Damian dreams of victory, dave dreams of helen, and for once henry is less than happy to be centrestage. The office go to an awards dinner but joy and sally turn up in the same dress. Drop the dead donkey 19901998 series cast 251 neil pearson. Drop the dead donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on channel 4 in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998.
At the british comedy awards the show won best new tv. Set in the offices of globelink news, the british sitcom follows. For over five years, hhah has been serving horror, scifi and bmovies to the masses. So i watch the news, anyone remember drop the dead donkey. A brave new world beckons for the globelink news staff when media mogul. Drop the dead donkey tape 1841 after yesterdays entry, its good to get something a little lighter, with some drop the dead donkey. Cameo performances come from from mps teddy taylor and ken. Drop the dead donkey season 5 episode 7 rotten tomatoes.
It was created by andy hamilton and guy jenkin, with most of the episodes written by them. He plays satan in the radio 4 comedy old harrys game that he also writes. Dec 22, 2017 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series drop the dead donkey. I think drop the dead donkey would have been a very different programme if it had been on the bbc. The topical multiaward sitcom, set in the offices of globelink news, was on real top form by this series. However, an increase in ratings that results from her performance, and a bonus pay increase, makes the staff much happier. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a. Drop the dead donkey the offices of globelink news tv was the setting of this topical sitcom. Every episode from all six series of the satirical channel 4 comedy. We wrote 90% of each episode plot, subplots, relationships between characters in advance, but left holes in the script so we could drop in something. I know how hard people are working, and i can get that without vox. Winner of 4 british comedy awards and a bafta, drop the dead donkey. Best of all the episodes released on video was the awardwinning the christmas party, which had hardly any uptodate content.
Jun 09, 1995 dead donkey, a huffing, puffing satire of tv news shows, looks clumsy and thickheaded next to the mary tyler moore show or murphy brown both of which the new show rips off without a trace of. Also featuring the fantastic finale and emmy award winning episode xmas party. We wrote 90% of each episode plot, subplots, relationships between characters in advance, but left holes in. 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. Stephen phillip tompkinson born 15 october 1965 is an english actor, known for his television roles as marcus in chancer 1990, damien day in drop the dead donkey 199098, father peter clifford in ballykissangel 199698, trevor purvis in grafters 199899, danny trevanion in wild at heart 2006 and alan banks in dci banks 201016.
Being an expat, the growing interest in downloading and viewing whole tv series has given me many hours of entertainment. From the saying that no one ever sees a dead donkey, hence a rarity. With susannah doyle, robert duncan, ingrid lacey, neil pearson. They often show repeats of all sorts of comedy series from the past which vary in quality, but its really puzzling why drop the dead donkey never gets a repeat showing. Jun 23, 2015 drop the dead donkey tape 1841 after yesterdays entry, its good to get something a little lighter, with some drop the dead donkey. This a list of episodes of the satirical british sitcom drop the dead donkey 19901998. It received the 1990 prix europa special award for the film in the category tv. If i want to be emotionally manipulated rather than the factual information ill watch eastenders. I cant imagine the bbc would have allowed andy hamilton and guy jenkin to do the 12 episode runs that channel 4 let them do. Health and safety inspector 1 episode, 1998 alister cameron. Jul 12, 2002 liddy oldroyd, who has died aged 47 of cancer, was a bold and inventive talent, whose creative energy lay at the heart of many successful british television comedy series. The series premiered on thu aug 09, 1990 on channel 4 and the final chapter s06e07 last aired on wed dec 09, 1998. Have i got news for you drop the dead donkey tape 2449.
Globelink attend the annual news awards, where damien is up against his bitter rival lynn yates, while henry considers refusing a lifetime achievement award. Drop the dead donkey the complete box set is available to buy on dvd. Paul clarkson pat pringle, geoffrey whitehead lawyer 1, elizabeth mckechnie lawyer 2, trevor danby judge, andrew green reporter 1, james mccusker reporter 2, kenneth wolstenholme commentator the tabloids have put it about that sally is not the most able, attractive and exciting member of the globelink team, so she decides to sue. Drop the dead donkey ran in six series from 1990 to 1996. Well start the news cast with the story about the firefighters rescuing the kitten from the cherry tree. Vote for rotten tomatoes in the 24th annual webby awards. I used to watch drop the dead donkey live in the 1990s and liked it then, but rewatching it now, in 2015, im finding it pretty hilarious and its now my daily accompaniment to breakfast, and the occasional episode when i simply want a laugh. The bulk of the humour deals with thentopical british news, so the program doesnt really travel well, or last more than a week a long time in politics. Gus attempts to introduce an austerity drive at the station, which could have a. Aside from attacking politicians across the political spectrum, the show centred on the war of egos between newsreaders, the inability of editors to avoid the tabloidisation of their programme and the wickedly black banter and office. Drop the dead donkey series4,every episode is brilliant.
