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9 August 1990 (UK) more
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Political satire about a TV news company.
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9 wins & 8 nominations more
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WKRP meets Murphy Brown with a British twist. more (10 total)
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(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 27) | Neil Pearson | ... | Dave Charnley (66 episodes, 1990-1998) |
| Jeff Rawle | ... | George Dent (66 episodes, 1990-1998) |
| David Swift | ... | Henry Davenport (66 episodes, 1990-1998) |
| Stephen Tompkinson | ... | Damien Day (66 episodes, 1990-1998) |
| Robert Duncan | ... | Gus Hedges (65 episodes, 1990-1998) |
 | Victoria Wicks | ... | Sally Smedley (65 episodes, 1990-1998) |
| Susannah Doyle | ... | Joy Merryweather (55 episodes, 1991-1998) |
| Ingrid Lacey | ... | Helen Cooper (42 episodes, 1993-1998) |
| Haydn Gwynne | ... | Alex Pates (24 episodes, 1990-1991) |
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The series was originally to be called "Dead Belgians Don't Count", inspired by a deadly train accident in Belgium which received no attention in the British news. This title was deemed too offensive by Channel 4, and they renamed it "Drop the Dead Donkey". A fortuitous decision, as it turned out, since one of the first international stations to buy this series was the VRT, the Flemish public radio and television. more
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[Henry has just suggested that the Pope should undergo a sex change before being artificially inseminated]
Sally Smedley:
For that remark, Henry, you will burn in Hell for all eternity.
Henry Davenport:
Doesn't worry me - I've sat next to you for three years.
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Referenced in "Just a Minute: (#1.8)" (1994) more
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During my 2 year stay in the UK, I grew addicted to this show. To a newcomer, the satirical bite to this show gave me the "real" feel of how the dry news of the day was perceived by the public. The writing was great and was brought to life by a brilliant cast! I was elated when I found this show was to be shown on Comedy Central in the US, but it took one viewing to realize that without the daily access to the british news, this show was lost here. Too bad! It was extremely funny! BTW, can someone please tell me what happened to that poor chap, Jerry the camera man?