Drop the Dead Donkey
an Episode Guide
by Dave Chapman
and John Lavalie
Last updated:
Thu 25 Oct 2018 21:00
Drop the Dead Donkeyan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Aug 1990 to: Dec 1998 | 66 eps | C4 | 30 min | stereo | ________________ |
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The harassed staff of Globelink faces up to having a megalomaniac as their new owner.
b: 9 Aug 90A woman newsreader arrives who combines the public faces of the young Shirley Temple with the private attitude of Atilla the Hun.
b: 16 Aug 90The management clash over vital issues such as editorial freedom and newsreaders clash over such vital issues as whose chair is higher.
b: 23 Aug 90Gus is grilled by Prince Philip, Alex is singed by an old flame and Damien sets fire to a Buddhist.
b: 30 Aug 90Henry's cousin spends a week at the newsroom and makes everyone feel old.
b: 6 Sep 90Gus considers whether to run a story about MI6.
b: 13 Sep 90A consultant measures the stress level in the newsroom.
b: 20 Sep 90Sally has a stalker. Dave's gambling debts get worse.
b: 27 Sep 90Damien joins an animal rights group for a story.
b: 4 Oct 90The news team achieves its ultimate aim - and as well as getting a bar extension they secure an interview with the Prime Minister.
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The staff review their coverage of the Gulf War, but behind the scenes at Globelink, the missiles are still flying, and the situation, as ever is explosive.
b: 26 Sep 91With Globelink news in deep financial waters, the staff are united only by their mutual desire to stab someone else in the back.
b: 3 Oct 91War breaks out between the newsreaders.
b: 10 Oct 91Gus proves that he treats his own family the same as the rest of the staff by making his brother grovel just as much as everyone else.
b: 17 Oct 91George plumbs new depths of ineptitude when a scandal involving a Government minister breaks.
b: 24 Oct 91Alex gets a lesson in Glasnost when a Russian official visits Globelink's nerve center.
b: 31 Oct 91Damien is aghast when he finds he is not the only one who can fabricate a story.
b: 7 Nov 91The collective minds of the staff boggle when Sally announces that she has found God.
b: 14 Nov 91George is in trouble with is daughter, Sally is still a Christian, and Damien bets that he can live as a down-and-out for 6 days and nights.
b: 21 Nov 91Sally has a new spiritual guide, while George's marriage problems are proving more dramatic than the news bulletins themselves.
b: 28 Nov 91George faces problems from a visiting documentary team and his delinquent teenage daughter.
b: 5 Dec 91The pressure finally becomes too much for Dave.
b: 12 Dec 91Alex lives to regret a staff Christmas party.
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Gus tries to replace Alex with someone more suitable to his purposes, such as Helen Cooper.
b: 7 Jan 93The Globelink newsroom is awash with MPs hauled in to talk on air about the recession. It's a subject close to Henry's heart...
b: 14 Jan 93Henry's ex-wife is remarrying, while Dave goes a-gambling.
b: 21 Jan 93Gus refuses to give Damien the green light for his racy documentary on prostitution, and Helen refuses to reveal the names of her sources when the Government start to challenge Globelink's independence.
b: 28 Jan 93The tabloids have put it about that Sally is not the most able, attractive and exciting member of the Globelink team, so she decides to sue. Gus has no choice but to use blackmail to make sure she has solid evidence for the court case.
b: 4 Feb 93Damien is on the trail of a Nazi war criminal, and nothing is going to get in his way. And that means nothing!
b: 11 Feb 93Henry and Sally are usually on hiss and spit terms only, but when station boss Gus introduces a new girl Jill, they strike up an unlikely alliance. George, meanwhile, turns his attentions to Helen.
b: 18 Feb 93George is a sad case, and Helen wants nothing to do with his irritable bowel syndrome. But maybe, Joy could do wonders for his intestines.
b: 25 Feb 93Gus reckons Globelink needs more bonding, so off troll out merry bunch of newsroom backstabbers to the woods for a weekend of harmonising.
b: 4 Mar 93George is having family problems and Gus has problems with morality. And all around them, Chippendale-mania is sweeping the country.
b: 11 Mar 93It's party time at the British News Awards ceremony until a story about Sir Royston is revealed.
