
Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of “GlobeLink News”, a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contempora...
Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of “GlobeLink News”, a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism. It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The series had an ensemble cast, making stars of Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson. The series began with the acquisition of GlobeLink by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant, an allusion to either Robert Maxwell or Rupert Murdoch. Indeed, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin note on their DVDs that it was fortunate for their libel lawyers that the two men shared the same initials. The series is mostly based on the on-going battle between the staff of GlobeLink, led by editor George Dent, as they try to maintain the company as a serious news organisation, and Sir Roysten’s right-hand man Gus Hedges, trying to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Sir Roysten’s business empire. The show was awarded the Best Comedy Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. At the British Comedy Awards the show won Best New TV Comedy in 1990, Best Channel 4 Comedy in 1991, and Best Channel 4 Sitcom in 1994.
Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of “GlobeLink News”, a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contempora...

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Episode 1: Pilot
Introducing the Globelink newsroom. A standalone pilot rather than an 'episode 0', as it includes ch...

Episode 1: A New Dawn
Sir Roysten takes over at Globelink News, and puts Gus in charge. The Editor George tries to sack Da...

Episode 2: Sally's Arrival
As Britain is threatened by Saddam Hussein with the Gulf war about to break out the staff have a big...

Episode 3: A Clash of Interests
Gus tries to get Alex on his side in order to pressurise George to censor a story about a chemical s...

Episode 4: A Blast from the Past
Damien is doing a story on slum landlords but when they view the footage, Alex is staggered to learn...

Episode 5: Old Father Time
Henry's nephew comes to the office to gain work experience but everybody gets worked up as to just h...

Episode 6: Sex, Lies and Audiotape
Alex has obtained a top secret audio tape, that the Government wants banned. Sally is taped making l...

Episode 7: The New Approach
Gus brings in a stress therapist to interview the staff and after a group session, a fight breaks ou...

Episode 8: The Root of All Evil
Sally gets flowers from a secret admirer and when she loses her purse, Dave comes under suspicion, b...

Episode 9: Death, Disaster 'n' Damien
On location, Damien fakes a firing squad. He also gets injured organising an animal rights protest...

Episode 10: The Big Day
Gus wants Sally to interview the Prime Minister when she comes to the studio, but Alex and George wa...

Episode 1: The Gulf Report
The book on Globelink News' coverage of the Gulf War is about to be published and George is to be in...

Episode 2: The Trevorman Cometh
Gus brings in an office efficiency expert to help with the job cuts he has in mind. Henry's legs are...

Episode 3: Henry and Dido
Sally brings her dog Dido into the office. Henry dates a young actress. Dave, trying to find out how...

Episode 4: Baseball
The staff are drafted into Gus's baseball team, just because he wants to get revenge on his older br...

Episode 5: The Drunken Cabinet Minister
Sally complains to George that she is getting all the depressing stories. A Government Minister show...

Episode 6: Alex and the Intrepreter
While George is on holiday Alex runs the office and gets involved with a Russian and his interpreter...

Episode 7: Hoax
Henry spends the whole episode trying to solve the last clue in the times crossword, when the answer...

Episode 8: Don't Mention the Arabs
Sally has found religion. Henry is writing an obituary of a fellow journalist, who is seriously ill....

Episode 9: Damien Down and Out
While Damien lives on the streets to get to the bottom of a big story, Dave uses his credit cards. G...

Episode 10: The Evangelist
The Reverend Earl Johnson wants Globelink to cover his shows, but Alex says no. Sally comes to her s...

Episode 11: George's Daughter
On the day George has to bring his delinquent daughter to work a television company makes a document...

Episode 12: Dave's Day
Dave goes to a counsellor to cure his gambling. Gus gives Dave a very important video tape to take t...

Episode 13: The Christmas Party
During the Christmas party things start to get out of hand, and Dave finally sleeps with Alex, who r...

Episode 1: In Place of Alex
After Alex leaves, Gus and George start to look for a replacement. When just two people (Peregrine a...

Episode 2: Sally's Accountant
Henry has money troubles so he gets Sally's accountant to help him out, but the accountant skips tow...

Episode 3: Henry's Lost Love
Dave finally wins big on the horses, but Henry goes off on a bender with the betting slip, after hea...

Episode 4: Helen'll Fix It
'Jim'll Fix It' gets Sally to agree to read the news with a little girl who has told the program tha...

Episode 5: Sally's Libel
A new sports reporter joins the team. He is an ex-goalkeeper who conceded an easy goal during a cup...

