Drop the Dead Donkey.
Drop the Dead Donkey is a sitcom written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin.
Cast[]
Singing cast (regular)[]
- Susannah Doyle - Joy Merryweather
- Robert Duncan - Gus Hedges
- Ingrid Lacey - Helen Cooper
- Neil Pearson - Dave Charnley
- Jeff Rawle - George Dent
- David Swift - Henry Davenport
- Stephen Tompkinson - Damien Day
- Victoria Wicks - Sally Smedley
Singing cast (recurring/guest)[]
- Jonathan Stratt - Lenny
- Tony Banks, MP - Himself
- Carolyn Pickles - Annie Coates
- Paula Jacobs - Bernice Cooper
Non-singing cast[]
- Haydn Gwynne - Alex Pates
- Andy Hamilton - Jerry
Plot[]
When media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant buys Globelink News, life at the TV station changes forever. Staffers struggle to help editor George Dent maintain the standards of a serious news business, while Gus Hedges, Sir Royston's right-hand man, tries to make the stories as sensational as possible - and to make sure no stories that might damage Sir Roysten's business empire ever make it on-air.
Musical numbers[]
Series One[]
The Big Day[]
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Lenny
Series Three[]
Helen'll Fix It[]
- The Sun Has Got His Hat On - Sally
Lady Merchant[]
- I Could Have Danced All Night - George
Awards[]
- Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Joy
Series Four[]
Helen's Parents[]
- Spread a Little Happiness - George
Henry's Autobiography[]
- If I Were a Rich Man - Henry
The Strike[]
- I'm Sitting on Top of the World - Gus
The Wedding[]
- These Boots Are Made for Walking - Joy
- There's No One Quite Like Grandma - Sally
- I Don't Like Mondays - George
Series Five[]
The Godless Society[]
- Old McDonald Had a Farm - Joy, Henry, Dave and Staff
Charnley in Love[]
- Football's Coming Home - Joy, Helen and Staff
- Football's Coming Home (reprise) - Tony Banks MP and Annie Coates
Dave and Diana[]
- Going to Barbados - Henry
Series Six[]
But is it Art?[]
- Love Hurts - Bernice and Helen
George Finds Love[]
- Boom-oo-ya-ta-ta-ta - Damien, Dave, Joy and Henry