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b: 26 Nov 93
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The newsroom deals with Damien's car troubles and George's acting aspirations.
b: 29 Sep 94Gus recovers from heart troubles. Joy trains for an appearance on Gladiators.
b: 6 Oct 94George is invited to his ex-wife's wedding. Damien's mother visits the newsroom.
b: 13 Oct 94Damien receives death threats.
b: 20 Oct 94 w: Nick RevellHelen still hasn't told her parents that she's a lesbian.
b: 27 Oct 94Joy considers posing nude. Gus reveals the new Globelink logo.
b: 3 Nov 94Gus struggles to find crimes for his new program. Dave tries to forget his upcoming birthday.
b: 10 Nov 94Sally beats out Henry for an assignment in Acapulco. George turns over a new, meaner leaf.
b: 17 Nov 94 w: Nick RevellHenry writes his life story. George is in a panic over a Newsnight interview. Sally shoots a fitness video.
b: 24 Nov 94 w: Malcolm WilliamsonWhen Gus threatens layoffs (after taking a pay rise for himself), the staff goes on strike.
b: 1 Dec 94 w: Ian BrownHenry's house is flooded, so he stays with Gus. Dave arranges a stag party for a co-worker.
b: 8 Dec 94 w: Malcolm WilliamsonDamien dates the new weather girl. Henry is scheduled to be surprised by the program Living Legends.
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Sally returns from a mental hospital. Helen is carjacked. Henry is offered a job at the BBC.
b: 1 Oct 96A bishop loses his faith just before he is to be on a live GLN interview.
b: 8 Oct 96Gus hires a new security firm. Joy applies for a job at the BBC.
b: 15 Oct 96A new PA reveals secrets from Joy's past. Guy prepares to meet a women he met on the Internet.
b: 22 Oct 96 w: Nick RevellHelen hosts a dinner party for her coworkers and her girlfriend. Gus finally meets his Internet friend.
b: 29 Oct 96 w: Nick Revell
GLN gets an exclusive interview with Sarah Ferguson. Sally considers liposuction.
b: 5 Nov 96 w: Malcolm WilliamsonOne of Gus' old secretaries returns to critique the newsroom. Dave gets second thoughts about his marriage proposal.
b: 12 Nov 96 w: Malcolm WilliamsonHenry writes unflatteringly of his colleagues in his daily newspaper column. Gus experiences difficulties organising a fund raiser in honour of Sir Roysten.
b: 19 Nov 96 w: Ian BrownThere's a rumour Diana has a new beau, and Dave has the motive and the means. Gus is worried about an industrial psychologist sent to profile the office.
b: 26 Nov 96 w: Ian BrownHenry turns 62 and gets back on the streets to prove how young he feels. Sally finds herself in the panto (and doesn't take it very seriously). Dave places some ill-considered bets. Damien finds his incredible luck in avoiding injury has seemingly run out.
b: 3 Dec 96It seems everyone has a reason to stay at work for the night shift. To keep things exciting, the office drug results are in, George has the hiccups, Gus is playing computer games and Joy's brought in a vagrant.
b: 10 Dec 96Gus asks for help getting rid of horrifying, sexual dreams. Henry is told he has a heart condition and decides to go out with a bang.
b: 17 Dec 96 NOTE: Guy Jenkin would later write a TV movie called Sex 'n' Death but the two are unrelated.
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A documentary crew films the demise of GlobeLink News.
b: 28 Oct 98Roy Merchant promises to not cut jobs
b: 4 Nov 98 NOTE: The Radio Times credits Michael Jasper as playing a farmer, but his scene was cut.Helen tells her father she's a lesbian. Henry and Sally look for other jobs. Dave tries to get fired.
b: 11 Nov 98Sally begins dating older men. George meets Henry's niece. Helen tells her mother she's a lesbian.
b: 18 Nov 98b: 25 Nov 98
Damian's fainting spells get worse. Henry gets a job on children's TV. Joy's sketches are displayed in a gallery.
b: 2 Dec 98The staff prepares big changes in their second careers, but nothing goes as plans.
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Thanks to David Owen for his information about the 1st series and to Paulius Stepanas for some blurbs.