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Drop the Dead Donkey is a British television sitcom that was first shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of "GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news company. [ 1 ]
David Swift Swift as Henry Davenport in Drop the Dead Donkey Born David Bernard Swift (1931-04-03) 3 April 1931 Liverpool, England Died 8 April 2016 (2016-04-08) (aged 85) London, England Resting place Highgate Cemetery Occupation Actor Years active 1961–2004 Spouse Paula Jacobs (m. 1953) Children 2 Relatives Clive Swift (brother) Adam Swift (nephew) Rebecca Swift (niece) Joe Swift (nephew ...
Jeffrey Alan Rawle (born 20 July 1951) is a British actor from Birmingham, England.He is known for playing Billy in Billy Liar (1973–1974), and for portraying George Dent in the news-gathering sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998), and Silas Blissett in Hollyoaks (2010–2022).
This is a list of episodes of the satirical British sitcom Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998). It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, with most of the episodes written by them. The colour of each of the tables represents the colour of the series DVD.
Susannah Doyle (born 5 July 1966) [1] is an English actress, notable for her roles as Joy Merryweather in Drop The Dead Donkey (1991–1998), and as Avril Burke in Ballykissangel (2001).
Actress Haydn Gwynne, best known for starring in Drop The Dead Donkey and The Windsors, has died aged 66 following a recent cancer diagnosis. The star of stage and screen, who received Olivier and ...
Stephen Phillip Tompkinson (born 15 October 1965) is an English actor, known for his television roles as Marcus in Chancer (1990), Damien Day in Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1998), Father Peter Clifford in Ballykissangel (1996–98), Trevor Purvis in Grafters (1998–1999), Danny Trevanion in Wild at Heart (2006–2013) and the titular Alan Banks in DCI Banks (2010–2016).
Haydn Gwynne (/ ˈ h eɪ d ən ˈ ɡ w ɪ n /; 21 March 1957 – 20 October 2023) was an English actress.She was nominated for the 1992 BAFTA TV Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance for the comedy series Drop the Dead Donkey (1990–1991), and won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot the Musical.