Drop the Dead Donkey
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Drop the Dead Donkey

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Genres:
Comedy
IMDB rate:
8.3
Awards:
9 wins & 8 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1990-08-09
Filming Locations: Waterloo Station, Waterloo, London, England, UK
Cast
Actor
Character
Saira Todd
Saira Todd
Drop the Dead Donkey
Neil Pearson
Dave Charnley
Jeff Rawle
George Dent
David Swift
Henry Davenport
Stephen Tompkinson
Damien Day
Victoria Wicks
Sally Smedley
Robert Duncan
Gus Hedges
Susannah Doyle
Joy Merryweather
Ingrid Lacey
Helen Cooper
Haydn Gwynne
Alex Pates
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Trivia
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.
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Writer Andy Hamilton had a recurring role as Damien's unfortunate cameraman. He was never shown in vision, but was regularly maimed as a result of Damien's foolhardy behaviour.
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The character of Damian Day was partially inspired by Paul Greengrass.
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Quotes
Gus Hedges: Let's keep kneecapping the opposition.
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Gus Hedges: Is Mr. Newshound in his kennel? You bet.
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Gus Hedges: Yes, well, publicity-wise this is a rather regrettable gonads-in-the-guillotine situation.
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Photos from cast
Sarah Alexander Nina Marc Dariel Pertwee Saira Todd
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