1.3m Fallout with C4
Channel 4's powerful drama Fallout, part of its Disarming Britain season, made a respectable show of things with an average audience of 1.3m (8.8%) at 10pm.- Published:04 July 2008 11:48
- Author: Jon Rogers
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