- Title: Drop The Dead Donkey - Series 2
- Date: 17th October 1991
- Summary: Chief executive Gus Hedges reveals his deeper feelings for his brother - by making him grovel.
- Description:Drop The Dead Donkey 2 Second series of political comedy set behind the scenes at news channel. George Dent is the cowardly but kind editor of 'Globelink News TV' who has had to contend with slick yuppie Gus and his 'media-speak' ever since the station was taken over by media tycoon Sir Royston. Against the wishes of George and his fierce and witty assistant Alex,Sir Royston persists in trying to turn the station into a sensationalist high-ratings show by bringing in presenter Sally,a brainless bimbo and by playing on field reporter Damien Day's lack of morals and thirst for a dramatic story. Dave is the office womaniser who still cares about real news and Henry Davenport is the long serving,hot tempered presenter who still hasn't forgiven anyone for forcing him to work alongside Sally. Joy Merryweather is a new member of the team who is the antithesis of what her name suggests. Director: Liddy Oldroyd Starring: Robert Duncan (Gus),Haydn Gwynne (Alex),Neil Pearson (Dave),Jeff Rawle (George),David Swift (Henry),Stephen Tompkinson (Damien),Victoria Wicks (Sally),Susannah Doyle (Joy),Trevor Cooper (Bill),Ian Price (Julian),Marcus D'Amico (Scott),Neil Stuke (Star Batter) Written by: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin Episode four It is the company baseball match and the other team just so happens to be headed by Gus's brother Julian who has apparently always been the 'favourite' and so all the men in the office are forced to play whilst Alex,Joy and Sally run the newsroom with the help of the surprisingly opinionated photocopier-repairman Bill. Henry manages to get rid of the team's two star players by chatting up their girlfriends and the whole game comes down to the last ball which George fails to catch. Gus is seething but not as much as when he finds out that George gave the go ahead for Alex to run a story incriminating the very company that Sir Royston had been striking a deal with for months.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Hat Trick Productions Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 4
- Transmission Date:17/10/1991
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 1990s