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Sir Roysten Merchant

**Sir Roysten Merchant** is a wealthy businessman, unofficially based on a combination of Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch, who buys out Globelink News in the first episode and remains the owner of the company throughout all six series. He is unseen on screen until a brief appearance in the final show, in which he is played by Roger Hammond and suggests that he does not know who Gus is.

Sir Roysten is a terrifying figure, with a large business empire. He is also involved in housing, shipping, and sundry more shady enterprises which, based on the information that occasionally comes to attention of the GlobeLink News team, border on (if not specifically involve) the illegal. On buying the company Sir Roysten installs Gus Hedges (see above) in order to prevent any potentially damaging information being leaked out in news stories. Sir Roysten is a right-wing figure, supporting both Margaret Thatcher and John Major. However, when Major and the Conservative government begin to weaken from 1994, his support starts to shift, and with the Labour victory in 1997 Sir Roysten defects to Tony Blair. Gus' defence of his liege lord even extends, in "But Is It Art?", to buying a 'defamatory' art installation for £15,000 (seemingly of his own money) in order to destroy it.

In private, it is known that Sir Roysten visits prostitutes, and that his wife, Lady Caroline, also has many affairs. He has a daughter, Octavia, who works for a brief time in the GlobeLink office, and a son, Roy Jr., who lives in fear of his father. Other offspring are not named, aside from one reference from Gus to a "Roystonia" — however no further information is provided. Persistent rumours circulate to the effect that Sir Royston’s father, who was also a businessman, was a Nazi sympathiser and war profiteer. Sir Roysten has several pet rottweilers and an armed personal security team who guard his mansion.
Ben Daniels

## ***Ben Daniels***IMDB Name 0199842

Image from the Act On This Webpage

**Ben Daniels** is a multi-award winning performer who is equally at home whether working in Film, Television or Theatre. He was born in the Midlands and became interested in acting through drama lessons while at comprehensive school. He began his career after leaving London's prestigious LAMDA drama school. His early work in theatres around the UK led to him being cast as Richard Loeb, one of the two Chicago "thrill killers" who murdered a nine-year-old boy in John Logan's factual play, "Never the Sinner", at London's Playhouse Theatre. His performance earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in that year's Laurence Olivier Awards and has led to a highly respected theatre career, notably "Martin Yesterday" by Canadian writer Brad Fraser for which he received a M.E.N. nomination for Best Actor, "As You Like It" (TMA Supporting Actor award nomination), "All My Sons" receiving an Olivier Award and a Whatsonstage Award for Supporting Actor and, most recently, starring opposite Academy Award nominee Laura Linney in the Broadway revival of Christopher Hampton's "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", for which he received a Tony Nomination for Best Actor, A Theatre World Award for Breakthrough Broadway Performance, a Drama Desk nomination for Distinguished Performance and an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Performance.

Ben's television breakthrough came playing philandering "Finn Bevan" in three seasons of the BAFTA-nominated BBC series Cutting It (2002). Other notable television work includes the late, great Frank Deasy's hard-hitting drama Real Men (2003) and the controversial The Passion (2008), playing "Caiaphas"; "Francis Walsingham" in The Virgin Queen (2005); HBO's Conspiracy (2001); Ian Fleming in Ian Fleming: Bondmaker (2005); the political thriller The State Within (2006) and, more recently, four seasons of the acclaimed ITV drama, Law & Order: UK (2009), as senior crown prosecutor "James Steel".

His diverse film work includes the religious fanatic "Goat" in Doom (2005); "Leopold the Tutor" in Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Madeline (1998); neo-hippy "Tony" in Beautiful Thing (1996); "DJ Bob" in Michael Winterbottom's I Want You (1998); "Augustin Robert", the soldier who falls in love with a leopard, in Passion in the Desert (1997), the sadistic "Danny" in Noli's disturbing Married/Unmarried (2001) and Luna (2011), written and directed by cult artist and graphic novelist Dave McKean.

# Sources

1. ↑ Act On This
2. ↑ IMDB Name Entry 0199842
Channel 4

*The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Channel 4.*

**Channel 4** is a British public-service television broadcaster that began transmission on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport,[2] which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993.

With the conversion of the Wenvoe transmitter group in Wales to digital on 31 March 2010, Channel 4 became a UK-wide TV channel for the first time.

Channel 4 was the channel who originally broadcast Drop the Dead Donkey.
A Blast from the Past

"*City's spokesman said they broke the stock market's unwritten code of honour.
What's that?
Don't get caught.*"
―Dave and George discussing reactions to the Guinness convictions.
Gus has a charity dinner with Prince Philip, and wants the Prince's views to be shown on Globelink News. Damien has done an investigative piece on a slum landlord, who turns out to be Alex's ex husband. Alex has to find out what is he up to.
Quality Time/Credits

## Cast

* Susannah Doyle as Joy Merryweather
* Robert Duncan as Gus Hedges
* Ingrid Lacey as Helen Cooper
* Neil Pearson as Dave Charnley
* Jeff Rawle as George Dent
* David Swift as Henry Davenport
* Stephen Tompkinson as Damien Day
* Victoria Wicks as Sally Smedley
* Gillian Hanna as Mrs Babcock
* Tony Gardner as Mr Anderson
* Jennifer Luckraft as Nurse
* Jocelyn Barker as Chloe
* Nikki Diamond as Scorpio
The Diaries/Credits

