Drop the Dead Donkey
- 1990 –1998
- Ended
- PG
★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 30 votes
A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization against Sir Roysten's right-hand man, Gus Hedges, who wants to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Roysten's business empire.
- Created by
- Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 65
- Episode length
- ~24m
- First aired
- Aug 9, 1990
- Networks
- Channel 4
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United Kingdom
Cast of Drop the Dead Donkey
Neil Pearson
Dave Charnley
Victoria Wicks
Sally Smedley
Susannah Doyle
Joy Merryweather
David Swift
Henry Davenport
Stephen Tompkinson
Damien Day
Jeff Rawle
George Dent
Robert Duncan
Gus Hedges
Ingrid Lacey
Helen Cooper
Where to Stream Drop the Dead Donkey by Country
- United States
- Streaming on Pluto TV, Tubi
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Channel 4Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on Prime Video
- Australia
- No streaming offers listed right now
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Seasons
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Specials
Aug 1, 1990
1 episode
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Season 1
Aug 9, 1990
10 episodes
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Season 2
Sep 26, 1991
13 episodes
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Season 3
Jan 7, 1993
11 episodes
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Season 4
Sep 29, 1994
12 episodes
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Season 5
Oct 1, 1996
12 episodes
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Season 6
Oct 28, 1998
7 episodes
