Drop the Dead Donkey
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] Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism. It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The series had an ensemble cast, making stars of Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson.[2]
The show was awarded the Best Comedy (Programme or Series) Award at the 1994 BAFTA Awards. At the British Comedy Awards the show won Best New TV Comedy in 1990, Best Channel 4 Comedy in 1991, and Best Channel 4 Sitcom in 1994.
In 2000, the show was ranked 94 on the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes, a list compiled by the British Film Institute.
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| Genre: | Sitcom | ||||||
| Herstellungsland: | Vereinigtes Königreich | ||||||
| Originalsprache: | Englisch | ||||||
| IMDB: | 1402 |
ast ga| Regie: |  | Liddy Oldroyd |
| Darsteller: |  | Robert Duncan |
 | Jeff Rawle | |
 | Haydn Gwynne | |
 | Ingrid Lacey | |
 | David Swift | |
 | Victoria Wicks | |
 | Stephen Tompkinson | |
 | Neil Pearson | |
 | Susannah Doyle |
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| 1995 | Royal Television Society, UK RTS Television Award Best Situation Comedy or Comedy Drama | Gewinner |
| 1995 | BAFTA BAFTA TV Award Best Comedy (Programme or Series) | Nominiert |
| 1994 | BAFTA BAFTA TV Award Best Comedy (Programme or Series) | Gewinner |
| 1994 | British Comedy Awards British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Actor | Gewinner |
| 1994 | British Comedy Awards British Comedy Award Best Channel 4 Sitcom | Gewinner |
| 1993 | Royal Television Society, UK RTS Television Award Best Writer | Gewinner |
| 1992 | BAFTA BAFTA TV Award Best Comedy (Programme or Series) | Nominiert |
| 1992 | BAFTA BAFTA TV Award Best Light Entertainment Performance | Nominiert |
| 1992 | BAFTA BAFTA TV Award Best Sound (Fiction) | Nominiert |
| 1991 | British Comedy Awards British Comedy Award Best Channel 4 Comedy | Gewinner |
| 1991 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Broadcasting Press Guild Award Best Entertainment | Gewinner |
| 1991 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award TV - Situation Comedy | Gewinner |
| 1991 | BAFTA BAFTA TV Award Best Comedy Series | Nominiert |
| 1991 | BAFTA BAFTA TV Award Best Video Lighting | Nominiert |
| 1991 | BAFTA BAFTA TV Award Best VTR Editor | Nominiert |
| 1991 | British Comedy Awards British Comedy Award Best TV Comedy Actress | Nominiert |
| 1990 | British Comedy Awards British Comedy Award Best New TV Comedy | Gewinner |