# Episode Cast

* Susannah Doyle as Joy Merryweather
* Robert Duncan as Gus Hedges
* Ingrid Lacey as Helen Cooper
* Neil Pearson as Dave Charnley
* Jeff Rawle as George Dent
* David Swift as Henry Davenport
* Stephen Tompkinson as Damien Day
* Victoria Wicks as Sally Smedley
* Amy Gwilliam as Sophie
* Jocelyn Barker as Chloe
* Zita Sattar as Receptionist
* Claudia Lander-Duke as Little Girl

# Episode Crew

* Directed by Liddy Oldroyd
* Written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin with additional material from Malcolm Williamson
* Produced by Andy Hamilton (producer), Sue Howells (producer) and Denise O'Donoghue (executive producer)
* Film Editing by Mykola Pawluk
* Casting by Kate Day
* Production Design by Graeme Story
* Art Direction by Jenny Andrews
* Costume Design by Jo Thompson

## Art Department

* Les Baker (property master)
* Paul Woods (production buyer)

## Sound Department

* Rob Butler-Biggs (dubbing)
* Jon Matthews (sound supervisor)
* Keith Mayes (location sound)
* Nigel Holmes (boom operator) (uncredited)

## Camera and Electrical Department

* Luke Chantrell (vision controller)
* Mike Dugdale (location camera)
* Tony Keene (senior camera operator)
* Rob Kitzmann (lighting director)

## Editorial Department

* Barbara Hicks (vision mixer)
* Steve Tempia (editor: location)

## Other crew

* Title music composed by Matthew Scott
* Mandy Furlonger (makeup supervisor)
* Carolyne Astbury (production assistant)
* Hugo Bone (production team)
* Fiona Cockburn (production team)
* Brian Dooley (production team)
* Stan Fus (location manager)
* Hilary Groves (stage manager)
* Adianna Gusi (production team) (as Arianna Gusi)
* Simon Haveland (floor manager)
* Catherine Lovesey (production team)
* Helen Manley (production team)
* Sylvia Tuck (systems operator: Unisys)
Robert Maxwell

Born **Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch** in Slatinské Doly, Czechoslovakia (now Solotvyno, Ukraine), Robert Maxwell was a British media tycoon and former Member of Parliament. Since he died under questionable and bizarre circumstances during the second series of 'Drop', he was thereafter a rather easier and safer target than his fellow mogul Rupert Murdoch, who was still in a position to sue. After his death, a number of running gags, including the "Bad 'Robert Maxwell Joke' kitty", emerged on the show.
Amanda

**Amanda** is Helen’s much-mentioned girlfriend in the later series. Her only on-screen appearance is in Series 5, where she arrives at the office while working as a despatch rider — a job she took to help pay for her university course, but which causes Helen some social embarrassment. The pair soon break up after a dinner at their house with Helen’s friends from the office ends in disaster, but they are later back together. By the time Helen’s own respectable career comes to its abrupt end, Amanda is running her own send-out snack delivery business, *The Sarnie Army*. She quickly offers Helen a job after the closure of GlobeLink in the final episode, and although Helen is initially reluctant to lower herself to such work, she finally swallows her pride and accepts.
The Gulf Report

The Interviewer (Emma Freud) hold ups Sally's book, to George's discomfort

## Episode Quote

"*Dave (on phone, in posh voice) Hello. I'm ringing to complain about you giving air time to that repulsive Sally Smedley. It's a bloody disgrace.
Damien (at same time, on different phone, in 'old man' voice) I do not pay my licence fee to have to watch this kind of thing on my screen.
Henry (at same time, on another phone, in normal voice) I have two children and when Sally Smedley came on, one of them was sick and remained distressed for the rest of the evening.
Sally (entering office, cheerily) Afternoon everyone.
(Dave, Damien and Henry all slam down their phones)*"
―Office reaction to Sally appearing on television plugging her book
## Summary

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

One of GlobeLink’s outside broadcast cameraman, Gerry is regularly assigned to work with Damien, and frequently suffers injuries and mishaps as a result. His footage would normally end with something unpleasant happening to Gerry, while Damien yells at him to keep filming. Gerry is an unseen character, but incidents are frequently shown from the point of view of his camera as it disappears down holes, off cliffs or into rivers. His only on-screen appearance (of sorts) is at the office Christmas party, but on this occasion he is covered head to toe in bandages. Gerry seems to have a decent sense of both morals and safety standards, but is usually overruled by a determined Damien.

# Notes

3. Gerry was real life camera operator, Mike Dugdale.

1. ↑ On one occasion, Damien askes Joy to phone Gerry's wife, as she tends to get hystrical when she hears Damien's voice on the phone.
2. ↑ Primarially voice only. The only time Gerry appears on screen, he is wrapped in bandages.
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Gus Hedges

"*Well, obviously I don't have an opinion - I am a support module. But it would be very easy to find ourselves standing on buttered ball bearings over this piece. While I feel passionately in no punches pulled, hard-hitting journalism, do you feel in any real sense that we ought to be wary of running any unsubstantiated stories if we are to avoid a faeces and fan situation.*"
―Gus talking about a controversial story in Sex, Lies and Audiotape
The unctuous Chief Executive of the company, yes-man to Sir Roystan Merchant, and an unwavering supporter of then Conservative Prime Minister John Major. A management stereotype, complete with clichés and clumsy metaphors, he swiftly transforms GlobeLink from a serious news network to a ratings-chasing tabloid channel. He talks in barely comprehensible management jargon, and is notable for such phrases as, *“Are we cooking with napalm? You bet!”* In light of what he refers to as his "hands-off" role, he frequently prefaces his interference in editorial matters with the opening, *“Now, as you all know, I’m not here…”* He is disliked and distrusted by the staff, who are unafraid to treat him with contempt.

