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Drop the Dead Donkey

Drop the Dead Donkey

Description: When media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant buys Globelink News, life at the TV station changes forever. Staffers struggle to help editor George Dent maintain the standards of a serious news business, while Gus Hedges, Sir Royston's right-hand man, tries to make the stories as sensational as possible - and to make sure no stories that might damage Sir Roysten's business empire ever make it on-air.
Genre: Comedy
Year Released: 1990
Number of seasons: 6
Number of episodes: 66
First episode air date: August 9, 1990
Awards: British Academy Television Award for Comedy and Comedy Entertainment Programme, MORE
Writers: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Program Creators: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
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