Advantages: Sharply observed current affairs humour Disadvantages: Stereotyped characters
Drop the Dead Donkey was a Channel 4 production and regarded as cutting-edge humour in its time. It broke new ground in its current affairs satire and its office-based sitcom, and was a frequent allusion in newspaper columns and conversations round the coffee machine. I enjoyed it at the time, and having missed the re-runs, thought it was worth another look.
It is set in the newsroom of an independent TV station. In the first episode the characters ... ...lacking in authority, Alex the thrusting professional deputy editor, Damian who would mug his grandmother for a good story, Dave, a bit of a lad, Gus the smooth corporate spy, Henry the lecherous old hack turned newsreader, Sally the posh airhead newsreader. The new ingredient in the standard sitcom mix is the current affairs background which the team is reporting on. Each episode's script was left open until the last minute to let breaking news ...
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Actor(s): Robert Duncan, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, David Swift, Stephen Tomkinson, Victoria Wicks, Victoria Wicks, Ingrid Lacey, Haydn Gwynne, Ingrid Lacey, Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson, Stephen Tompkinson
Director(s): Liddy Oldroyd
Genre: Comedy
Classification: 12 years and over
Running Time: 4 hours
Franchise Name: Drop The Dead Donkey
Video Category: Television
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
DVD Description
Features the complete episodes from the first season of the topical comedy show, based in the offices of 'Globelink News'.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): CINEMA CLUB; SONY DADC
Release date: 27/06/2005
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: CCD 30147
Barcode: 5014138301477
Screenwriter: Andy Hamilton
Producer: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkins
Voice: Andy Hamilton
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Writers And Talent Commentaries, Cast And Crew Interviews, Deleted And Blooper Scenes, Stills Gallery
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