Outside of office life, Gus is a very lonely man — although he is far too afraid to admit this, even to himself. He has no real friends, and his occasional attempts to make friends at work often fail, largely because of his inability to behave like a human being rather than an "executive management module". Some of these personality traits stem from his childhood. One episode features his older brother who, it later transpires, was clearly his parents’ favourite and Gus has terrible feelings of inadequacy.

He is very sexually inexperienced and fears advances from women. He is also afraid of illness — particularly mental illness — and thoughts of his own mortality terrify him. Despite his executive position, he fears that he has not really achieved anything or made a mark, and worries that he will be quickly forgotten; on one occasion, he complained that what other people did to win promotion or to improve their job prospects he had to do to stay in his current position.

Gus is alleged to have been based on Channel 4’s controller at the time, Michael Grade, although the original idea was first pitched to the BBC, with Channel Four only picking up the series after the BBC refused to broadcast it. In series six it becomes clear that Gus has absolutely no life beyond GlobeLink and working for Sir Roysten and cannot come to terms with the station’s closure. The final scene of the last episode sees a host of furniture-removal men clearing the fire-damaged office with Gus sitting miserably on his chair with a gloomy expression on his face
Sally's Accountant/Credits

# Episode Cast

* Robert Dunca as Gus Hedges
* Ingrid Lacey as Helen Cooper
* Neil Pearson as Dave Charnley
* Jeff Rawle as George Dent
* David Swift as Henry Davenport
* Stephen Tomkinson as Damien Day
* Victoria Wicks as Sally Smedley
* Susannah Doyle as Joy Merryweather
* Dariel Pertwee as Floor Manager
* Ken Livingstone as Himself (as Ken Livingstone MP)
* Teddy Taylor as Himself (as Sir Teddy Taylor MP)

# Episode Crew

* Directed by Liddy Oldroyd
* Written by Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton (With additional material from Malcolm Williamson
* Produced by Andy Hamilton (Producer), Guy Jenkin (Producer) and Denise O'Donoghue (Executive producer)
* Casting by Kate Day and Rebecca Howard
* Production Design by Graeme Story
* Art Direction by Jenny Andrews
* Costume Design by Jo Thompson

## Art Department

* Barry Du Pille (Property master)
* Paul Woods (Production buyer)

## Stunts

* Paul Jennings (Stuntman)
* Tip Tipping (Stunt coordinator)

## Camera and Electrical Department

* Mike Dugdale (Location camera)
* Martin Hawkins (Senior camera operator)
* Sean Moon (Vision controller)
* Keith Reed (Lighting director)
* Tony Keene (Camera supervisor - uncredited)

Editorial Department

* Barbara Hicks (Vision mixer)
* Mykola Pawluk (Editor: video tape)

Music Department

* Matthew Scott (Composer: title music)

Other crew

* Mark Beaumont (Production team)
* Miles Evans (Production team)
* Stan Fus (Location manager)
* Lisa Gibson (Production team)
* Hilary Groves (Stage manager)
* Simon Haveland (1st assistant location)
* Maree Murray (Production team)
* Janice Schumm (Production assistant)
* Rebecca Simor (Researcher)
* Sylvia Tuck (Systems operator: Unisys)
* Simon Wallace (Floor manager)
* Pamela Wylde (Production assistant)
Susannah Doyle

Golden Throats entry image

**Susannah Doyle** is an English actress, best known for her roles as Joy Merryweather in *Drop The Dead Donkey* and as Avril Burke in *Ballykissangel*.

The daughter of the Irish actor Tony Doyle, she realised that she wished to follow in his footsteps when, aged about five or six, she was taken to see him work, often in tiny theatres with audience and actors close together. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Her big TV break came in 1991 with the role of Joy, the intelligent, acid-tongued secretary and foil to her corporate-speak boss, in the Channel 4 comedy *Drop The Dead Donkey*. Other TV roles followed, including two episodes of *Soldier, Soldier* in 1996 and *A Touch of Frost* in 1997.

When her father died in 2000, the producers of *Ballykissangel* asked whether she would join the cast. She had reservations over her ability to cope emotionally but took on the part of Avril Burke.

In 2001, she also appeared in an episode of *Cold Feet* and one of *Pie in the Sky*. In 2010 she appeared in "Your Sudden Death Question", S4:E3 of *Lewis*. In 2012 she appeared in an episode of police comedy *Vexed*.

Since 2001, she has been pursuing parallel careers of scriptwriting and acting.

In October 2013, she appeared in Sarah Rutherford's "Adult Supervision" at Park Theatre (London).

In 2016, she appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series *Black Mirror*.

1. ↑ Golden Throats entry
2. ↑ Wikipedia entry
Alex Pates

"*He's a devious bastard. People who use the term 'learning curve' are always devious bastards.*"
―Alex talking about Gus
Assistant editor and George’s second-in-command. The token "normal" person, Alex is determined, skilled and professional, if very cynical. She has a fierce temper, and can be violent when provoked. Married and divorced before the series begins, her ex-husband — now a slum landlord — reappears on one occasion to use Alex to thwart the broadcasting of a news story about his unlawful business practices. In response to this, Alex breaks his nose.

Alex was seemingly once a 'go-getter' but apparently ran out of steam, and the comfortable niche at GlobeLink means that while she talks about it a great deal, she rarely actually takes steps to genuinely rock the boat.

