Drop the Dead Donkey 1990 HD

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Drop the Dead Donkey

The Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1998 and 1990. It's put from the offices of"GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news corporation. Recorded near transmission, it used information events that were contemporary to give a greater feeling of realism to the programme. Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin created it. The series had an ensemble cast, which makes stars of Stephen Tompkinson, Haydn Gwynne and Neil Pearson. The series began with GlobeLink's acquisition an allusion, by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant to Robert Maxwell or Rupert Murdoch. Indeed, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin note on their DVDs that it had been blessed to their libel attorneys that both men shared the very same initials. The series is mostly based on the continuing battle between the team of GlobeLink, directed by editor George Dent, since they make an effort to maintain the company as a serious news organisation, and Sir Roysten's righthand person Gus Hedges, wanting to really get the series more sensationalist and suppress stories which may harm Sir Roysten's business empire. The series was granted the Best Comedy Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. At the Comedy awards that the series won Best New TV Comedy in 1990, Most Useful Channel 4 Comedy at 1991, and Most Useful Channel 4 Sitcom at 1994.

Released: 1990-08-09

Genre: Comedy

Casts: Neil Pearson, Victoria Wicks, Susannah Doyle, David Swift, Stephen Tompkinson