British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

David Swift

  • English
  • Actor

David Swift features

Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television Features

Comedy Rewind: Rising Damp is going to get us all!

Sunday 1st September 2024

Perhaps the single most celebrated comedy in ITV's near 70-year history, Rising Damp marks its own 50th anniversary this month. A perfect time to see just what all that popularity is about.

Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows from L to R: Henry Davenport (David Swift), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Sally Smedley (Victoria Wicks), Damien Day (Stephen Tompkinson), Gus Hedges (Robert Duncan), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions Features

Comedy Rewind: Drop The Dead Donkey - Making and breaking the headlines

Sunday 4th February 2024

We look back at classic 1990s newsroom-set comedy Drop The Dead Donkey, a sitcom that pondered whether journalistic integrity can prevail in a world where only a wealthy few have the power to set the agenda.

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