Alex’s mother (known only as "Mummy" or "Mrs. Pates" and, until the final episode of series 2, an unseen character) repeatedly interrupts important meetings with frivolous and bizarre telephone enquiries, such as whether she should stockpile petrol in the bath in response to rising fuel prices or whether signing up to the Social Chapter would mean having to use a squat toilet. In the very final moments of Series 2, the final series in which Alex appears, Mrs. Pates finally visits the GlobeLink office just in time to hear her daughter announcing to the office that she has had a one-night stand with Dave. Between Series 2 and 3, Alex leaves GlobeLink for the BBC, a 'betrayal' that causes Gus to Typex her out of all the office photos.
The Day of the Mum/Credits

# Cast

* Susannah Doyle as Joy Merryweather
* Robert Duncan as Gus Hedges
* Ingrid Lacey as Helen Cooper
* Neil Pearson as Dave Charnley
* Jeff Rawle as George Dent
* David Swift as Henry Davenport
* Stephen Tompkinson as Damien Day
* Victoria Wicks as Sally Smedley
* Rosemary Martin as Avril Day
* Dean Harris as Dad
* Matthew Owens as Young Damien

# Episode Crew

* Directed by Liddy Oldroyd
* Written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, with additional material from Nick Revell and Malcolm Williamson
* Produced by Andy Hamilton, Avon Harpley, Guy Jenkin and Denise O'Donoghue
* Casting by Kate Day
* Production Design by Graeme Story
* Costume Design by Jo Thompson
* Makeup Department
	+ Marella Shearer makeup supervisor
* Production Management
	+ Jane Featherstone production manager
* Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
	+ Julie Sykes first assistant director: location
* Art Department
	+ Barry Du Pille property master
	+ Paul Woods production buyer
* Sound Department
	+ Rob Butler-Biggs dubbing
	+ Keith Mayes sound supervisor
* Stunts
	+ Tracey Eddon stunt performer
	+ Wayne Michaels stunt coordinator
* Camera and Electrical Department
	+ Mike Dugdale location camera
	+ Rod Harris vision controller
	+ Tony Keene camera supervisor
	+ Keith Reed lighting director
* Editorial Department
	+ Barbara Hicks vision mixer
	+ Mykola Pawluk editor: video tape
* Music Department
	+ Matthew Scott composer: title music
* Other crew
	+ Charlotte Bevan production team
	+ Rebecca Cotterill production team
	+ Stan Fus location manager
	+ Hilary Groves stage manager
	+ Christine Hagon production team
	+ Polly Hope production team
	+ Carwyn Jones production team
	+ John Ryan production team
	+ Janice Schumm production assistant
	+ Tristram Shapeero floor manager
	+ Sylvia Tuck systems operator: Unisys
Joy Merryweather

"*Your planet called, said your mission on Earth was over and could you go home.*"
―Joy responding to Sally's request for messages in Luck.
**Joy Merryweather** is entirely wrongly named; she is in no way joyful or merry. She began in series 2 as a cynical and surly personal assistant; in later series, she becomes increasingly aggressive and vindictive. There are a few occasions throughout the series when she shows sensitivity however. George often remarks that she is the most efficient production assistant GlobeLink has ever had.

Joy began as a background character, intended to feed topical gags; however her popularity with audiences was such that she took an increasingly prominent role and eventually had a number of storylines of her own. Perhaps the most significant of these in terms of character development was the Series 5 episode *The Graveyard Shift*, in which it is revealed that her father, (already established as an alcoholic, and, according to Joy, "*wanted to be Peter Stringfellow*") abandoned the family; her mother "*went from Valium addiction to nervous breakdown to attempted suicide*," and all of her brothers and sisters were affected by psychological problems, (except, at least in her own mind, Joy herself); her brothers are named "*Jolly*" (who is in "*Wormwood Scrubs*") and "*Happy*", (who was "*released into the care of the doorway*"), and her sister's name is "*Merrily*" (who is "*in a detox centre*").

In the final series, Joy has much of her doodled artwork put on display as she looks set to find a new career — only to discover she is being conned by the man and apparent lover behind the exhibition, and gets revenge by tying him up and exhibiting him naked at one of her art exhibitions. Her best friend from childhood is a Buddhist. Joy's childhood nickname was "*Flopsy*", which she put an end to by force-feeding worms to the boys in question.
Chelsea Daniels

**Chelsea Daniels** is a contestant from *Survivor: Maldives*.

## Profile

Name: Chelsea Daniels

Age: 19

Tribe Designation: TBA

Current Residence: Honolulu, Hawaii

Occupation: Model

Personal Claim to Fame: Winning the National Cheerleading Championship 3 years in a row

Inspiration in Life: Ru Paul, such an inspiration

Hobbies: Shopping

Pet Peeves: Bugs, Dirt, Mold

3 Words to Describe You: Hot, Sexy, Firecraker

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Courtney Yates, I am a hot skinny young blonde who just wants to trash people for being awful

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: Because it's a free million dollars, who does not want a million dollars

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: I will sleep with the boys, talk shit with the girls and slide on through

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: My blowjob skills ensure my win
Damien Day

"*Was it Right to Reply where you sweated so much you fused the microphone?*"
―Damien responding to the news that George has been booked to appear on Newsnight
(Henry's Autobiography)
GlobeLink’s star field reporter, whose goal is always to make his stories as sensational as possible, even where doing so requires the use of exaggeration or misrepresentation. Damien’s unorthodox (and unethical) methods are undeniably a hit with the viewers, and therefore he is popular with Sir Roystan and Gus, making it impossible for George to fire him, despite his frequent desire to do so.

Damien is quite happy to stage incidents for the camera, arguing when challenged that he is making "reconstructions" of what would have happened. When filming a firing-squad execution in a South American dictatorship, Damien asked the officer for a retake so he could make the execution look better. When filming in a war-torn country he punched a small boy in the face to make sure he had a crying child in shot, and threw a hand-grenade over a wall to create panic before delivering his piece to camera.

