Drop The Dead Donkey
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1990 - 1998
- 66 episodes (6 series)
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. Stars Jeff Rawle, Robert Duncan, Haydn Gwynne, Ingrid Lacey, David Swift and more.
See also
Hot Metal
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Broken News
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Scoop
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Bedtime
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Outnumbered
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Old Harry's Game
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Revolting People
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The Day Today
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Electric Ink
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The New Statesman
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Scoop
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Hacks
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Just Around The Corner
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DNN
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Ballot Monkeys
Topical sitcom filmed during the 2015 election campaign. Created by the team behind Drop The Dead Donkey.
Mr White Goes To Westminster
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Power Monkeys
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A Very Open Prison
Satire of Thatcherite privatisations, focussing on the prison system.
Lord Of Misrule
When the former Lord Chancellor finds himself in need of money he writes an explosive autobiography and threatens to sell it to the tabloids.
Election Spy
Topical comedy series created by Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton.
Dead Man Weds
Dark comedy series set in the world of local newspapers, starring and written by Dave Spikey.
His Master's Voice
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The Million Pound Radio Show
Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell's sharp-edged topical humour.