With robert duncan, ingrid lacey, neil pearson, jeff rawle. Perhaps not so well remembered these days, but this channel 4 satirical sitcom was huge in its day. Gus employs a new, popular newsreader who manages to irritate all members of staff. As hilarious today as the newsfilled week it was broadcast. It was in part an office sitcom, exploring workplace tensions and disastrous relationships in a confined setting. His writing credits include outnumbered, drop the dead donkey, not the nine oclock news, trevors world of sport and many others. The staff are fretting over the imminent closing down of globelink news. The news station had just been acquired by a multimillionaire media tycoon who orders that the company should start taking a sensationalist stance to the news. Drop the dead donkey is a british television sitcom that was first shown on channel 4 in the. Drop the dead donkey is a british television sitcom that was first shown on channel 4 in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998. After this episode, recording switches, to lwt, for dennis norderns laughter file.
Drop the dead donkey awards tv episode 1993 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. List of drop the dead donkey episodes ballot monkeys 2015 similar topical. Entertainment weekly reported that the star was horrified by the killing, and left, with his part. Drop the dead donkey is a 30 minute comedy starring haydn gwynne, stephen tompkinson and susannah doyle. The colour of each of the tables represents the colour of the series dvd. Drop the dead donkey, 1990 perhaps not so well remembered these days, but this channel 4 satirical sitcom was huge in its day. Theres another episode of drop the dead donkey after this, with the programme dated from 23rd november. Drop the dead donkey the complete box set dvd british. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Set in the fictional globelink newsroom, drop the dead donkey inventively combined conventional characterbased sitcom with topical satire. Were right into the first episode here, the undiscovered country, and its a funeral scene. Bbc comedy connections did an episode, how the series came about. Drop the dead donkey season 4 episode 4 births and deaths. Stephen tompkinson drop the dead donkey wikia fandom. Click the link below to see what others say about drop the dead donkey. Stoned reporter best quality drop the dead donkey season 4 episode 4 births and deaths by corrie linnell. Drop the dead donkey, channel 4s emmy awardwinning sitcom about a television newsroom, attracts audiences of 3. Just today i picked up the book drop the dead donkey 2000 in a second hand book shop, and it got me thinking about what a brilliant, sharp and witty show this was. This then became a stock example of a slownews day story, which was popularized by the title of the british sitcom drop the dead donkey. There were no episodes in 1995 or 1997, but drop the dead donkey returned for a final fling at the end of 1998. Watch drop the dead donkey season 3, episode 11 awards. Aside from attacking politicians across the political spectrum, the show centred on the war of egos between newsreaders, the inability of editors to avoid the tabloidisation of their.
It is set in the offices of globelink news, a fictional tv news company. Its party time for globelink as the razz at the british news awards ceremony begins. Then well drop the dead donkey, and run the story about how they fed it to the firehouse dalmatian afterwards. In a world grappling with the arrival of digital tv, the future for globelink and its news team seemed bleak, and the final series showed the characters scrabbling for new careers as the station headed for closure. The show was awarded the best comedy programme or series award at the 1994 bafta awards. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of. Drop the dead donkey was a 1990s british tv comedy set in the newsroom of globelink news, recently acquired by megalomaniacal billionaire sir royston merchant. Liddy oldroyd, who has died aged 47 of cancer, was a bold and inventive talent, whose creative energy lay at the heart of many successful british. Stage and screen actor robert duncan became famous as news boss gus hedges in the bafta winning comedy series drop the dead donkey 199098.
Set in the offices of globelink news, the british sitcom follows the exploits of the corporations newsroom staff, led by editor george dent jeff rawle. How we made drop the dead donkey culture the guardian. The series was set in the newsroom of a news tv station, and hence had to be topical. Drop the dead donkey s03e11 awards by kristin slawson. Dead donkey, a huffing, puffing satire of tv news shows, looks clumsy and thickheaded next to the mary tyler moore show or murphy brown both of which the new show rips off without a. Cameo performances from mps teddy taylor and ken liviingstone. Dec 28, 2015 theres another episode of drop the dead donkey after this, with the programme dated from 23rd november. Watch all 11 drop the dead donkey episodes from season 3,view pictures, get episode information and more. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism. Drop the dead donkey the final chapter tv episode 1998 imdb. Globelink staff gus hedges the management speak spouting handsoff chief executive at globelink. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series drop the dead donkey. Winner of 4 british comedy awards and a bafta, drop the dead donkey established itself as one of the most popular satirical comedy series ever, with a great ensemble cast, colourful enduring characters and a script that hilariously lampooned 1990s media, management and politics. The final moments of the last episode of drop the dead donkey.
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