Episode 1
Inside the Asylum
9.0 / 10
Sally returns from a mental hospital. Helen is carjacked. Henry is offered a job at the BBC.
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TV series
Drop the Dead Donkey
19906 seasons7.0 / 10
A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization against Sir Roysten's right-hand man, Gus Hedges, who wants to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Roysten's business empire.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Drop the Dead Donkey premiered August 9, 1990. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization against Sir Roysten's right-hand man, Gus Hedges, who wants to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Roysten's business empire.
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Episode 2
The Godless Society
9.0 / 10
Gus is eager to impress a Japanese delegation of potential financiers while the newsroom are introduced to a novel concept - religious belief - except for George, who's lost all faith in public transport.
Episode credits
Guest stars William Hope
Episode 3
The Bird of Doom
10.0 / 10
Gus hires a new security firm. Joy applies for a job at the BBC.
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Guest stars Colin Mace
Episode 4
What are Friends For
10.0 / 10
Joy's friend comes to work at the office but unwittingly lets slip some of their secrets from while they were growing up. Damien interviews John Major and has trouble staying awake. Gus chats to a girl over the internet but before asking her out he wants to practice on Sally but she gets the wrong idea.
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Guest stars Emma Chambers
Episode 5
The Path of True Love
10.0 / 10
Helen holds a dinner party to introduce her lesbian friend to the rest of the office but Damien tries to break them up. Gus finally dates the woman he has been chatting to on the internet but he wants to use Dave's chat up lines. Sally does a radio advert.
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Episode 6
George's Car
8.0 / 10
George buys Henry's old Jaguar and immediately has to spend 2000 pounds on a new gearbox. Sally is thinking about cosmetic surgery and Dave might break the habit of a lifetime and propose marriage to his girlfriend.
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Episode 7
Charnley in Love
10.0 / 10
Sally does an old age pensioners advert, but it backfires on her. Dave is beginning to have second thoughts about getting engaged, then he finds out that his fiance is dumping him. One of Gus's old girl friends, who now works for Sir Roysten, comes to give Globelink the once over. Damien is the first subject on a new reality TV show. Damien interviews M.P.s Anne Coates and Tony Banks.
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Episode 8
Henry's Diary
10.0 / 10
Henry's newspaper column is causing problems among the office staff. Gus is trying to sell tickets to Sir Roysten's benefit and he gets Joy to become a waitress for the evening.
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Episode 9
Dave and Diana
10.0 / 10
Gus brings in a psychologist to interview the staff. Henry and Damien think that Dave is dating Princess Diana but have a surprise in store. George brings in his home made wine.
Episode credits
Guest stars Nicholas Farrell
Episode 10
Luck
9.0 / 10
Damien ends up in hospital with a broken leg after being pushed down stairs by Liam Gallagher. Sally acts in a pantomime with Rosemarie Ford. Dave clears his debts with a bet on the football.
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Episode 11
The Graveyard Shift
9.0 / 10
Most of the staff end up back at the office on the graveyard shift. Dave and Helen see the report on the drug tests that Gus has taken showing George with traces of ecstasy. Joy brings her brother who has been sleeping rough back to the office and he beats Gus's record score on a video game.
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Episode 12
Sex 'n Death
10.0 / 10finale
Henry finds out that he is dying so goes on a bender to end all benders but there is a surprise in store. Gus is having sex nightmares about Joy so he asks Dave for advice but the nightmares continue with someone else.
Episode credits
Guest stars Meera Syal, Stella Gonet, Sarah Lonton, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Philip Pope, Angela Rippon
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More about Drop the Dead Donkey
Cast
Neil PearsonDave Charnley
Victoria WicksSally Smedley
Susannah DoyleJoy MerryweatherDavid SwiftHenry Davenport
Stephen TompkinsonDamien Day
Jeff RawleGeorge DentRobert DuncanGus Hedges
Haydn GwynneAlex PatesCredits
- Created by
- Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
- Written by
- Guy Jenkin, Andy Hamilton
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 65
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Channel 4United Kingdom
Themes
dark comedypolitical humorreportersatiresitcomworkplace comedy