Drop The Dead Donkey - Series 1

Record ID: 127222
  • Title: Drop The Dead Donkey - Series 1
  • Date: 16th August 1990
  • Summary: In an effort to boost ratings,new Chief Executive Gus Hedges presents Henry with a new partner - Sally Smedley,who arrives in a blaze of self-publicity,to the horror of the staff. Henry nurtures plans for their partnership to extend beyond the screen and into his bed,until an intimate candlelit dinner turns into a tabloid picnic.
  • Description:Drop The Dead Donkey Comedy series set backstage in a TV newsroom which answers vital questions like- what do newsreaders say to each other when the lights go down- are they discussing the news or comparing verrucas? Starring: Robert Duncan (Gus),Haydn Gwynne (Alex),Neil Pearson (Dave),Jeff Rawle (George),David Swift (Henry),Stephen Tompkinson (Damien),Victoria Wicks (Sally),Nicholas Johnson (Waiter),Frances Jeater (Susan) Written by: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin Director: Liddy Oldroyd Episode Two Female newsreader,Sally Smedley,arrives at Global Ink and turns out to combine the public face of the young Shirley Temple with the private attitude of the old Attila the Hun. As usual the decision is left to George about whether to keep her or not and despite the team all despising her,George succumbs to Gus's powers of persuasion and extends her trial period to two years
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Entertainment
  • Producer:Hat Trick Productions Ltd.
  • Programme Episode:Episode 2
  • Transmission Date:16/08/1990
  • Rights:Worldwide
  • Decade: 1990s
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