Perhaps surprisingly, he is generally open-minded about other cultures, expressing interest in Tarot cards and the predictions of Nostradamus. He likes to keep himself fit, does not drink or smoke, drives a Porsche and is considered to be sociopathic. A psychologist who visits the office to carry out a study of workplace stress describes Damien’s personality as "completely stress-free. Psychotic, but stress-free". Some indication as to why Damien became the driven, amoral individual he is was provided when his mother, Professor Avril Day (Rosemary Martin), made a one-off appearance: she was a nuclear physicist who had unrealistically high expectations of her son, rarely if ever praised him and constantly pressured him to achieve.

Damien gets his kicks from danger and excitement, and has virtually no interest in actual sex, except in one episode at the end of Series 4, in which he loses his virginity to a similarly danger-obsessed GlobeLink weather girl. Despite his high opinion of himself, Damien’s frequent breaches of ethical standards do not go unnoticed by other stations and he fails job interviews in the final series. After going off to film a piece on an Amazonian tribe, Damien is made a God by the natives — who refuse to let him return to civilisation.
Sex 'n Death/Credits

# Episode Cast

* Susannah Doyle as Joy Merryweather
* Robert Duncan as Gus Hedges
* Ingrid Lacey as Helen Cooper
* Neil Pearson as Dave Charnley
* Jeff Rawle as George Dent
* David Swift as Henry Davenport
* Stephen Tomkinson as Damien Day
* Victoria Wicks as Sally Smedley
* Stella Gonet as Anthea
* Sarah Lonton as Woman in Club
* Paul Mayhew-Archer as Man in Gents
* Philip Pope as Minister
* Angela Rippon as Newsreader
* Meera Syal as Barmaid

# Episode Crew

* Directed by Liddy Oldroyd
* Written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, with additional material fron Ian Brown and Malcolm Williamson
* Produced by Andy Hamilton (Producer), Guy Jenkin (Producer), Denise O'Donoghue (Executive producer and Sioned Wiliam (Associate producer)
* Casting by Kate Day
* Production Design by Heather Gibson and Graeme Story
* Costume Design by Jo Thompson

## Makeup Department

* Christine Cant (Makeup artist)
* Mandy Furlonger (Makeup artist)
* Marella Shearer (Makeup artist)
* Helen Speyer (Makeup artist)

## Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

* Simon Haveland (First assistant director: location)

## Art Department

* Barry Du Pille (Props)
* John Galpin (Props)
* Jim Hughes (Props)
* David Phelps (Props)
* Paul Woods (Production buyer)

## Camera and Electrical Department

* Mike Dugdale (Senior camera operator
* Rob Kitzmann (Lighting director: location)
* Bill Lee (Lighting director)
* Sean Moon (Vision controller)
* Tony Keene (Camera supervisor - uncredited)

## Costume and Wardrobe Department

* Amanda Monk (Assistant costume designer)

## Editorial Department

* Barbara Hicks (Vision mixer)
* Mykola Pawluk (Editor: video tape)
* Steve Tempia (Editor: video tape)

## Other crew

* Carolyne Astbury (Production assistant)
* Charlotte Bevan (Production team)
* Kevin Cavanagh (Production team)
* Thomas Elgood (Location manager - as Tom Elgood)
* Hilary Groves (Stage manager)
* Christine Hagon (Production team)
* Sue Harmer (News researcher)
* Michael Jelves (Floor manager)
* Rachel Kinnock (Production team)
* Anne-Marie MacLaughlin (Floor manager - as Anne-Marie McLaughlin)
* Kate Middleditch (Production team)
* Helen Miles-Morrell (Production team)
* Margaret Molnar (Production team)
* Swati Shah (Production team)
* Sylvia Tuck (Systems operator: Unisys)
* Paula Wilson (Production team)
Kyousuke Kakami

**Kyousuke Kakami**is a 3rd year student and former member of the student council.

## Appearance

He has messy hair styled upwards and is often seen wearing casual attire such as jackets, shirts and pants.

## Personality

Possessing a low cunning, he relishes that he was able to assassinate someone at a dinner party meant to foster peace between hostile factions. Following that, he has a high opinion of himself, not expecting it to be that easy, and under the impression that his opponents now know his terror.

## Background

Kyousuke tells Ichinose to eat a new curry, stating it to be the world's best.

Speaking to Doseigi, he brags about how Kotaba as one of the strongest majins of the school was killed. With her head exploding whilst easting curry, he remarks if there can be any other more exceptional death. Largely speaking to himself, he continues to praise his own act.

Walking out onto a stage for a public execution for traitors, he regards the step as a poor joke for an execution platform. Undaunted, he views his execution method of being cut every 5cm from the feet upward as a show for the benefit of the Student Council. Kyousuke was told that they would pull something to save him.

## Relationships

### Shouichirou Shirogane

Kyousuke causes his friend Kotaba's head to explode in front of him.

## Abilities

### Sudden Death Sauce

It is a material changing power that can alter a spicy curry to a poison, so can be applied for assassination purposes.
Helen'll Fix It

# Quote

"*Dave: All right, listen up, listen up. New sweepstake. Best suggestions for next member of Clinton's family to be offered a government job. So far, we've got Chelsea Clinton as head of joint chiefs of staff and Socks the cat as head of the space program.*"
―First Lines
# Summary

In the face of Government threats, Helen refuses to name her sources. Meanwhile, Gus refuses to OK Damien's titillating report on prostitution.
Desculpas pro Doom Sobre o Plano B

Bom, meu nome é Rohkea. Aqui vocês vão dar desculpas pro Doom sobre o reboot. Escrevam nos comentários oque vocês acham que seria uma bela desculpa.

