Drop the Dead Donkey
Created by Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
On Channel 4
A sharp workplace satire that uses newsroom comedy to skewer media corruption and corporate power, balancing dark institutional critique with the reassurance of episodic resolution.
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.
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