Drop the Dead Donkey
TV Show · Comedy

Set in a TV newsroom, this irreverent political satire follows the daily exploits of a network’s anchors, reporter, editor, assistants and executives.

2002 · 30m
Starring Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, David Swift
Director Liddy Oldroyd

Season 1

  • 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. - Adult humour
    24m
  • EPISODE 2
    Sally's Arrival
    In an effort to boost ratings, new Chief Executive Gus Hedges presents Henry with a new partner - Sally Smedley, who arrives in a blaze of self-publicity, to the horror of the staff. Henry nurtures plans for their partnership to extend beyond the screen and into his bed, until an intimate candlelit dinner turns into a tabloid picnic. - Adult humour
    24m
  • EPISODE 3
    A Clash of Interests
    George is thrown into a paroxysm of self-pity when a news story implicates Sir Roysten in a major chemical disaster caused by one of his companies, and he has to decide whether to run it. Sally is less than delighted about the effects of doom and gloom stories on her personal popularity, and Henry's life flashes before his eyes. - Adult humour
    25m
  • EPISODE 4
    A Blast from the Past
    Personal and professional life become one for Alex as she discovers that her ex-husband is implicated in a major scandal, and she is forced to question where her loyalties lie. Meanwhile, Gus's quest for higher standards means an unwelcome bout of coaching for Henry and Sally, and a brush with royalty for him. - Adult humour
    24m
  • EPISODE 5
    Old Father Time
    Henry is finding that his well-rehearsed interview technique is not working its magic on a particular government minister. And he is piqued when his nephew Jack, a media studies student, upstages him in more ways than one. - Adult humour
    24m
  • EPISODE 6
    Sex, Lies and Videotape
    Telegenic Sally Smedley's ice-cool screen persona belies a passionate heart, and soon two groins are beating as one. Meanwhile, George agonises over a news story whose veracity he doubts. When the station is raided by the Special Branch incriminating tapes are seized, and being wired for sound takes on a whole new meaning. - Adult humour
    24m

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Cast & Crew

  • Neil Pearson
    Dave Charnley
  • Jeff Rawle
    George Dent
  • David Swift
    Henry Davenport
  • Haydn Gwynne
    Alex Pates
  • Stephen Tompkinson
    Damien Day
  • Ingrid Lacey
    Helen Cooper
  • S‌D
    Susannah Doyle
    Joy Merryweather
  • L‌O
    Liddy Oldroyd
    Director
  • Denise O'Donoghue
    Producer
  • Andy Hamilton
    Writer
  • Guy Jenkin
    Writer

About

Drop the Dead Donkey

Comedy

Set in a TV newsroom, this irreverent political satire follows the daily exploits of a network’s anchors, reporter, editor, assistants and executives.

Information

Studio
Channel 4
Released
2002
Rated
TV-PG
© 1990 Hat Trick Productions Limited

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  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
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  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
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  • Mozambique
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  • Niger (English)
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  • Saudi Arabia
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  • Turkmenistan
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