Drop the Dead Donkey
- Originální název: Drop the Dead Donkey
- Žánr: Komedie
- Premiéra: 09.08.1990
- Konec vysílání: 09.12.1998
- Hrají: Neil Pearson, Victoria Wicks, Susannah Doyle, David Swift, Stephen Tompkinson, Jeff Rawle, Robert Duncan, Haydn Gwynne, Ingrid Lacey, Sara Stewart , další...
Drop the Dead Donkey is a situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of “GlobeLink News”, a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism. It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The series had an ensemble cast, making stars of Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson. The series began with the acquisition of GlobeLink by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant, an allusion to either Robert Maxwell or Rupert Murdoch. Indeed, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin note on their DVDs that it was fortunate for their libel lawyers that the two men shared the same initials. The series is mostly based on the on-going battle between the staff of GlobeLink, led by editor George Dent, as they try to maintain the company as a serious news organisation, and Sir Roysten’s right-hand man Gus Hedges, trying to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Sir Roysten’s business empire. The show was awarded the Best Comedy Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. At the British Comedy Awards the show won Best New TV Comedy in 1990, Best Channel 4 Comedy in 1991, and Best Channel 4 Sitcom in 1994.
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Informace o postavách seriálu
Victoria Wicks
Sally Smedley
Hermione Norris
Octavia
Jane Wymark
Belinda
Clare Clifford
Lavinia
Brian Bovell
Barry
Geoffrey McGivern
Voice Over Voice
Melvyn Hayes
Sir Gordon
Stephen Moore
Minister
Jeff Rawle
George Dent
Kate Robbins
Princess Anne Voice Over Voice
Geoffrey McGivern
TV Announcer
David Swift
Henry Davenport
Philip Pope
Minister
Neil Stuke
Wes Jasper
Mark Chapman
Sam Peter
Roger Hammond
Sir Roysten
Elizabeth Downes
Lynn Yeats
Susannah Doyle
Joy Merryweather
Geoffrey McGivern
Geoff
Guy Jenkin
Removal Man Uncredited
Meera Syal
Barmaid
Jon Fuller
Photographer
Richard Osman
Removal Man Uncredited
Robert Duncan
Gus Hedges
Neil Kinnock
Sám/a sebe
Neil Pearson
Dave Charnley
Geoffrey McGivern
Repeat Introductions Voice Uncredited
Paul Mayhew-Archer
Man In Gents
Sarah Lonton
Woman In Club
Stephen Tompkinson
Damien Day
Haydn Gwynne
Alex Pates
Allan Corduner
Critic
James Gaddas
Gary
Maureen Bennett
Miss Frobisher
Stella Gonet
Anthea
James Bannon
Vivian Stanmore
Neville Phillips
Vicar
Angela Rippon
Newsreader
Chris Lang
Peregrine
Sara Stewart
Jenny
Ingrid Lacey
Helen Cooper
Jon Snow
Sám/a sebe
Victoria Carling
Sue
Iain Rogerson
Guard
