The series ran for a total of six series with a total of 65 episodes. Drop the dead donkey complete series 1 3 collection. This a list of episodes of the satirical british sitcom drop the dead donkey 19901998. Watch drop the dead donkey season 4, episode 11 the wedding. Her film appearances include funny man 1994, in love and war 1996 and the cats meow 2001. Season 2 guide for drop the dead donkey tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Drop the dead donkey season 5 episode 10 rotten tomatoes. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism. Making the news means daily confrontation with war and violence, but at globelink news the bloodiest war and violence is taking place between the.
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. I think drop the dead donkey would have been a very different programme if it had been on the bbc. Mar 12, 2015 drop the dead donkey s01 e01 lyndia schalow. Drop the dead donkey the complete series dvd for sale. Drop dead gorgeous is a british comedydrama for bbc three. 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.
Series 1 series 2 series 3 series 4 series 5 series 6. Henry cant cope with whats happening, george doesnt remember what happened and alex and dave try very hard to forget what has happened. Drop the dead donkey is a british television sitcom that first aired on channel 4 in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of globelink news, a fictional tv news company. Comedy connections series 4, episode 3 drop the dead. Id been working on a tv series that kept getting postponed. Drop the dead donkey 19901998 series cast 251 neil pearson.
Damien kicks some doors down and a visiting documentary crew causes problems for george, but not as many problems as his daughter causes. Smack the pony s1 e4 smack the pony series 1 episode 4 dead parrot. 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. The world of news is highly exciting and explosive. Comedy connections season 4 episode 3 drop the dead donkey. Drop the dead donkey the globelink news team, with robert duncan as. With neil pearson, jeff rawle, david swift, stephen tompkinson. The complete series region 2 dvd new drop the dead donkey.
Click the link below to see what others say about drop the dead donkey. Gus employs a new, popular newsreader who manages to irritate all members of staff. Drop the dead donkey series and episode guides tv from. 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. 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. We wanted to call it dead belgians dont count, but channel 4 got cold feet. Every episode from all six series of the satirical channel 4 comedy. Drop the dead donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on channel 4 in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998. Includes all 7 episodes from the final series of channel 4s news satire drop the dead donkey.
The staff prepares big changes in their second careers, but nothing goes as planned. Watch drop the dead donkey season 2, episode 4 baseball. 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. Drop the dead donkey baseball tv episode 1991 imdb. The day to day operations of a news show are mostly behind the scenes. Comedy connections series 4, episode 3 drop the dead donkey. We wrote 90% of each episode plot, subplots, relationships. However, an increase in ratings that results from her performance, and a bonus pay increase, makes the staff much happier. 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 is a british television sitcom that was first shown on channel 4 in the united kingdom between 1990 and 1998. Drop the dead donkey is a comedy series about a news show and the behind the scenes operation of the show. Gus recovers from his heart tremor and tries to survive the visits from his fellow workers. I cant imagine the bbc would have allowed andy hamilton and guy jenkin to do the 12episode runs that channel 4 let them do. Drop the dead donkey vostfr en streaming series streaming.
The colour of each of the tables represents the colour of the series dvd. Drop the dead donkey is drop the dead donkey on netflix. Meanwhile helen has a crisis about being a single parent and daves compulsive betting gets him into deep water. Sexual harassment raises its ugly head in the newsroom but for once its not henrys. Drop the dead donkey season 2 episode 11 rotten tomatoes. Episode 4 births and deaths damien receives more death threats and this time not just from joy. Ingrid marcella lacey born 6 november 1958 is a british actress.
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. 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. Henry david swift deals with a midlife crisis, while damien stephen tompkinson learns that hes no superman. Watch drop the dead donkey season 6, episode 7 the final chapter. The two disc box set contains all 12 episodes from the fourth series over 2 discs. Drop the dead donkey series 1 pilot 22 by dropthedeaddonkeytv. 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. Drop the dead donkey online full episodes of season 6 to. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series drop the dead donkey. Drop the dead donkey season 2 episode rotten tomatoes.
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. Episode 4 a blast from the past alex has to decide where her loyalties lie when her exhusband is implicated in a scandal. Drop the dead donkey season 4 episode 4 births and deaths. Season 4 guide for drop the dead donkey tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Chief executive gus hedges reveals his deeper feelings for his brother by making. Previous all episodes 66 next the day of the mum poster. Mar 20, 2006 comedy connections season 4 episode 3 drop the dead donkey. Watch drop the dead donkey episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Drop the dead donkey the day of the mum tv episode 1994. A list of products related to drop the dead donkey. It was created by andy hamilton and guy jenkin, with most of the episodes written by them.
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 4 episode 4 births and deaths by corrie linnell. How we made drop the dead donkey culture the guardian. Meanwhile, henry is faced with a dark secret from his distant past and sally with a dark secret. 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.
And henry and sally arent happy about receiving extra coaching as part. Gus forces the men to play in a baseball game against a team led by his brother. Mar 12, 2015 drop the dead donkey pilot episode duration. The series was set in the newsroom of a news tv station, and hence had to be topical. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit. Episode and series guides for drop the dead donkey. 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 episode guide all 4 channel 4. It is a show which parodies news shows and their operations. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific list provider. However, an increase in ratings that results from her performance, and. 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. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic.
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