Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of"GlobeLink News", a literary television news business. Recorded close to transmission, it utilized contemporary news events to give a much greater feeling of realism to the programme. It Was Made by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The show had an ensemble cast, making stars of Stephen Tompkinson, Haydn Gwynne and Neil Pearson.
The show began with GlobeLink's acquisition an allusion, by press mogul Sir Roysten Merchant to either Robert Maxwell or even Rupert Murdoch. Indeed, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin note it had been fortunate to their libel attorneys that both men shared the exact initials. The show is chiefly predicated on the continuing battle between the team of GlobeLink, headed by editor George Dent, since they make an effort to keep the company as a serious news organisation, and Sir Roysten's righthand person Gus Hedges, trying to create the show more sensationalist and curb stories which may harm Sir Roysten's business empire.
The show was given the Best Comedy Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. At the British Comedy Awards the show won Best New Television Comedy in 1990, Most Useful Channel 4 Comedy in 1991, and Most Useful Channel 4 Sitcom in 1994.
Released: 1990-08-09
Genre:
Comedy