Drop the Dead Donkey Hoax (Season 2, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

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Drop the Dead Donkey

Hoax (Season 2, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

Newshound Damien Day deplores fabrication by TV reporters, especially when someone else does it better than him.

Director

Writers

Guy Jenkin (written by) | Andy Hamilton (written by)

Producers

Andy Hamilton | Guy Jenkin

Casting Directors

Kate Day | Rebecca Howard

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 7, 1991

Release date

Nov 7, 1991 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

9 wins & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Duncan Gus Hedges Gus Hedges See fewer	Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Haydn Gwynne Alex Pates Alex Pates See fewer	Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
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)
Susannah Doyle Joy Merryweather Joy Merryweather See fewer	Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Neil McCaul Hoaxer Hoaxer See fewer	Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
Matthew Ashforde Despatch Rider Despatch Rider See fewer	Wonderful You (1999)
Sharon MacKenzie Lynn Yeats Lynn Yeats See fewer	Dear Frankie (2004)
Jon Cartwright Spokesman Spokesman See fewer	Bugs (1995)

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