Drop the Dead Donkey Henry's Diary (Season 5, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy

Drop the Dead Donkey

Henry's Diary (Season 5, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 23 min | Comedy

Gus holds a celebrity dinner in honour of Sir Royston; George prepares for a very public debut; and Henry's newspaper column suffers from a ghost in the machine.

Creators

Andy Hamilton (creator) (uncredited) | Guy Jenkin (creator) (uncredited)

Director

Liddy Oldroyd

Writers

Ian Brown (written by) | Nick Revell (additional material)

Producers

Andy Hamilton (producer) | Guy Jenkin (producer)

Casting Director

Kate Day

Production Designer

Graeme Story

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 19, 1996

Release date

Nov 19, 1996 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

9 wins & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Susannah Doyle Joy Merryweather Joy Merryweather See fewer	Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Robert Duncan Gus Hedges Gus Hedges See fewer	Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Ingrid Lacey Helen Cooper Helen Cooper See fewer	Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Neil Pearson Dave Charnley Dave Charnley See fewer	Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Jeff Rawle George Dent George Dent See fewer	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
David Swift Henry Davenport Henry Davenport See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Stephen Tompkinson Damien Day Damien Day See fewer	Brassed Off (1996)
Victoria Wicks Sally Smedley Sally Smedley See fewer	High-Rise (2015)
Dale Winton Dale Winton Dale Winton See fewer	Trainspotting (1996)