Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1990-08-09
- Genres: Comedy
- Seasons: 6, 65 episodes
- Episode length: 24m
- Network: Channel 4
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 30 votes
Created by Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin.
Top cast
- Neil Pearson as Dave Charnley
- Victoria Wicks as Sally Smedley
- Susannah Doyle as Joy Merryweather
- David Swift as Henry Davenport
- Stephen Tompkinson as Damien Day
- Jeff Rawle as George Dent
- Robert Duncan as Gus Hedges
- Ingrid Lacey as Helen Cooper
Where to watch Drop the Dead Donkey
- United States: watch free on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Tubi TV
- United Kingdom: watch free on Channel 4; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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