Episode 6: Lady Merchant
Damien tries to interview a war criminal but realises that he has got the wrong man. Gus is seduced...

Episode 7: The New Newsreader
A new news reader joins the staff but she is so good that Henry and Sally try to get her the sack. G...

Episode 8: Joy
Joy is seeing a married man. After some advice from George, Joy tells his wife, he gets stabbed and...

Episode 9: Paintball
Gus takes the office on a war game weekend but Henry gets a black eye which forces him to drop out o...

Episode 10: George and His Daughter
Damien gets caught in South Africa when a dictator wants information on dissidents in the UK. Joy an...

Episode 11: Awards
The office go to an awards dinner but Joy and Sally turn up in the same dress. Gus hears a rumour th...

Episode 1: The Undiscovered Country
After going to the funeral of a colleague, Gus becomes very upset at the thought of death. Dave and...

Episode 2: Quality Time
Helen meets her daughter's new teacher. Damien and Henry bet Dave that he can't date Joy so he train...

Episode 3: The Day of The Mum
Gus is back from hospital and delegates more responsibility to Helen. Damien's mother shows up and i...

Episode 4: Births and Deaths
Damien gets a death threat from the drug barons he featured in one of his reports so Gus gets him a...

Episode 5: Helen's Parents
Helen asks Dave to be her boyfriend at a dinner party she is holding for her parents so she doesn't...

Episode 6: Sally in T.V. Times
Anna is marrying George but she has an alternative motive. Sally is being interviewed by the TV Time...

Episode 7: Crime Time
Gus proposes a new crime programme fronted by Sally and Damien but is unhappy with the director so h...

Episode 8: No More Mr Nice Guy
George sends Sally and Henry out to Acapulco for an international conference after shedding his wimp...

Episode 9: Henry's Autobiography
George is scared stiff that he will be interviewed by Jeremy Paxman on BBC TV. Henry tries to date t...

Episode 10: The Strike
Most of the staff are out on strike because of job cuts but Gus, Sally, George and Damien are still...

Episode 11: The Wedding
Dave organises a stag night for a member of the staff but it is Gus who is stripped naked at the end...

Episode 12: Damien and the Weather Girl
A new weather girl joins the show and Dave ends up dating her, but he discovers that it is too dange...

Episode 1: Inside the Asylum
Sally returns from a mental hospital. Helen is carjacked. Henry is offered a job at the BBC.
Episode 2: The Godless Society
Gus is eager to impress a Japanese delegation of potential financiers while the newsroom are introdu...

Episode 3: The Bird of Doom
Gus hires a new security firm. Joy applies for a job at the BBC.

Episode 4: What are Friends For
Joy's friend comes to work at the office but unwittingly lets slip some of their secrets from while...

Episode 5: The Path of True Love
Helen holds a dinner party to introduce her lesbian friend to the rest of the office but Damien trie...

Episode 6: George's Car
George buys Henry's old Jaguar and immediately has to spend 2000 pounds on a new gearbox. Sally is t...

Episode 7: Charnley in Love
Sally does an old age pensioners advert, but it backfires on her. Dave is beginning to have second t...

Episode 8: Henry's Diary
Henry's newspaper column is causing problems among the office staff. Gus is trying to sell tickets t...

Episode 9: Dave and Diana
Gus brings in a psychologist to interview the staff. Henry and Damien think that Dave is dating Prin...

Episode 10: Luck
Damien ends up in hospital with a broken leg after being pushed down stairs by Liam Gallagher. Sally...

Episode 11: The Graveyard Shift
Most of the staff end up back at the office on the graveyard shift. Dave and Helen see the report on...

Episode 12: Sex 'n Death
Henry finds out that he is dying so goes on a bender to end all benders but there is a surprise in s...

Episode 1: The Newsmakers
A documentary crew films the demise of Globelink News.

Episode 2: Beasts, Badgers and Bombshells
Roy Merchant promises to not cut jobs.

Episode 3: The Diaries
Helen tells her father she's a lesbian. Henry and Sally look for other jobs. Dave tries to get fired...

Episode 4: But is it Art?
Sally begins dating older men. George meets Henry's niece. Helen tells her mother she's a lesbian.

Episode 5: George Finds Love
George goes out on a date with Henry's niece Sue. With the threat of unemployment looming ahead Dami...

Episode 6: A Bit of an Atmosphere
Damian's fainting spells get worse. Henry gets a job on children's TV. Joy's sketches are displayed...

Episode 7: The Final Chapter
The staff prepares big changes in their second careers, but nothing goes as plans.
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