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This a list of episodes of the satirical british sitcom drop the dead donkey 19901998. How we made drop the dead donkey culture the guardian. Series 1 series 2 series 3 series 4 series 5 series 6. Damien kicks some doors down and a visiting documentary crew causes problems for george, but not as many problems as his daughter causes. Drop the dead donkey the globelink news team, with robert duncan as.

With neil pearson, jeff rawle, david swift, stephen tompkinson. It was created by andy hamilton and guy jenkin, with most of the episodes written by them. Filling in the holes in the script on the day of shooting was so scary that some of us scribbled things on postits and left them on the. Episode 4 a blast from the past alex has to decide where her loyalties lie when her exhusband is implicated in a scandal. The complete series region 2 dvd new drop the dead donkey. Season 4 guide for drop the dead donkey tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Mar 20, 2006 comedy connections season 4 episode 3 drop the dead donkey. Henry cant cope with whats happening, george doesnt remember what happened and alex and dave try very hard to forget what has happened. I cant imagine the bbc would have allowed andy hamilton and guy jenkin to do the 12episode runs that channel 4 let them do. And henry and sally arent happy about receiving extra coaching as part. Drop the dead donkey series and episode guides tv from. Drop the dead donkey season 5 episode 10 rotten tomatoes. Meanwhile helen has a crisis about being a single parent and daves compulsive betting gets him into deep water.

Comedy connections season 4 episode 3 drop the dead donkey. Drop the dead donkey season 2 episode rotten tomatoes. Drop the dead donkey is drop the dead donkey on netflix. Set in runcorn, it tells the story of 15yearold ashley webb played by sinead moynihan, whose life is turned upsidedown when she is approached by a spotter from a local modelling agency. 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. Sexual harassment raises its ugly head in the newsroom but for once its not henrys. Events move at lightning speed and the whole family, including ashleys nonidentical twin sister jade played by linzey cocker, are affected. Drop the dead donkey complete series 1 3 collection. Smack the pony s1 e4 smack the pony series 1 episode 4 dead parrot. Indeed, so chatty are tonights titbits that the story of newsroom satire drop the dead donkey feels more like a coffee morning than a serious look at one of the best comedies. Drop the dead donkey season 2 episode 11 rotten tomatoes. Her film appearances include funny man 1994, in love and war 1996 and the cats meow 2001. Series 4, episode 3 drop the dead donkey one of the most enjoyable qualities of this consistently rewarding series is the casual way it dispenses its flow of anecdotes.

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Comedy connections series 4, episode 3 drop the dead. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit. I think drop the dead donkey would have been a very different programme if it had been on the bbc. Gus employs a new, popular newsreader who manages to irritate all members of staff. Season 2 guide for drop the dead donkey tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Drop the dead donkey baseball tv episode 1991 imdb. Drop the dead donkey s1e08 the root of all evil hd duration. Meanwhile, damien is busy invading every bit of privacy he can to track down a nazi war criminal. Dave organises a stag night for a member of the staff but it is gus who is stripped naked at the end of the evening henr. Drop the dead donkey season 4 episode 4 births and deaths by corrie linnell.

Drop the dead donkey is a british television sitcom that first aired on channel 4 in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998. A list of products related to drop the dead donkey. Drop the dead donkey the day of the mum tv episode 1994. Click the link below to see what others say about drop the dead donkey. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism. Political satire about television news company globe link and its team of workers such as anchors henry and sally, reporter damien, editor dave, execs george and helen, assistant joy and manager gus hedges.

Set in the offices of globelink news, the british sitcom. Drop the dead donkey is a british television sitcom that was first shown on channel 4 in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998. Gus forces the men to play in a baseball game against a team led by his brother. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series drop the dead donkey. Id been working on a tv series that kept getting postponed. Watch drop the dead donkey season 6, episode 7 the final chapter. Drop the dead donkey 19901998 series cast 251 neil pearson. Drop the dead donkey episode guide all 4 channel 4. Drop the dead donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on channel 4 in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is a show which parodies news shows and their operations. Drop the dead donkey is a comedy series about a news show and the behind the scenes operation of the show. Drop dead gorgeous is a british comedydrama for bbc three.

We wrote 90% of each episode plot, subplots, relationships. Mar 12, 2015 drop the dead donkey pilot episode duration. Episode and series guides for drop the dead donkey. The staff prepares big changes in their second careers, but nothing goes as planned. The series was set in the newsroom of a news tv station, and hence had to be topical. It is set in the offices of globelink news, a fictional tv news company. We wanted to call it dead belgians dont count, but channel 4 got cold feet. Previous all episodes 66 next the day of the mum poster. Making the news means daily confrontation with war and violence, but at globelink news the bloodiest war and violence is taking place between the. Ingrid marcella lacey born 6 november 1958 is a british actress. Chief executive gus hedges reveals his deeper feelings for his brother by making. 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. Drop the dead donkey season 4 episode 4 births and deaths.

The day to day operations of a news show are mostly behind the scenes. However, an increase in ratings that results from her performance, and. Drop the dead donkey series 1 pilot 22 by dropthedeaddonkeytv. Watch drop the dead donkey episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Meanwhile, henry is faced with a dark secret from his distant past and sally with a dark secret.

Starting from 1990, when the west was preparing to go to war against saddam for the first time, this was a clever combination of topical satire show and sitcom, set in the offices of globelink news, newly acquired by media tycoon sir royston merchant a shadowy backstage presence in the mould of robert murdoch or rupert maxwell, as you prefer and yes, i know theyre the wrong way round. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. Drop the dead donkey online full episodes of season 6 to. However, an increase in ratings that results from her performance, and a bonus pay increase, makes the staff much happier.

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. Making the news means daily confrontation with war and violence, but at globelink news the bloodiest war and violence is taking place between the newsreaders. Comedy connections series 4, episode 3 drop the dead donkey. The colour of each of the tables represents the colour of the series dvd. The world of news is highly exciting and explosive.

The two disc box set contains all 12 episodes from the fourth series over 2 discs. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific list provider. Every episode from all six series of the satirical channel 4 comedy. She is known for her role as julia in series 2 of londons burning, helen cooper in the channel 4 sitcom drop the dead donkey 199398. Drop the dead donkey the complete series dvd for sale. Watch drop the dead donkey season 4, episode 11 the wedding. Henry david swift deals with a midlife crisis, while damien stephen tompkinson learns that hes no superman. Gus recovers from his heart tremor and tries to survive the visits from his fellow workers.