Drop the Dead Donkey The Bird of Doom (Season 5, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

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Drop the Dead Donkey

The Bird of Doom (Season 5, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

The technology revolution reaches Globelink. Joy prepares to shin up the career ladder and Sally has a close encounter with an enemy on the wing.

Director

Writers

Guy Jenkin (written by) | Andy Hamilton (written by) | Ian Brown (additional material) | Malcolm Williamson (additional material)

Producers

Andy Hamilton | Guy Jenkin

Casting Director

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 15, 1996

Release date

Oct 15, 1996 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

9 wins & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 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)
Jonathan Coy Trevor Hodge Trevor Hodge See fewer	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
Chris Donnelly Simon (as Christopher Donnelly) Simon (as Christopher Donnelly) See fewer	Ill Manors (2012)
Colin Mace Potts Potts See fewer	Last Night in Soho (2021)

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