**1º Lugar:** "O Johny pra eu passar a senha da conta porque queria olhar um negócio que prefiro não revelar, e acabou apagando todos os tópicos. Depois disso, ele riu da minha cara, falando que eu seria o culpado por esse cataclismo.." @PedroHenrique

**2º Lugar:** Foi o Bending. @Delta
In Place of Alex

Gus and George interviewing Helen

"***Dave**: Right, ok, so anything else?
**Henry**: Yes, why are you chairing the editorial meeting?
**Dave**: Because George asked me to, actually. He's in with Gus, interviewing replacements for Alex, so I'm acting assistant editor. Anyone got a problem with that?*"
―
# Summary

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.
Bosanquet (Yacht)

"Hells Bells! I reckon all told it's cost me more than all my wives and their maintenance put together."

The *Bosanquet*, at least for some time, belonged to Henry Davenport, and was apparently one of his chief joys in life. It was presumably named for Reginald Bosanquet, the newsreader with an infamous 'rug' on whom Henry was originally based. The yacht had a crack in the hull "from that time I got rat-arsed and played chicken with that supertanker", thus vastly diminishing its value, and Henry was only able to get £30,000 when, in dire financial straits, he was forced to sell his pride and joy.
Paintball

"*Damien: Oh, God.
Dave: I'm so bored I could read John Smith's speech on the Constitution. I'll tell you what, a tenner on the first thing George complains about when he arrives.
Damien: Yeah all right. My money says it'll be that one girl death squad he calls his daughter.*"
―Opening lines
# Summary

Gus decides that Globelink is suffering from 'team-unbonding'. His answer? A weekend of 'adventure-harmonising', better known as paintball in the woods.
Shintarou Hanma

**Shintarou Hanma**is a 3rd year student and member of the Student Council.

## Appearance

His conglomerate styled hair is lighter in coloration compared to his trimmed facial stubble. Shintarou has a muscular physique and is seen wearing a light colored tank top.

## Personality

Serious in fights and when dealing with matters.

## Background

Shintarou is lauded for achieving a new world record.

After hearing of two deaths, he wonders whether Rindou died with Akira.

Having just woken from his nap, he asks if it is more bothersome work for the Student Council. He is sent to intercept the Banchou Group when they launch an all out assault.
The Big Day/Credits

# Episode Cast

* Robert Duncan ... Gus Hedges
* Haydn Gwynne ... Alex Pates
* Neil Pearson ... Dave Charnley
* Jeff Rawle ... George Dent
* David Swift ... Henry Davenport
* Stephen Tompkinson ... Damien Day
* Victoria Wicks ... Sally Smedley
* Michael Fenton Stevens ... Gerry Gow
* Jonathan Stratt ... Lenny
* Sara Stewart ... Jenny
* Alister Cameron ... Police Sergeant
* Karl Maddix ... Child

Episode Crew
Directed by
Liddy Oldroyd

Writing credits
Guy Jenkin (written by) and
Andy Hamilton (written by)

Produced by
Andy Hamilton .... producer
Guy Jenkin .... associate producer
Denise O'Donoghue .... executive producer

Casting by
Rebecca Howard

Production Design by
Wallace Heim (co-production designer)
Graeme Story

Costume Design by
Jo Thompson

## Makeup Department

Miri Ben-Schlomo .... makeup assistant
Fiona Kemp .... makeup assistant
Morag Ross .... makeup designer

## Art Department

George Peppiatt .... props
Allen J. Polley .... props (as Allen Polley)
Mike Thompson .... props
Paul Woods .... production buyer

## Sound Department

Chris Harnett .... location sound
Tom Oliver .... boom operator
Ted Scott .... sound supervisor

## Camera and Electrical Department

Mike Dugdale .... location camera operator
Rod Harris .... vision controller
Steve Jagger .... vision controller
Tony Keene .... senior camera operator
John Turner .... lighting supervisor
John Watt .... lighting director

## Editorial Department

Josef d'Bache-Kane .... assistant on-line editor
Barbara Hicks .... vision mixer
Mykola Pawluk .... editor: video tape

## Other crew

* Clodagh Scott (assistant costume designer)
* Carrie Fletcher (production manager)
* Title Music composed by Matthew Scott

Juliet Allen .... production secretary
Mark Beaumont .... production accountant
Gail Berryman .... stage manager
Noola Delaney .... location first assistant (as Noola Delany)
Miles Evans .... production runner
David McDonald .... floor manager
Christine Moses .... production assistant
Derek Oliver .... technical manager
Jo Pomeroy .... location manager
Janice Schumm .... production secretary
Tristram Shapeero .... audience coordinator
Sylvia Tuck .... systems operator: Unisys
George and His Daughter

**George and His Daughter** is the tenth episode of the third series which was first broadcast 11 March 1993.

# Summary

George is having family problems and Gus has problems with morality. And all around them Chippendale mania is sweeping the country.

Damien gets caught in South Africa when a dictator wants information on dissidents in the UK. Joy and her friend go to see the Chippendales, so Henry and Dave try to show that they can go one better.

