Drop the Dead Donkey

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Drop the Dead Donkey is a British satirical sitcom set in a chaotic TV newsroom, known for its topical humor and sharp political commentary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British television sitcom
satirical sitcom
awardReceived British Comedy Award for Best Channel 4 Sitcom NERFINISHED
Emmy Award for International Comedy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Andy Hamilton NERFINISHED
Guy Jenkin NERFINISHED
endTime 1998
filmingStyle studio audience
firstAired 1990-08-09
genre satire
sitcom
hasCastMember David Swift NERFINISHED
Haydn Gwynne NERFINISHED
Ingrid Lacey NERFINISHED
Jeff Rawle NERFINISHED
Neil Pearson NERFINISHED
Robert Duncan NERFINISHED
Stephen Tompkinson NERFINISHED
Susannah Doyle NERFINISHED
Victoria Wicks NERFINISHED
hasMainCharacter Alex Pates NERFINISHED
Damien Day NERFINISHED
Dave Charnley NERFINISHED
George Dent NERFINISHED
Gus Hedges NERFINISHED
Helen Cooper NERFINISHED
Henry Davenport NERFINISHED
Joy Merryweather NERFINISHED
Sally Smedley NERFINISHED
hasSpinOff Drop the Dead Donkey: The Reawakening NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic sharp political commentary
topical humour
notableFeature scripts updated shortly before transmission to include current events
numberOfEpisodes 65
numberOfSeries 6
originalChannel4Strand Channel 4 comedy
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Channel 4 NERFINISHED
productionCompany Hat Trick Productions NERFINISHED
rebootAnnounced 2023
setting GlobeLink News NERFINISHED
television newsroom
startTime 1990
theme corporate interference in journalism
media ethics
sensationalism in news

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Hayden Gwynne notableWork Drop the Dead Donkey
Emma Chambers appearedIn Drop the Dead Donkey
Neil Pearson notableWork Drop the Dead Donkey
Colin Stinton appearedIn Drop the Dead Donkey