British Comedy Guide
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Guy Jenkin
Guy Jenkin

Guy Jenkin

  • English
  • Writer, director and producer

Guy Jenkin features

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.

The Kit Curran Radio Show. Kit Curran (Denis Lawson). Copyright: Thames Television TV

Network Month of Comedy: Kit Curran

Monday 10th September 2018

With an early switch from ITV to Channel 4, we look back at Denis Lawson in mid-80s classic Kit Curran.

Power Monkeys TV

Power Monkeys interviews

Saturday 4th June 2016

Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin, Neil Pearson and Paul Schlesinger - the directors of Power Monkeys - discuss how they write and film the show so close to transmission.

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