Drop the Dead Donkey In Place of Alex (Season 3, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

Drop the Dead Donkey

In Place of Alex (Season 3, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy

Gus and George interview possible replacements for Alex, who has been poached by another newsroom, and the office sweepstake goes into overdrive to nobble the front-runners.

Director

Liddy Oldroyd

Writers

Andy Hamilton (written by) | Guy Jenkin (written by)

Producers

Andy Hamilton | Guy Jenkin

Casting Directors

Kate Day | Rebecca Howard

Production Designer

Graeme Story

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 7, 1993

Release date

Jan 7, 1993 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

9 wins & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
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)
Susannah Doyle Joy Merryweather Joy Merryweather See fewer	Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
Chris Lang Peregrine Peregrine See fewer	Unforgotten (2015)
Niall Ashdown Wilkinson Wilkinson See fewer	Barking (1998)
Chris Stanton Smith Smith See fewer	M.I.High (2007)
Richard James Soundman (uncredited) Soundman (uncredited) See fewer	Miss Scarlet (2020)