Brothers
2026 · Comedy
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TV series / 1990
Drop the Dead Donkey
Episode directors
Liddy Oldroyd
A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization against Sir Roysten's right-hand man, Gus Hedges, who wants to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Roysten's business empire.
The story
A sitcom set in the offices of "GlobeLink News" after its acquisition by media mogul Sir Roysten Merchant. Led by editor George Dent, the staff of GlobeLink battle to maintain the company as a serious news organization against Sir Roysten's right-hand man, Gus Hedges, who wants to make the show more sensationalist and suppress stories that might harm Roysten's business empire.
Cast
Neil PearsonDave Charnley
Victoria WicksSally Smedley
David SwiftHenry Davenport
Stephen TompkinsonDamien Day
Jeff RawleGeorge Dent
Robert DuncanGus Hedges
Susannah DoyleJoy Merryweather
Ingrid LaceyHelen Cooper
Haydn GwynneAlex Pates
Sara StewartJenny
Geoffrey McGivernGeoff · Repeat introductions (voice) (uncredited) · Voice Over (voice) · TV Announcer
Neil StukeWes Jasper
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Allan CordunerCritic
Jasper JacobSurgeon · Mr Chambers
Simon GregorInterpreter · Pedro
Ben DanielsJack
Charlie Creed-MilesCarl
Hermione NorrisOctavia
Chris LangPeregrine
Clive RussellDetective Sergeant
Sarah Alexander
Emma Chambers
Nicholas Farrell
Gina McKeeLou
Tony Gardner
Donald Sumpter
Daniel CraigFixx
Roger HammondSir Roysten
Meera SyalBarmaid
Albert Welling
Caroline Strong
Philip GlenisterHarrison
Colin Mace
William Hope
Nicholas DayTax Officer
John Bowler
Nick Dunning
Andrew Lincoln
Mark ChapmanSam Peter
Stephen MooreMinister
Jane WymarkBelinda
Elizabeth DownesLynn Yeats
Brian BovellBarry
James GaddasGary
Jon FullerPhotographer
Kate RobbinsPrincess Anne Voice Over (voice)
Sue CarpenterSelf
Neil KinnockSelf
Jon SnowSelf
Stella GonetAnthea
Sarah LontonWoman in Club
Paul Mayhew-ArcherMan in Gents
Philip PopeMinister
Angela RipponNewsreader
James BannonVivian Stanmore
Melvyn HayesSir Gordon
Neville PhillipsVicar
Iain RogersonGuard
Maureen BennettMiss Frobisher
Victoria CarlingSue
Clare CliffordLavinia
Guy JenkinRemoval Man (uncredited)
Richard OsmanRemoval Man (uncredited)
Bob Fletcher2nd Skinhead
Kenny IrelandSound Man
Ian BleasdaleFrost
Christopher DriscollWade
Janet SteelLawyer
Victoria HastedReporter 1
Philip BirdReporter 2
Nicholas JohnsonWaiter
Frances JeaterSusan
Michael MüllerLes White
Gillian McCutcheonHelena
Richard HowardVicar
Nigel PegramMinister
Tim SternJohn
Stephen HoyeReporter
Andy LindenArab
Susannah HitchingJournalist
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