The BEST episodes of Drop The Dead Donkey
Every episode of Drop The Dead Donkey ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Drop The Dead Donkey!
Welcome to the Globelink News team, primed and ready to bring you the latest news...somehow. Under the ineffective management of Gus, the team bicker, fight, tease, gamble and mock their way through the day's news. Their professional rivalries and domestic traumas are laid bare on the floor of the newsroom. Episodes were recorded close to transmission, to make use of contemporary news events, thus giving the programme a greater sense of realism. Created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, the series had an ensemble cast, making stars of Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson.
#1 - Charnley in Love
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/1996
Sally does an old age pensioners advert, but it backfires on her. Dave is beginning to have second thoughts about getting engaged, then he finds out that his fiance is dumping him. One of Gus's old girl friends, who now works for Sir Roysten, comes to give Globelink the once over. Damien is the first subject on a new reality TV show. Damien interviews M.P.s Anne Coates and Tony Banks.
#2 - Sally's Arrival
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/1990
As Britain is threatened by Saddam Hussein with the Gulf war about to break out, the staff have a bigger problem to contend with - the arrival of a new newsreader, Sally Smedley.
#3 - The Final Chapter
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/9/1998
The staff prepares big changes in their second careers, but nothing goes as plans.
#4 - A Bit of an Atmosphere
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/1998
Damian's fainting spells get worse. Henry gets a job on children's TV. Joy's sketches are displayed in a gallery.
#5 - George Finds Love
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/1998
George goes out on a date with Henry's niece Sue. With the threat of unemployment looming ahead Damien starts to suffer from a nervous condition. And can Sally's future husband save Globelink News?
#6 - But Is it Art?
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/1998
Sally begins dating older men. George meets Henry's niece. Helen tells her mother she's a lesbian.
#7 - The Diaries
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/1998
Helen tells her father she's a lesbian. Henry and Sally look for other jobs. Dave tries to get fired.
#8 - Beasts, Badgers and Bombshells
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/1998
Roy Merchant promises to not cut jobs.
#9 - Sex 'n' Death
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1996
Henry finds out that he is dying so goes on a bender to end all benders but there is a surprise in store. Gus is having sex nightmares about Joy so he asks Dave for advice but the nightmares continue with someone else.
#10 - The Graveyard Shift
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1996
Most of the staff end up back at the office on the graveyard shift. Dave and Helen see the report on the drug tests that Gus has taken showing George with traces of ecstasy. Joy brings her brother who has been sleeping rough back to the office and he beats Gus's record score on a video game.
#11 - Luck
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1996
Damien ends up in hospital with a broken leg after being pushed down stairs by Liam Gallagher. Sally acts in a pantomime with Rosemarie Ford. Dave clears his debts with a bet on the football.
#12 - Dave and Diana
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1996
Gus brings in a psychologist to interview the staff. Henry and Damien think that Dave is dating Princess Diana but have a surprise in store. George brings in his home made wine.
#13 - Henry's Diary
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1996
Henry's newspaper column is causing problems among the office staff. Gus is trying to sell tickets to Sir Roysten's benefit and he gets Joy to become a waitress for the evening.
#14 - George's Car
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1996
George buys Henry's old Jaguar and immediately has to spend 2000 pounds on a new gearbox. Sally is thinking about cosmetic surgery and Dave might break the habit of a lifetime and propose marriage to his girlfriend.
#15 - Helen's Parents
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1994
Helen asks Dave to be her boyfriend at a dinner party she is holding for her parents so she doesn't have to tell them that she is gay. Sally turns out to be pregnant. George thinks he is love with Anna. Henry beats Damien at chess but he is getting all his moves from Joy.
#16 - A Clash of Interests
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/1990
Gus tries to get Alex on his side in order to pressurise George to censor a story about a chemical spillage from a company owned by Sir Roysten. Dave updates the obituaries but Henry accidentally sees his and gets upset.
#17 - Henry's Lost Love
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1993
Dave finally wins big on the horses, but Henry goes off on a bender with the betting slip, after hearing that his ex wife is getting married again.
#18 - George and His Daughter
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/1993
Damien gets caught in South Africa when a dictator wants information on dissidents in the UK. Joy and her friend go to see the Chippendales, so Henry and Dave try to show that they can go one better. George hunts for his daughter who is living rough with a bunch of squatters.
#19 - The Day of The Mum
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1994
Gus is back from hospital and delegates more responsibility to Helen. Damien's mother shows up and is still criticising him. Helen sorts out a problem of expenses between Henry and Sally. George goes to his ex wife's wedding.
#20 - Births and Deaths
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1994
Damien gets a death threat from the drug barons he featured in one of his reports so Gus gets him a bodyguard. Is Sally pregnant? Someone claiming to be Henry's son shows up.
#21 - The Bird of Doom
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1996
Gus hires a new security firm. Joy applies for a job at the BBC.
#22 - Crime Time
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1994
Gus proposes a new crime programme fronted by Sally and Damien but is unhappy with the director so he shoots the program himself. George still wants to marry Anna so Dave finds a way to stop them. When George finds out he goes berserk. Anna turns down Gus's offer of marriage.
#23 - No More Mr Nice Guy
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1994
George sends Sally and Henry out to Acapulco for an international conference after shedding his wimpish image.
#24 - Henry's Autobiography
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/24/1994
George is scared stiff that he will be interviewed by Jeremy Paxman on BBC TV. Henry tries to date the new girl reporter who has just joined the team but she turns him down. Damien tries to break into several high profile places to test their security.
#25 - The Strike
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/1994
Most of the staff are out on strike because of job cuts but Gus, Sally, George and Damien are still working so Gus brings in Russian back room staff to cover. Dave plays poker with the police who are on picket duty. George's wife has published an account about their life together.