Drop the Dead Donkey

- Season 2

(1991)

The team reviews their Gulf War coverage. Gus launches some scuds and George experiences some collateral damage.

Globelink is in severe financial difficulties and only one thing unites the staff - the desire to stab someone else in the back.

Making the news means daily confrontation with war and violence, but at Globelink News the bloodiest war and violence is taking place between the newsreaders.

Chief executive Gus Hedges reveals his deeper feelings for his brother by making him grovel.

A government minister turns out to be somewhat incapable and George, as usual, is totally inept.

Alex gets involved with a visiting Russian and his interpreter who have come to see how the station is run.

Newshound Damien Day deplores fabrication by TV reporters, especially when someone else does it better than him.

There's bad news for Christianity when the unspeakable Sally Smedley finds God.

There's bad news for George about his daughter, bad news for Damien about a bet he's made and bad news for God about Sally - she's still a Christian...

Sally finds God and a somewhat dubious spiritual guide. Meanwhile, divorce is on the cards for George and something even nastier is on the cards for Dave.

Damien kicks some doors down and a visiting documentary crew causes problems for George, but not as many problems as his daughter causes.

Dave seeks psychiatric help and encounters problems with a trick cyclist.

Henry can't cope with what's happening, George doesn't remember what happened, and Alex and Dave try very hard to forget what has happened.