The BEST episodes of Drop The Dead Donkey season 4
Every episode of Drop The Dead Donkey season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Drop The Dead Donkey season 4!
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 - 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.
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#2 - Damien and the Weather Girl
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1994
A new weather girl joins the show and Dave ends up dating her, but he discovers that it is too dangerous to keep on seeing her so Damien tries his luck. Henry is to be featured on 'Living Legends' but he refuses to take part because he has confided in Dave that he may be impotent.
#3 - 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.
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#4 - Helen's Parents
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/1994
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.
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#5 - 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.
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#6 - Births and Deaths
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/1994
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.
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#7 - The Wedding
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1994
Dave organises a stag night for a member of the staff but it is Gus who is stripped naked at the end of the evening. Henry's house is occupied by the builders so he has to stay with Gus who turns out to be very boring. Joy is put in charge of the stationary cupboard.
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#8 - 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.
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#9 - 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.
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#10 - Quality Time
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1994
Helen meets her daughter's new teacher. Damien and Henry bet Dave that he can't date Joy so he trains with her in preparation for her appearance on Gladiators. Gus is still in hospital after his heart scare. Dave has to read the new book on Princess Diana.
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#11 - Sally in T.V. Times
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1994
Anna is marrying George but she has an alternative motive. Sally is being interviewed by the TV Times. Joy propositions the photographer. Sally loses her baby.
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#12 - The Undiscovered Country
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/1994
After going to the funeral of a colleague, Gus becomes very upset at the thought of death. Dave and Henry go on a bender. Damien is banned from driving. Sally goes to the opera.
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