Drop the Dead Donkey

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1990 • Comedy

Rating: 6.8 / 10

Status: Ended

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 65

Original Language: English

Network: Channel 4

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.

Seasons & Episodes

Season 0

Season 1 Poster

Season 1

Season 2 Poster

Season 2

Season 3 Poster

Season 3

Season 4 Poster

Season 4

Season 5 Poster

Season 5

Season 6 Poster

Season 6

Season 1 Episodes

1 - A New Dawn (Thu, Aug 9, 1990)
2 - Sally's Arrival (Thu, Aug 16, 1990)
3 - A Clash of Interests (Thu, Aug 23, 1990)
4 - A Blast from the Past (Thu, Aug 30, 1990)
5 - Old Father Time (Thu, Sep 6, 1990)
6 - Sex, Lies and Audiotape (Thu, Sep 13, 1990)
7 - The New Approach (Thu, Sep 20, 1990)
8 - The Root of All Evil (Thu, Sep 27, 1990)
9 - Death, Disaster 'n' Damien (Thu, Oct 4, 1990)
10 - The Big Day (Thu, Oct 11, 1990)

Season 2 Episodes

1 - The Gulf Report (Thu, Sep 26, 1991)
2 - The Trevorman Cometh (Thu, Oct 3, 1991)
3 - Henry and Dido (Thu, Oct 10, 1991)
4 - Baseball (Thu, Oct 17, 1991)
5 - The Drunken Cabinet Minister (Thu, Oct 24, 1991)
6 - Alex and the Intrepreter (Thu, Oct 31, 1991)
7 - Hoax (Thu, Nov 7, 1991)
8 - Don't Mention the Arabs (Thu, Nov 14, 1991)
9 - Damien Down and Out (Thu, Nov 21, 1991)
10 - The Evangelist (Thu, Nov 28, 1991)
11 - George's Daughter (Thu, Dec 5, 1991)
12 - Dave's Day (Thu, Dec 12, 1991)
13 - The Christmas Party (Thu, Dec 19, 1991)

Season 3 Episodes

1 - In Place of Alex (Thu, Jan 7, 1993)
2 - Sally's Accountant (Thu, Jan 14, 1993)
3 - Henry's Lost Love (Thu, Jan 21, 1993)
4 - Helen'll Fix It (Thu, Jan 28, 1993)
5 - Sally's Libel (Thu, Feb 4, 1993)
6 - Lady Merchant (Thu, Feb 11, 1993)
7 - The New Newsreader (Thu, Feb 18, 1993)
8 - Joy (Thu, Feb 25, 1993)
9 - Paintball (Thu, Mar 4, 1993)
10 - George and His Daughter (Thu, Mar 11, 1993)
11 - Awards (Thu, Mar 18, 1993)

Season 4 Episodes

1 - The Undiscovered Country (Thu, Sep 29, 1994)
2 - Quality Time (Thu, Oct 6, 1994)
3 - The Day of The Mum (Thu, Oct 13, 1994)
4 - Births and Deaths (Tue, Sep 20, 1994)
5 - Helen's Parents (Tue, Sep 27, 1994)
6 - Sally in T.V. Times (Thu, Nov 3, 1994)
7 - Crime Time (Thu, Nov 10, 1994)
8 - No More Mr Nice Guy (Thu, Nov 17, 1994)
9 - Henry's Autobiography (Thu, Nov 24, 1994)
10 - The Strike (Thu, Dec 1, 1994)
11 - The Wedding (Thu, Dec 8, 1994)
12 - Damien and the Weather Girl (Thu, Dec 15, 1994)

Season 5 Episodes

1 - Inside the Asylum (Tue, Oct 1, 1996)
2 - The Godless Society (Tue, Oct 8, 1996)
3 - The Bird of Doom (Tue, Oct 15, 1996)
4 - What are Friends For (Tue, Oct 22, 1996)
5 - The Path of True Love (Tue, Oct 29, 1996)
6 - George's Car (Tue, Nov 5, 1996)
7 - Charnley in Love (Tue, Nov 12, 1996)
8 - Henry's Diary (Tue, Nov 19, 1996)
9 - Dave and Diana (Tue, Nov 26, 1996)
10 - Luck (Tue, Dec 3, 1996)
11 - The Graveyard Shift (Tue, Dec 10, 1996)
12 - Sex 'n Death (Tue, Dec 17, 1996)

Main Cast

Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson

(Dave Charnley)

Victoria Wicks

Victoria Wicks

(Sally Smedley)

Susannah Doyle

Susannah Doyle

(Joy Merryweather)

David Swift

David Swift

(Henry Davenport)

Stephen Tompkinson

Stephen Tompkinson

Jeff Rawle

Jeff Rawle

Robert Duncan

Robert Duncan

Ingrid Lacey

Ingrid Lacey

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