Drop the Dead Donkey was a topical situation comedy that first aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom between 1990 and 1998. It is set in the offices of "GlobeLink News", a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, it made use of contemporary news events to give the programme a greater sense of realism.
The series had an ensemble cast, making stars of Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson.