Name: Drop the Dead Donkey
Released: 2002-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, David Swift

Available on Channel 4

Drop the Dead Donkey is a sitcom with a difference. Set in the newsroom of a commercial TV news station, the ten-part series lifts the lid on what really happens when the lights dim and the sound goes off in the newsroom.

Comedy · 2002 · 25 min

Starring Neil Pearson , Jeff Rawle , David Swift

Director Liddy Oldroyd

EPISODE 1

A New Dawn

A brave new world beckons for the staff at Globelink News when the station is taken over by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. As the team grapples with the complexities of covering Northern Ireland and the machinations of the new regime, panic and paranoia jump to danger levels.

24 min · 9 Aug 1990
EPISODE 2

Sally's Arrival

In an effort to boost ratings, Gus presents Henry with a new partner: Sally Smedley, who arrives in a blaze of self-publicity. Henry nurtures plans for their partnership to extend into his bedroom...

24 min · 16 Aug 1990
EPISODE 3

A Clash of Interests

George has to decide whether to run a negative story about Sir Roysten. Sally is unhappy about the effects of doom and gloom stories on her personal popularity. Henry's life flashes before his eyes.

25 min · 23 Aug 1990
EPISODE 4

A Blast from the Past

Alex has to decide where her loyalties lie when her ex-husband is implicated in a scandal. And Henry and Sally aren't happy about receiving extra coaching as part of Gus's quest for higher standards.

24 min · 30 Aug 1990
EPISODE 5

Old Father Time

Henry's well-rehearsed interview technique fails to work its magic on a particular government minister. To make matters worse, his nephew, a media studies student, upstages him in more ways than one.

24 min · 6 Sept 1990
EPISODE 6

Sex, Lies and Audiotape

Sally Smedley's ice-cool screen persona belies a passionate heart, and soon two groins are beating as one. And when Special Branch raid the station, being wired for sound takes on a whole new meaning.

24 min · 13 Sept 1990