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Drop the Dead Donkey

Comedy
1990
6 Seasons
65 Episodes
EN
Ended
PG

About

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.

#satire#dark comedy#reporter#sitcom#political humor#workplace comedy

Cast

Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson

as Dave Charnley

Victoria Wicks

Victoria Wicks

as Sally Smedley

Susannah Doyle

Susannah Doyle

as Joy Merryweather

DS

David Swift

as Henry Davenport

Stephen Tompkinson

Stephen Tompkinson

as Damien Day

Jeff Rawle

Jeff Rawle

as George Dent

RD

Robert Duncan

as Gus Hedges

Ingrid Lacey

Ingrid Lacey

as Helen Cooper

Episodes

Season 1

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A New Dawn
E1

A New Dawn

Aug 9, 1990

Sir Roysten takes over at Globelink News, and puts Gus in charge. The Editor George tries to sack Damien for seeding crash sites,while he is filming , but Gus intercedes and Damien is only reprimanded.

Sally's Arrival
E2

Sally's Arrival

Aug 16, 1990

As Britain is threatened by Saddam Hussein with the Gulf war about to break out the staff have a bigger problem to contend with. The arrival of a new news reader, Sally Smedley.

A Clash of Interests
E3

A Clash of Interests

Aug 23, 1990

Gus tries to get Alex on his side in order to pressurise George to censor a story about a chemical spillage from a company owned by Sir Roysten. Dave updates the obituaries but Henry accidentally sees his and gets upset.

A Blast from the Past
E4

A Blast from the Past

Aug 30, 1990

Damien is doing a story on slum landlords but when they view the footage, Alex is staggered to learn that her ex husband is involved in the story. Sally and Henry have elocution lessons, and Sally appears on a TV telethon for charity.

Old Father Time
E5

Old Father Time

Sep 6, 1990

Henry's nephew comes to the office to gain work experience but everybody gets worked up as to just how young he is.

Sex, Lies and Audiotape
E6

Sex, Lies and Audiotape

Sep 13, 1990

Alex has obtained a top secret audio tape, that the Government wants banned. Sally is taped making love to the sound man, but when Dave makes Henry a copy of Sally's tape, he accidentally uses the secret tape, thus erasing it.

The New Approach
E7

The New Approach

Sep 20, 1990

Gus brings in a stress therapist to interview the staff and after a group session, a fight breaks out between Dave and Henry, so Gus fires the therapist. Dave persuades Henry to put money into a racehorse which turns out to be rubbish.

The Root of All Evil
E8

The Root of All Evil

Sep 27, 1990

Sally gets flowers from a secret admirer and when she loses her purse, Dave comes under suspicion, because he has been trying to borrow money. Gus goes on an economy drive.

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