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Drop the Dead Donkey

1990 – 1998Show6 seasons · 65 episodesEnded

Comedy
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.0
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.0

Summary

A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Party vibe

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Feels like real life.
  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Makes you smirk.
  • Charms you.
  • Makes you laugh.

Not for warmth, scares or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Word Salad Titlein 136 titlesWord of God has it the title is only meant to sound like something that would be said in a high-pressure newsroom and, despite journalists' claims to the contrary, was completely made up by the write…"Begone" Bribein 77 titlesIn "Drunk Minister", Damien is trying to record a piece to camera about the economic woes plaguing British High Streets in the early 1990s, but he keeps getting interrupted.All 123 tropes

Drop the Dead Donkey episodes

6 seasons · 65 episodes

  1. S1 E0 Unaired Pilot, 6.9
  2. S1 E1 A New Dawn, 7.1
  3. S1 E2 Sally's Arrival, 7.5
  4. S1 E3 A Clash of Interests, 7.4
  5. S1 E4 A Blast from the Past, 7.5
  6. S1 E5 Old Father Time, 8.2
  7. S1 E6 Sex, Lies and Audiotape, 8.2
  8. S1 E7 The New Approach, 7.9
  9. S1 E8 The Root of All Evil, 7.6
  10. S1 E9 Death, Disaster 'n Damien, 8.0
  11. S1 E10 The Big Day, 7.4
  1. S2 E1 The Gulf Report, 7.8
  2. S2 E2 The Trevorman Cometh, 7.8
  3. S2 E3 Henry & Dido, 7.8
  4. S2 E4 Baseball, 7.6
  5. S2 E5 Drunk Minister, 8.2
  6. S2 E6 Alex and the Interpreter, 7.4
  7. S2 E7 Hoax, 8.1
  8. S2 E8 Don't Mention the Arabs, 7.4
  9. S2 E9 Damien Down and Out, 8.0
  10. S2 E10 The Evangelist, 8.0
  11. S2 E11 George's Daughter, 8.3
  12. S2 E12 Dave's Day, 7.7
  13. S2 E13 Xmas Party, 8.8
  1. S3 E1 In Place of Alex, 8.2
  2. S3 E2 Sally's Accountant, 8.3
  3. S3 E3 Henry's Lost Love, 8.1
  4. S3 E4 Helen'll Fix It, 8.2
  5. S3 E5 Sally's Libel, 8.1
  6. S3 E6 Lady Merchant, 8.2
  7. S3 E7 The New Newsreader, 7.9
  8. S3 E8 Joy, 8.2
  9. S3 E9 Paintball, 8.7
  10. S3 E10 George and His Daughter, 8.2
  11. S3 E11 Awards, 8.5
  1. S4 E1 The Undiscovered Country, 8.0
  2. S4 E2 Quality Time, 7.9
  3. S4 E3 The Day of the Mum, 7.7
  4. S4 E4 Births and Deaths, 7.9
  5. S4 E5 Helen's Parents, 7.7
  6. S4 E6 Sally in TV Times, 8.1
  7. S4 E7 Crime Time, 8.6
  8. S4 E8 No More Mr Nice Guy, 8.2
  9. S4 E9 Henry's Autobiography, 7.9
  10. S4 E10 The Strike, 7.4
  11. S4 E11 The Wedding, 8.0
  12. S4 E12 Damien and the Weather Girl, 8.8
  1. S5 E1 Inside the Asylum, 7.5
  2. S5 E2 The Godless Society, 7.4
  3. S5 E3 The Bird of Doom, 7.5
  4. S5 E4 What Are Friends For?, 7.6
  5. S5 E5 The Path of True Love, 7.9
  6. S5 E6 George's Car, 6.9
  7. S5 E7 Charnley in Love, 7.1
  8. S5 E8 Henry's Diary, 7.3
  9. S5 E9 Dave and Diana, 7.3
  10. S5 E10 Luck, 7.4
  11. S5 E11 The Graveyard Shift, 7.8
  12. S5 E12 Sex 'n Death, 7.3
  1. S6 E1 The Newsmakers, 7.0
  2. S6 E2 Beasts, Badgers and Bombshells, 7.4
  3. S6 E3 The Diaries, 7.4
  4. S6 E4 But Is It Art?, 7.5
  5. S6 E5 George Finds Love, 7.6
  6. S6 E6 A Bit of an Atmosphere, 7.3
  7. S6 E7 The Final Chapter, 8.3

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