George hunts for his daughter who is living rough with a bunch of squatters including one named Fixx.
Robert Duncan

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Robert Duncan is an English actor. He is best known for his television role as Gus, the jargon-speaking manager, from Drop the Dead Donkey. He also appeared in Casualty as Peter Hayes between 1995 and 1996. He also played Lazarus in 2000 film The Miracle Maker.
Chloe Cooper

Helen’s self-obsessed and attention-seeking daughter in several episodes. Helen, who worries constantly over the time she spends at work and away from her daughter, agonises over Chloe’s upbringing and doubts her own abilities as a mother. She is particularly alarmed when she discovers that Chloe has written a school essay entitled *“The Invisible Mummy”*. Chloe eventually admits, however, that she is entirely happy with arrangements at home and wrote the essay merely in an attempt to gain sympathy from a new teacher.
Dangerous 1969

**Dangerous 1969** (ダンゲロス1969, *Dangerosu 1969*) is a Japanese manga series written by Kyousuke Kagami and illustrated by Takuma Yokota. It is a prequel of *Sentou Hakai Gakuen Dangerous*, although set in an alternate universe, during the Japanese student movements of 1969. It began serialization in March 2018.

## Overview

Set in 1969, this supernatural action manga occurs in an alternate world where some people known as "Majin" possess various supernatural powers yet live among normal humans. The manga's plot focuses on a battle between Majin students and the Majin Public Safety Bureau in Tokyo University's Yasuda Auditorium.
Jeff Rawle

## ***Jeff Rawle***IMDB Ref nm0712575

**Jeffrey Alan Rawle** is a British actor.

Rawle landed his first major role in 1973 as Billy in the TV version of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall's Billy Liar. In 1984 he appeared in the Doctor Who story Frontios as the character Plantaganet. He appeared in Faith in the Future on ITV from 1995–1998. In 2004, Rawle began appearing in the ITV series Doc Martin as Roger Fenn. The actor went on to make a guest appearance in the fourth episode of the fourth series of New Tricks as lawyer Jonathan Blunt. The following year, he starred in the fourth series of Spooks as the Home Secretary. He also appeared in Ultimate Force – "Never Go Back" alongside Ross Kemp.

Rawle played Amos Diggory, father to Cedric Diggory (Robert Pattinson), in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. 2008 saw Rawle play Gilbert Murray in the National Theatre's production of Tony Harrison's play Fram. The following year, the actor guested in The Bill and appeared in The Sarah Jane Adventures on CBBC. During 2010, Rawle joined the cast of Hollyoaks in the role of Silas Blissett. He stated that he was delighted to be playing such a sinister character. He has won various awards for his portrayal of Silas.

In October 2012, it was announced Rawle had joined the cast of Doctors as Rory Bishton, "a road sweeper with something to hide." Rawle made his screen debut as Rory in early 2013, having previously appeared in the show in 2004.

Rawle has provided numerous narrations including A Bear Called Paddington, three series of the Duchess of York's Budgie the Little Helicopter, Stephen Hawking's Universe and Tom Fort's The Grass is Always Greener for BBC Radio 4. Rawle writing credits include The Young Poisoner's Handbook in 1995 and Who Goes There?

# Sources

1. ↑ Hollyoaks (Silas). E4.com
2. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s13/hollyoaks/news/a341396/hollyoaks-silas-role-is-the-best-part-says-jeff-rawle.html
3. ↑ 'Doctors' role for 'Hollyoaks' star Jeff Rawle (Daniel Kilkelly - 4 October 2012. Digital Spy (Hearst Magazines UK)
Roy Merchant Jnr

"*I bet Roystonia has never been more ruthless. Just wait until I show this to my f-f-fucking Dad!*"
―
Sir Roysten’s badly stammering, bullied, and reluctantly bullying son, sent by his father to the GlobeLink office to oversee the company’s final hours. Roy, whose stammer is always at its worst when referring to Sir Roysten, reveals that he has been pitted against his siblings in a challenge: only the most ruthless will inherit the Merchant empire. Roy announces in 1998 that GlobeLink News will close, after initially proposing to significantly cut the workforce. Roy's age precludes Lady Caroline Merchant being his mother, so conceivably Octavia may be her daughter and thus his half-sister.
Ian Brown

**Ian Brown** is a writer and producer, known for My Family (2000), After You've Gone (2007) and Up Yer Festival (1990).

## Episode(s) Ian Brown worked on

### Additional material

* The Undiscovered Country
* Quality Time
* Births and Deaths
* Helen's Parents
* Sally in TV Times
* Crime Time
* The Wedding
* Inside the Asylum
* The Bird of Doom
* The Path of True Love
* George's Car
* The Graveyard Shift
* Sex 'n Death

### Written by

* The Strike
* Henry's Diary
* Dave and Diana

1. ↑ nm0006396
The Day of the Mum

"*Helen: Press release from central office. Tories are insisting there's a clear blue water between them and Labour.
Dave: Yeah, only trouble is it's got lots of brown things floating in it.
Gus: If anyone wants me, I'm in my office. Getting in touch with my inner child.
Joy: He'll never find his inner child. It's buried beneath the outer prat.*"
―Opening lines
# Summary

George is invited to his ex-wife Margaret's re-marriage, and Gus has a new hobby... relaxing. Meanwhile, we get a glimpse into Damien's childhood and see something of what made him the crazed psychotic that he is today.
David Swift

David Swift

**David Swift** was an English actor.

# Early life

He was born in Liverpool, and educated at Clifton College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied law. He then embarked on a career as a businessman with his father-in-law, J.P. Jacobs, whose company supplied all the elastic to Marks & Spencer.

