Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey

Series·1990–1998·6 Seasons

Drop the Dead Donkey

Created By

Andy Hamilton

Country

GB

Language

English

Episodes

65

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// overview

The Story

A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization against Sir Roysten's right-hand man, Gus Hedges, who wants to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Roysten's business empire.

Producer

Guy Jenkin, Andy Hamilton

Themes

satiredark comedyreportersitcompolitical humorworkplace comedy

Audience Score

69%

29 votes

Skip10%
Timepass24%
Go for it39%
Perfection27%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson

Dave Charnley

Victoria Wicks

Victoria Wicks

Sally Smedley

Susannah Doyle

Susannah Doyle

Joy Merryweather

David Swift

Henry Davenport

Stephen Tompkinson

Stephen Tompkinson

Damien Day

Jeff Rawle

Jeff Rawle

George Dent

Robert Duncan

Gus Hedges

Ingrid Lacey

Ingrid Lacey

Helen Cooper

// crew

Crew

Guy Jenkin

Guy Jenkin

Writer, Producer

Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton

Producer

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