celebrity or two to help them out along the way.

But with almost no journalistic experience the pair have to rely on their quick wits and natural curiosity as they attempt to get to the heart of makes each town or village tick - digging up some extraordinary scoops. This is an eye-opening look at some of Britain's amazing local communities through the lens of their local newspaper. What could possibly go wrong?

Series details

• Title: Hold the Front Page
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2023-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-05-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 62123
• IMDb ID: tt24133778
• TVDB ID: 429047

Cast and credited roles

• Nish Kumar — Nish Kumar
• Josh Widdicombe — Josh Widdicombe

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-01-04; final listed air date 2023-02-08; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-04-24; final listed air date 2024-05-29; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hold the Front Page on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.