Drop the Dead Donkey The Strike (Season 4, Episode 10)
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

Drop the Dead Donkey

The Strike (Season 4, Episode 10)

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

Gus stands to make a million from GlobeLink's record profits, but some of the staff face the sack, so the news team vote to strike = except for Sally and Damien.

Director

Liddy Oldroyd

Writers

Ian Brown (written by) | Andy Hamilton (creator) | Guy Jenkin (creator) | Nick Revell (additional material)

Producers

Andy Hamilton | Guy Jenkin

Casting Director

Kate Day

Production Designer

Graeme Story

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 1, 1994

Release date

Dec 1, 1994 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

9 wins & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 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)
Matthew Cottle PC Dean PC Dean See fewer	Chaplin (1992)
Victoria Wicks Sally Smedley Sally Smedley See fewer	High-Rise (2015)
Donald Sumpter Inspector Inspector See fewer	In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Niven Boyd Bob Wragg Bob Wragg See fewer	Sid and Nancy (1986)
Alan Stocks Sgt. Andrews Sgt. Andrews See fewer	Birthday Girl (2001)