# Career

Swift made his television debut in 1961. In 1979 he appeared as Dingley alongside Richard Beckinsale in the BBC situation comedy *Bloomers* and also appeared in several episodes of *Going Straight*. Prior to this he'd made a guest appearance again with Beckinsale in the ITV comedy *Rising Damp* in which he played a suicidal tenant in the episode *"Good Samaritans."*

It was the role of irascible newsreader Henry Davenport in the topical comedy *Drop the Dead Donkey*, written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, for which Swift became best known. He has also made occasional appearances as God in the Radio 4 comedy *Old Harry's Game*, also written by Hamilton.

# Personal life

Swift was the brother of another actor, Clive Swift of *Keeping Up Appearances* fame, with whom he has sometimes performed, and therefore the uncle of the academic Adam Swift and the television personality Joe Swift and Rebecca. He is also the father of actress Julia Swift and father-in-law of actor David Bamber.

# Selected filmography

## Film

* *Travels with My Aunt* (1972)
* *The Day of the Jackal* (1973)
* *No Sex Please, We're British* (1973)
* *Who Killed Lamb?* (1974, TV film)
* *The Internecine Project* (1974)
* *The Assignment* (1977)
* *The Black Panther* (1977)
* *We Think the World of You* (1988)
* *Jack the Ripper* (1988)
* *Jack & Sarah* (1995)

## Television

* *War and Peace* BBC (1972) Napoleon Bonaparte
* *Bloomers* (1979) Dingley
* *Turtle's Progress* ATV 1980 Superintendent Rafferty (Series 2 only)
* *Private Schulz* (1980) Professor Bodelschwingh
* *Day of the Triffids* (1981) Beadley
* *Bergerac* (1987) Dr. Barnard
* *Drop the Dead Donkey* (1990–98) Henry Davenport

# Notes

1. ↑ Merseyside did not exist before 1 April 1974
Lynn Yates

A reporter for a rival news company and Damien’s nemesis. Lynn invariably arrives at disaster sites and warzones before Damien; she gets bigger and better stories; wins awards and generally manages to achieve everything Damien fails to achieve. Although Damien usually attributes her success to her greater resources and financial support, Lynn is simply more ruthless and unethical even than Damien himself.
Drop the Dead Donkey

**Drop the Dead Donkey** is a 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. It was created by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The series had an ensemble cast, making stars of Haydn Gwynne, Stephen Tompkinson and Neil Pearson.

## Summary

This situation, satirical comedy, set in the offices of "Globelink News", a fictional TV news company. Recorded close to transmission, it used current news events as a means of giving the programme a greater sense of realism.

## Episode Guide

Drop the Dead Donkey first episode (A New Dawn) was first broadcast on Channel4 on 9 August 1990 after an broadcast Pilot. The series ran for a total of six series with a total of 65 episodes.

* Series 1
* Series 2
* Series 3
* Series 4
* Series 5
* Series 6
A New Dawn/Credits

## Cast

* Robert Duncan as Gus Hedges
* Haydn Gwynne as Alex Pates
* Neil Pearson as Dave Charnley
* Jeff Rawle as George Dent
* David Swift as Henry Davenport
* Stephen Tompkinson as Damien Day
* Shahnaz Pakravan as Indian Woman

## Crew

* Directed by Liddy Oldroyd
* Written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
* Produced by Andy Hamilton (Producer), Guy Jenkin (Associate producer) and Denise O'Donoghue (Executive producer)

Editorial Department
Edit
Moyra Bird ... vision mixer
Josef d'Bache-Kane ... assistant on-line editor
Mykola Pawluk ... editor: video tape

* Casting by Rebecca Howard
* Production Design by Graeme Story
* Costume Design by Jo Thompson
* Makeup Artist: Morag Ross
* Production Manager: Carrie Fletcher
* Property Master: Allen J. Polley (Credited as Allen Polley)
* Production Buyer: Paul Woods
* Location Sound: Chris Harnett
* Sound Supervisor: Ted Scott
* Location Camera: Mike Dugdale
* Senior Camera Operator: Martin Hawkins
* Vision Controller: Steve Jagger
* Lighting Director: Keith Reed
* Grip: Opening Title Sequence: Alan Tabner
* Lighting Supervisor: Terry Watson
* Costume Assistant: Alex Westover
* Location Manager: Jo Pomeroy
* Composer: Title Music: Matthew Scott
* Production Secretary: Juliet Allen
* Assistant To Production: Annie Bates
* Production Accountant: Mark Beaumont
* Stage Manager: Gail Berryman
* First Assistant: Noola Delany
* Production Runner: Miles Evans
* Floor Manager: David McDonald (Credited as David Macdonald)
* Production Assistant: Christine Moses
* Technical Manager: Derek Oliver
* Production Secretary: Janice Schumm
* Audience Coordinator: Tristram Shapeero
Ingrid Lacey

## ***Ingrid Lacey***IMDB Name nm0479925

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**Ingrid Lacey** is a British actress. She was born in Surrey, UK and educated at Godalming College and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 1981. She has acted in films, radio, TV series and theatre productions, such as Lolly Susi's Gone to LA at the Hampstead Theatre, London, where she had to shave her head for her role of a woman suffering from breast cancer and in The Knight of the Burning Pestle. She has also appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in the productions "Blood" and "Our Late Night". In 2007 she was in the Bush Theatre's production of "Elling" which transferred to the Trafalgar Studios, while in 2011, she appeared as Tricia in Brad Fraser's 5 @ 50, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

# Sources

1. ↑ http://www.facetofacetraining.com/aboutus.html
2. ↑ Cancer's visible scar, *The Guardian*, 23 February 2000
3. ↑ The Knight of the Burning Pestle, *The Stage*, 21 September 2005
4. ↑ 5 @ 50 – review, *The Guardian*, 19 April 2011