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Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Unaired Pilot, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Unaired Pilot, HD A computer virus is introduced into the GlobeLink newsroom, causing lots of personal information about the staff to appear onscreen, creating friction among the personnel.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S01, Ep01, A New Dawn, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Episode 1, A New Dawn, HD Episode aired Aug 9, 1990 GlobeLink is taken over by Sir Royston Merchant, and Gus Hedges takes over as the newsroom manager. Full of management-speak, he interferes in the running of the newsroom despite claiming to be 'hands-off.'
Drop The Dead Donkey, S01, Ep04, A Blast from the Past, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Episode 4, A Blast from the Past, HD Episode aired Aug 30, 1990 Gus has a charity dinner with Prince Philip and wants the Prince's views to be shown on GlobeLink News. Damian has done an investigative piece on a slum landlord who turns out to be Alex's ex-husband and she must find out what he's up to.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S01, Ep05, Old Father Time, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Episode 5, Old Father Time, HD Episode aired Sep 6, 1990 Henry brings his 20-year-old great-nephew to the newsroom as part of his journalism course. His youthful presence and enthusiasm make the editorial staff wonder if they're getting too old.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S01, Ep06, Sex, Lies and Audiotape, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Episode 6, Sex, Lies and Audiotape, HD Episode aired Sep 13, 1990 George is undecided about whether to run a news story that came from an anonymous source and will embarrass the government. Sally is recorded having sex with her 'Big Norse Warrior' and the whole newsroom gets a copy.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S01, Ep07, The New Approach, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Episode 7, The New Approach, HD Episode aired Sep 20, 1990 George asks important questions like: 'Can news broadcasting be truly unbiased?', 'Is it right to ignore Government pressure?', and 'Where the hell are my ulcer pills?'. Meanwhile, Gus shows that beneath his cunning, slimy, manipulative exterior there is a warm, cunning, slimy and manipulative human being.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S01, Ep08, The Root of All Evil, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Episode 8, The Root of All Evil, HD Episode aired Sep 27, 1990 Economy is Gus's latest obsession, as he attempts to introduce an austerity drive at the station. This threatens to have a disastrous effect on Damien's bribing techniques and Dave is obsessed with his own lack of solvency. Sally reaps the reward of an over-zealous publicity campaign and an outbreak of petty theft prompts a security crisis.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S01, Ep09, Death, Disaster 'n Damien, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Episode 9, Death, Disaster 'n Damien, HD Episode aired Oct 4, 1990 Damien is happily perverting the course of news reporting, as usual, when an execution proves less telegenic than he had expected. Closer to home, his coverage of an animal liberation raid lacks glamour until he takes charge and turns it into a dog's dinner - literally.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S01, Ep10, The Big Day, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 1, Episode 10, The Big Day, HD Episode aired Oct 11, 1990 The news team achieves its ultimate aim and, as well as getting a late extension to the bar, they secure an interview with the Prime Minister.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, Ep01, The Gulf Report, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 2, Episode 1, The Gulf Report, HD Episode aired Sep 26, 1991 The team reviews their Gulf War coverage. Gus launches some scuds and George experiences some collateral damage.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, Ep02, The Trevorman Cometh, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 2, Episode 2, The Trevorman Cometh. Globelink is in severe financial difficulties and only one thing unites the staff - the desire to stab someone else in the back.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, Ep03, Henry & Dido, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 2, Episode 3, Henry & Dido, HD Episode aired Oct 10, 1991 Making the news means daily confrontation with war and violence, but at Globelink News the bloodiest war and violence is taking place between the newsreaders.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, Ep04, Baseball, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 2, Episode 4, Baseball, HD Episode aired Oct 17, 1991 Chief executive Gus Hedges reveals his deeper feelings for his brother by making him grovel.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, Ep05, Drunk Minister, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 2, Episode 5, Drunk Minister, HD Episode aired Oct 24 A government minister turns out to be somewhat incapable and George, as usual, is totally inept.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, Ep06, Alex and the Interpreter, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 2, Episode 6, Alex and the Interpreter, HD Episode aired Oct 31, 1991 Alex gets involved with a visiting Russian and his interpreter who have come to see how the station is run.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, Ep07, Hoax, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 2, Episode 7, Hoax, HD Episode aired Nov 7, 1991 Newshound Damien Day deplores fabrication by TV reporters, especially when someone else does it better than him.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E08, Don't Mention the Arabs, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, Series 2, Episode 8, Don't Mention the Arabs, HD Episode aired Nov 14, 1991 There's bad news for Christianity when the unspeakable Sally Smedley finds God.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E09, Damien Down and Out, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E09, Damien Down and Out, HD Episode aired Nov 21, 1991 There's bad news for George about his daughter, bad news for Damien about a bet he's made and bad news for God about Sally - she's still a Christian...
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E10, The Evangelist, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E10, The Evangelist, HD Episode aired Nov 28, 1991 Sally finds God and a somewhat dubious spiritual guide. Meanwhile, divorce is on the cards for George and something even nastier is on the cards for Dave.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E11, George's Daughter, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E11, George's Daughter, HD Episode aired Dec 5, 1991 Damien kicks some doors down and a visiting documentary crew causes problems for George, but not as many problems as his daughter causes.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E12, Dave's Day, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E12, Dave's Day, HD Episode aired Dec 12, 1991 Dave seeks psychiatric help and encounters problems with a trick cyclist.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E13, Xmas Party, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S02, E13, Xmas Party, HD Episode aired Dec 19, 1991 Henry can't cope with what's happening, George doesn't remember what happened, and Alex and Dave try very hard to forget what has happened.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E01, In Place of Alex, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S3, E1, In Place of Alex, HD Episode aired Jan 7, 1993 Gus and George interview possible replacements for Alex, who has been poached by another newsroom, and the office sweepstake goes into overdrive to nobble the front-runners.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E02, Sally's Accountant, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E02, Sally's Accountant, HD Episode aired Jan 14, 1993 When prominent MPs are invited to discuss the recession, Henry hits meltdown as personal angst overcomes professional etiquette and the subject hits more than a chord.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E03, Henry's Lost Love, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E03, Henry's Lost Love, HD Episode aired Jan 21, 1993 Henry's ex-wife tells him she's re-marrying - why not to him, he wants to know. Meanwhile, Damien reckons he's on his way to a gambling fortune.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E04, Helen'll Fix It, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E04, Helen'll Fix It, HD Episode aired Jan 28, 1993 In the face of Government threats, Helen refuses to name her sources. Meanwhile, Gus refuses to OK Damien's titillating report on prostitution.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E05, Sally's Libel, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E05, Sally's Libel, HD Episode aired Feb 4, 1993 Newspaper reports suggest Sally isn't the most able, attractive, popular and least boring member of the Globelink team. She decides to sue.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E06, Lady Merchant, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E06, Lady Merchant, HD Episode aired Feb 11, 1993 Sexual harassment raises its ugly head in the newsroom - but for once its not Henry's. Meanwhile, Damien is busy invading every bit of privacy he can to track down a Nazi war criminal.
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E07, The New Newsreader, HD
Drop The Dead Donkey, S03, E07, The New Newsreader, HD Episode aired Feb 18, 1993 Gus introduces Jill, a newly qualified newsreader, as the youthful face of Globelink's image. But Henry and Sally discover she may become its only face.
