British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 25th November 1998

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
30 min
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

Drop The Dead Donkey

Series 6, Episode 5 - George Finds Love

Sitcom set at GlobeLink News, a TV news station which is ordered to start taking a sensationalist stance to the news by its new owner.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9:30pm
24 min
Is It Legal?. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Kate Isitt), Bob Birch (Patrick Barlow), Stella Phelps (Imelda Staunton), Darren (Matthew Ashforde), Colin Lotus (Richard Lumsden). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd

Is It Legal?

Series 3, Episode 5 - New Bloke

Stella hires in a freelance solicitor on short-term contract to help them get through a backlog of work. Unfortunately, all he does is cause friction in the office - Darren decides to change his name, Colin rediscovers his Scottish roots, and Stella feels undermined.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Radio 4

Five Squeezy Pieces

Series 1, Episode 6

Offbeat character-based pieces, sketches and poems written and performed by Claire Calman, Maria McErlane, Meera Syal and Arabella Weir

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:30pm
30 min
Trigger Happy TV. Dom Joly

Trigger Happy TV

Comedy Lab Pilot, Episode 0

The pilot episode for Trigger Happy TV was broadcast in November 1998; the fourth ever episode of long-running pilot strand Comedy Lab.

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