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Dirt [Pilot] (Original title)
Date: 02 January 2007 (Television)

Country: USA

Director: Matthew Carnahan

Synopsis: Drama series revolving around a celebrity tabloid. 1 of 13: Lucy Spiller, editor-in-chief of two sensational celebrity tabloid magazines, employs blackmail and entrapment to achieve her aims. Her target this time is struggling actor Holt McLaren.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Tabloid press, Celebrities, Magazine editing, Blackmail, Entrapment (legal)

Series title:

TV Transmissions
Date: 02 January 2007Broadcast company: FXCountry: USATransmission time: 22:00-23:00Slot duration: 60 minsCable - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Date: 09 July 2007Broadcast channel: Five USCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:10Slot duration: 70 minsDigital Terrestrial

Credits (25)
Production Company: Touchstone Television, Production Company: FX Productions, In association with: Coquette Productions, Executive Producer: Matthew Carnahan, Executive Producer: David Arquette, Executive Producer: Joel Fields, Executive Producer: Courteney Cox, Co-executive Producer: Chris Long, David Flebotte, Creator: Matthew Carnahan, Consulting Producer: Sally Robinson, Producer: Thea Mann, Line Producer: Sascha Schneider, Casting: Molly Lopata, Casting: Barbara Fiorentino, Casting: Jessie Disla, Written by: Matthew Carnahan, Director of Photography: Gearey Mcleod, Editor: Chris Cibelli, Editor: Robin Katz, Editor: Jill D'agnenica, Production Designer: Eve Cauley Turner, Set Designer: Ron Olsen, Music: Rick Ziegler
Cast (10)
Courteney Cox (Lucy Spiller), Ian Hart (Don Konkey), Josh Stewart (Holt McLaren), Jeffrey Nordling (Brent Barrow), Laura Allen (Julia Mallory), Rick Fox (Prince Tyreese), Shannyn Sossamon (Kira Klay), Timothy Bottoms (Gibson Horne), Alexandra Breckenridge (Willa McPherson), Will McCormack (Leo Spiller)